As one of my sources, Gabriel Kahn, said: “I hope this campaign captures the imagination of people of conscience around the world, that we pay attention to what we ship and what moves through our ports and through our airports, that we feel empowered and like we can be agents of change.”

Read the full story at the link in my bio!

Elections are a lever of power, not the only one and not the most important one. But to neglect them entirely is to ignore the reality that ceding this territory has material consequences. And engaging in them might just have material benefits on the long road towards revolution.

The question is not whether or not there’s constant contradiction in electoral politics (there is and it’s good to voice them); but how we engage in that contradiction, what trade-offs we make, and what lines we draw.

I wrote about these arguments, my own shifting perspective on electoralism, and why it’s critical to operate with an openness to the possibility that our previous convictions can change.

Despite my hesitancy to fully rejoice at the rise of Mamdani, I still take issue with blanket anti-electoralism in this political moment.

Most leftists agree it’s a good thing, though there is dissent about just how impactful his mayorship would be. Additionally, a segment of the left believe Mamdani’s potential mayorship will be inconsequential, if not detrimental.

Zohran Mamdani’s rise to national prominence has stirred debate about whether the anti-capitalist left should celebrate the likely election of a Democratic Socialist mayor in New York City.

I’ve been thinking a lot about why people believe hateful things (more on this coming during this week’s Substack piece) and as always, Baldwin offers succinct reasoning for us to consider.

Future case studies will cover “energy transition” mines on Turtle Island, green colonialism in Palestine by the JNF, the new Cold War in the Congo, and the entanglement of militarism and greenwashing.

If this sounds interesting to you, stay tuned for the first case study of Greenwashing Unearthed!

My new monthly “Distilling Leftist Jargon” aims to make these terms accessible to all!

Check out the first post here:
hereandtogether.substack.com/p/neoliberal...