We Will Be Lucky if Biden Actually Becomes the President-Elect
But this election is not over, and even the best case scenario is pretty dismal Photo credit: ‘Biden For President’ I have never thought this would be... Read more.
Now Is Not the Time to Polemicize Against A Broad Anti-Trump Coalition
In politics timing is everything. All intelligent political criticism proceeds from this premise. Unintelligent criticism not so much. The next three months will... Read more.
Is Some Version of Our Future Now Playing Out on the Streets of Minsk?
Protest actions in Minsk (Belarus), August 16, 2020 (Source: WikiCommons) A contest over the legitimacy of an election and the illegitimacy of an autocrat is currently... Read more.
Securing the November U.S. Election
The urgent task for all democrats “To support the Ins when things are going well; to support the Outs when they seem to be going badly, this, in spite of all... Read more.
Rebirth of a Nation?
There is a dangerous method to Trump’s racist madness Donald Trump is doubling down on his racism and xenophobia. This is widely acknowledged, and condemned, by... Read more.
This is Not a Temporary Crisis
Jeffrey C. Isaac in conversation with Tomasz Sawczuk This post was originally published in Polish and in English by Kultura Liberalna. Tomasz Sawczuk: The United... Read more.
The Power and Limits of Partisanship in the Struggle to Defeat Trumpism
A Critical Response to Osita Nwanevu’s “Bipartisanship Won’t Save Us” The New Republic’s Osita Nwanevu is a consistently sharp and often provocative... Read more.
Sustaining Democratic Opposition to Trumpism
Why the Democratic Party Must Support Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez It has long been understood by most political commentators that the fate of democracy in the U.S.... Read more.
Further Thoughts on Antifa
Counter-Violence is not Self-Defense Last week I published a piece that received a great deal of attention: “Antifa is Not a ‘Terrorist Organization,’... Read more.
Antifa Is Not a Terrorist Organization
But That Doesn’t Make It Good This essay was originally published on August 20 2019. Simultaneously, racism and white supremacism have assumed a new importance.... Read more.