Politics



The Federal Government is Too Small

Commentary by Algernon Austin and Jordan Billings When Donald Trump was born, the federal government work­force made up 4.5 percent of all nonfarm workers. Today, the federal workforce makes up only 1.5 percent. This is…


Veterans to GIs: We Will Support You

Veterans for Peace will support soldiers who question Trump’s orders By Veterans for Peace Veterans For Peace strongly objects to the Trump Admin­istration’s racist campaign of mass deportation of undocumented workers, who are our friends,…


In NC, Winning Is Not Enough—Yet

By Jenn Frye It’s November 15, 2024 and I’m in a room so packed with people that I wish I were wearing a t-shirt instead of my Car­olina Federation hoodie. More than 50 lead canvassers…


Decentralized Social Media

The only alternative to the tech oligarchy By Jason Koebler The TikTok ban and Donald Trump’s rise to power show how fragile our social media accounts are. We must normalize and invest in decentralized social…


Important Election Wins for Public Ed

By Jeff Bryant In a general election that was by-and-large disastrous for the Democratic Party, voters across the political spectrum united to oppose efforts by Republicans to privatize and politicize public schools. The wins mostly…



Workers Are Giving Up on the Democrats

Commentary by Les Leopold I just had a chat with an ATT office manager, a young Black man who is very attentive to his customers. After he learned that I worked with labor unions, he…


Local Green Politics in California

An Interview with Gayle McLaughlin By Steve Early for Green Social Thought Former Richmond Mayor Gayle McLaughlin has one of the best municipal election success rates of any left-wing “elected” in California—as in five city…