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November 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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Ask not what Mamdani can do for you, ask how to build the power he (and we) will need to govern
November 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Ask not what Mamdani can do for you, ask how to build the power he (and we) will need to govern
7. The divide within the pro-democracy coalition is now “woke populism” vs “broke populism”
November 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
7. The divide within the pro-democracy coalition is now “woke populism” vs “broke populism”
6. Mamdani’s campaign modeled what left leadership inside the united front can look like.
November 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
6. Mamdani’s campaign modeled what left leadership inside the united front can look like.
5. We need to build the strongest possible left and the broadest possible front in order to block authoritarianism.
November 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
5. We need to build the strongest possible left and the broadest possible front in order to block authoritarianism.
4. These victories were powered by a broad front that included pro-democracy partisans, MAGA defectors, and political skeptics.
November 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
4. These victories were powered by a broad front that included pro-democracy partisans, MAGA defectors, and political skeptics.
3. There is a clear line from “No Kings” record-breaking turnout to Nov. 4th.
November 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
3. There is a clear line from “No Kings” record-breaking turnout to Nov. 4th.
2. It was a great night for pro-democracy forces around the country.
November 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
2. It was a great night for pro-democracy forces around the country.
1. Zohran’s victory is a tribute to the mass politics machine that NY DSA has built.
November 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
1. Zohran’s victory is a tribute to the mass politics machine that NY DSA has built.
What lessons should we take from last Tuesday? In the New Liberator, Bennett Carpenter shares 7 lessons from the election - and one thought for the work ahead.
November 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
What lessons should we take from last Tuesday? In the New Liberator, Bennett Carpenter shares 7 lessons from the election - and one thought for the work ahead.
Who is Liberation Road?
October 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Who is Liberation Road?
"Comrades, I bring good news—the Democratic Party doesn't exist!"
Thanks @demsocialists.bsky.social for inviting us to join the cross-org exchange at the 2025 DSA Convention! We loved the chance to debate socialist strategy with our DSA compas & allies from the socialist, movement and labor left.
Thanks @demsocialists.bsky.social for inviting us to join the cross-org exchange at the 2025 DSA Convention! We loved the chance to debate socialist strategy with our DSA compas & allies from the socialist, movement and labor left.
August 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
"Comrades, I bring good news—the Democratic Party doesn't exist!"
Thanks @demsocialists.bsky.social for inviting us to join the cross-org exchange at the 2025 DSA Convention! We loved the chance to debate socialist strategy with our DSA compas & allies from the socialist, movement and labor left.
Thanks @demsocialists.bsky.social for inviting us to join the cross-org exchange at the 2025 DSA Convention! We loved the chance to debate socialist strategy with our DSA compas & allies from the socialist, movement and labor left.
On the 50th anniversary of Vietnamese liberation and reunification, we are pleased to co-sponsor a commemorative event. Sat May 3, 4-7 pm (eastern) in NYC and online. Register here:
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April 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
On the 50th anniversary of Vietnamese liberation and reunification, we are pleased to co-sponsor a commemorative event. Sat May 3, 4-7 pm (eastern) in NYC and online. Register here:
events.humanitix.com/50-years-of-...
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"With concerted effort, we can beat back Trump’s autocratic coup attempt. Doing so will require that we connect defensive struggles to a 3-year strategic counteroffensive combining electoral mobilization and mass nonviolent social action."
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April 14, 2025 at 8:40 PM
"With concerted effort, we can beat back Trump’s autocratic coup attempt. Doing so will require that we connect defensive struggles to a 3-year strategic counteroffensive combining electoral mobilization and mass nonviolent social action."
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April 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM
6/ At the state level, the 27 states under Democratic control or divided government remain relatively functional, while the 23 states under trifecta Republican rule have experienced varying degrees of autocratic attempt or breakthrough—and in cases like Florida, consolidation.
April 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM
6/ At the state level, the 27 states under Democratic control or divided government remain relatively functional, while the 23 states under trifecta Republican rule have experienced varying degrees of autocratic attempt or breakthrough—and in cases like Florida, consolidation.
5/ At the nat’l level, DOGE has made a breakthrough over the federal administration, but has not yet managed to eliminate judicial and legislative independence (despite the rightward trend of the federal courts).
April 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM
5/ At the nat’l level, DOGE has made a breakthrough over the federal administration, but has not yet managed to eliminate judicial and legislative independence (despite the rightward trend of the federal courts).
4/ Hungarian sociologist Bálint Magyar argues that there are three stages through which democracies devolve into autocracy—attempt, breakthrough and consolidation.
Currently, the US is at the stage of an autocratic *attempt*, with partial autocratic breakthroughs in some areas.
Currently, the US is at the stage of an autocratic *attempt*, with partial autocratic breakthroughs in some areas.
April 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM
4/ Hungarian sociologist Bálint Magyar argues that there are three stages through which democracies devolve into autocracy—attempt, breakthrough and consolidation.
Currently, the US is at the stage of an autocratic *attempt*, with partial autocratic breakthroughs in some areas.
Currently, the US is at the stage of an autocratic *attempt*, with partial autocratic breakthroughs in some areas.
3/ Some call this “illiberal democracy” or “competitive democracy.” A simpler term is “autocracy,” understood as a stable regime type distinct from both democracy and dictatorship:
April 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM
3/ Some call this “illiberal democracy” or “competitive democracy.” A simpler term is “autocracy,” understood as a stable regime type distinct from both democracy and dictatorship:
"We saw ourselves as “building a movement.” But Jesse frequently warned us: “My job is to shake the cherries down from the tree. But I can’t do it all. Your job is to gather up the harvest on the ground.”
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March 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
"We saw ourselves as “building a movement.” But Jesse frequently warned us: “My job is to shake the cherries down from the tree. But I can’t do it all. Your job is to gather up the harvest on the ground.”
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Where do we find ourselves on the spectrum between democracy and dictatorship, and what does that mean for our movements?
In our latest on Substack, Bennett Carpenter sketches out a provisional taxonomy of the emergent Trump regime.
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In our latest on Substack, Bennett Carpenter sketches out a provisional taxonomy of the emergent Trump regime.
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March 20, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Where do we find ourselves on the spectrum between democracy and dictatorship, and what does that mean for our movements?
In our latest on Substack, Bennett Carpenter sketches out a provisional taxonomy of the emergent Trump regime.
open.substack.com/pub/liberati...
In our latest on Substack, Bennett Carpenter sketches out a provisional taxonomy of the emergent Trump regime.
open.substack.com/pub/liberati...
"Early in this Trump administration I read endless statements from Washington liberal pundits about the lack of protest: “Where is the resistance?"
"They were looking in the wrong places."
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"They were looking in the wrong places."
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March 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
"Early in this Trump administration I read endless statements from Washington liberal pundits about the lack of protest: “Where is the resistance?"
"They were looking in the wrong places."
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"They were looking in the wrong places."
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“Musk will do untold damage. But Musk also has already become a lighting rod for resistance. If, as I have argued before, the fight against fascism is essentially a fight for the working class, Bannon is the bigger problem.”
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March 6, 2025 at 2:51 PM
“Musk will do untold damage. But Musk also has already become a lighting rod for resistance. If, as I have argued before, the fight against fascism is essentially a fight for the working class, Bannon is the bigger problem.”
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