Eric Blanc
@ericblanc.bsky.social
author We are the Union: How Worker-to-Worker Organizing is Revitalizing Labor and Winning Big
www.ucpress.edu/books/we-are-the-union/
Red State Revolt,
laborpolitics.substack.com;
EWOC, AAUP-AFT, 🌹
Blame Schumer. But also blame the union leaders that capitulated two weeks ago and that refused to put up a real fight to save Americans' health care
We urgently need new leaders — not just in the Democratic Party, but also in organized labor
We urgently need new leaders — not just in the Democratic Party, but also in organized labor
November 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Blame Schumer. But also blame the union leaders that capitulated two weeks ago and that refused to put up a real fight to save Americans' health care
We urgently need new leaders — not just in the Democratic Party, but also in organized labor
We urgently need new leaders — not just in the Democratic Party, but also in organized labor
People shouldn't forget that the first domino setting off tonight's capitulation came from the American Federation of Government Employees two weeks ago
Millions of American workers are now going to lose their health care
What ever happened to solidarity?
Millions of American workers are now going to lose their health care
What ever happened to solidarity?
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 AM
People shouldn't forget that the first domino setting off tonight's capitulation came from the American Federation of Government Employees two weeks ago
Millions of American workers are now going to lose their health care
What ever happened to solidarity?
Millions of American workers are now going to lose their health care
What ever happened to solidarity?
Federal workers should immediately call and write to Tim Kaine to demand he not capitulate to the Republicans in their name
(202) 224-3121
www.kaine.senate.gov/contact/share-your-opinion
(202) 224-3121
www.kaine.senate.gov/contact/share-your-opinion
November 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Federal workers should immediately call and write to Tim Kaine to demand he not capitulate to the Republicans in their name
(202) 224-3121
www.kaine.senate.gov/contact/share-your-opinion
(202) 224-3121
www.kaine.senate.gov/contact/share-your-opinion
Zohran ran up crazy numbers with non-white young people (18-29 year olds):
Black youth: Mamdani 84%
Latino youth: Mamdani 86%
White youth: Mamdani 66%
Black youth: Mamdani 84%
Latino youth: Mamdani 86%
White youth: Mamdani 66%
November 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Zohran ran up crazy numbers with non-white young people (18-29 year olds):
Black youth: Mamdani 84%
Latino youth: Mamdani 86%
White youth: Mamdani 66%
Black youth: Mamdani 84%
Latino youth: Mamdani 86%
White youth: Mamdani 66%
Liberal operatives say the secret to electoral success is always pivoting to the "moderate center"
But this vastly overstates voters' ideological coherence and it can't explain how Zohran won 35% of "moderates" and 9% of "conservatives"
But this vastly overstates voters' ideological coherence and it can't explain how Zohran won 35% of "moderates" and 9% of "conservatives"
November 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Liberal operatives say the secret to electoral success is always pivoting to the "moderate center"
But this vastly overstates voters' ideological coherence and it can't explain how Zohran won 35% of "moderates" and 9% of "conservatives"
But this vastly overstates voters' ideological coherence and it can't explain how Zohran won 35% of "moderates" and 9% of "conservatives"
Mass campaigns are crucial for exerting pressure on politicians — and they're also great pathways to get large numbers to join membership organizations like @socialists.nyc
From the new @ourtimefornyc.bsky.social website 👇
From the new @ourtimefornyc.bsky.social website 👇
November 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Mass campaigns are crucial for exerting pressure on politicians — and they're also great pathways to get large numbers to join membership organizations like @socialists.nyc
From the new @ourtimefornyc.bsky.social website 👇
From the new @ourtimefornyc.bsky.social website 👇
We were extremely happy last night
November 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
We were extremely happy last night
6/ Running winnable races as economic populists will look different in many red states than it did in NYC, but the core message everywhere will be the same as Zohran's: workers deserve economic security and dignity, so it's time to make the billionaires pay
November 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
6/ Running winnable races as economic populists will look different in many red states than it did in NYC, but the core message everywhere will be the same as Zohran's: workers deserve economic security and dignity, so it's time to make the billionaires pay
4/ One of the reasons Zohran's win is so nationally significant is that he did great among precisely the demographics that the Dems nationally have struggled to win, such as young men 👇
November 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
4/ One of the reasons Zohran's win is so nationally significant is that he did great among precisely the demographics that the Dems nationally have struggled to win, such as young men 👇
3/ Yglesias' case for chasing the "moderate center" incorrectly assumes most voters have coherent policy preferences, ranging from very conservative to very liberal
That theory can't explain why Zohran got 35% of "moderates" and 9% of "conservatives"
That theory can't explain why Zohran got 35% of "moderates" and 9% of "conservatives"
November 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
3/ Yglesias' case for chasing the "moderate center" incorrectly assumes most voters have coherent policy preferences, ranging from very conservative to very liberal
That theory can't explain why Zohran got 35% of "moderates" and 9% of "conservatives"
That theory can't explain why Zohran got 35% of "moderates" and 9% of "conservatives"
Here's why @mattyglesias.bsky.social is wrong about the national significance of Zohran's big win
1/ NYC's race was, among other things, a referendum on the future of the Democratic Party. And the establishment lost badly 🧵
1/ NYC's race was, among other things, a referendum on the future of the Democratic Party. And the establishment lost badly 🧵
November 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Here's why @mattyglesias.bsky.social is wrong about the national significance of Zohran's big win
1/ NYC's race was, among other things, a referendum on the future of the Democratic Party. And the establishment lost badly 🧵
1/ NYC's race was, among other things, a referendum on the future of the Democratic Party. And the establishment lost badly 🧵
How could anybody say no to this?
November 4, 2025 at 8:38 PM
How could anybody say no to this?
Zohran would win by 80% if Eli was on every canvassing shift
November 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Zohran would win by 80% if Eli was on every canvassing shift
Our toddler Eli is by far the most effective canvasser I’ve ever seen
November 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Our toddler Eli is by far the most effective canvasser I’ve ever seen
Over 40 million Americans are going to lose their SNAP food benefits on Saturday, yet Trump is refusing to use the USDA's $6 billion contingency funds to cover this emergency
If the Democrats were smart, they would start raising hell about Trump's cruel decision to let millions go hungry
If the Democrats were smart, they would start raising hell about Trump's cruel decision to let millions go hungry
October 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Over 40 million Americans are going to lose their SNAP food benefits on Saturday, yet Trump is refusing to use the USDA's $6 billion contingency funds to cover this emergency
If the Democrats were smart, they would start raising hell about Trump's cruel decision to let millions go hungry
If the Democrats were smart, they would start raising hell about Trump's cruel decision to let millions go hungry
Authoritarian rulers can only survive through the cooperation of key “pillars of support” in society like businesses, schools, churches, & the media
That’s why our best bet to defeat Trump is by pressuring such institutions to distance themselves from authoritarianism
That’s why our best bet to defeat Trump is by pressuring such institutions to distance themselves from authoritarianism
October 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Authoritarian rulers can only survive through the cooperation of key “pillars of support” in society like businesses, schools, churches, & the media
That’s why our best bet to defeat Trump is by pressuring such institutions to distance themselves from authoritarianism
That’s why our best bet to defeat Trump is by pressuring such institutions to distance themselves from authoritarianism
Five reasons not to despair:
1) Anti-Trump nonviolent resistance is growing
2) Trump’s policies are unpopular
3) An electoral wave could swamp MAGA's machinations in 2026 & 2028
4) Trump is very old
5) Authoritarian episodes abroad have tended to fail—especially since the 1990s
1) Anti-Trump nonviolent resistance is growing
2) Trump’s policies are unpopular
3) An electoral wave could swamp MAGA's machinations in 2026 & 2028
4) Trump is very old
5) Authoritarian episodes abroad have tended to fail—especially since the 1990s
October 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Five reasons not to despair:
1) Anti-Trump nonviolent resistance is growing
2) Trump’s policies are unpopular
3) An electoral wave could swamp MAGA's machinations in 2026 & 2028
4) Trump is very old
5) Authoritarian episodes abroad have tended to fail—especially since the 1990s
1) Anti-Trump nonviolent resistance is growing
2) Trump’s policies are unpopular
3) An electoral wave could swamp MAGA's machinations in 2026 & 2028
4) Trump is very old
5) Authoritarian episodes abroad have tended to fail—especially since the 1990s
I love this description of the night Milwaukee socialists won their mayor's race in 1910 — would be great if Zohran does something similar on November 4
October 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I love this description of the night Milwaukee socialists won their mayor's race in 1910 — would be great if Zohran does something similar on November 4
Trump wants us to believe he's unstoppable
But social scientists have found that 52% of all attempts to build autocracies are relatively quickly reversed by democratizing "U-Turns" — and, within the last 30 years, this number has risen to 73%
But social scientists have found that 52% of all attempts to build autocracies are relatively quickly reversed by democratizing "U-Turns" — and, within the last 30 years, this number has risen to 73%
October 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Trump wants us to believe he's unstoppable
But social scientists have found that 52% of all attempts to build autocracies are relatively quickly reversed by democratizing "U-Turns" — and, within the last 30 years, this number has risen to 73%
But social scientists have found that 52% of all attempts to build autocracies are relatively quickly reversed by democratizing "U-Turns" — and, within the last 30 years, this number has risen to 73%
NYC No Kings is massive
October 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
NYC No Kings is massive
Bernie is headlining the "No Kings" rally in DC tomorrow
October 17, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Bernie is headlining the "No Kings" rally in DC tomorrow
Bashir Abu-Manneh on Trump's deal:
"October 7 produced the exact opposite of what Hamas dreamily expected to achieve: more occupation, not less; the destruction rather than expansion of the Axis of Resistance; genocide and the total obliteration of Gaza."
"October 7 produced the exact opposite of what Hamas dreamily expected to achieve: more occupation, not less; the destruction rather than expansion of the Axis of Resistance; genocide and the total obliteration of Gaza."
October 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Bashir Abu-Manneh on Trump's deal:
"October 7 produced the exact opposite of what Hamas dreamily expected to achieve: more occupation, not less; the destruction rather than expansion of the Axis of Resistance; genocide and the total obliteration of Gaza."
"October 7 produced the exact opposite of what Hamas dreamily expected to achieve: more occupation, not less; the destruction rather than expansion of the Axis of Resistance; genocide and the total obliteration of Gaza."