“The white riot of January 6, 2021, at the US Capitol Building is impossible to understand without reference to earlier, yet strikingly…
A mass slaughter of genocidal proportions backed by the current administration is taking place in Gaza. A candidate espousing US-style fascism has energized his base and makes no secret of…
This is the third installment of a new column by Convergence Editorial Board member Max Elbaum. “It Is Happening Here” will track the MAGA drive toward…
“For the first time since before the Civil War, a fascist party has taken control of the House of Representatives. (I define a…
Effective Left/progressive organizing helped block the “Red Wave.” This buys our movements a bit more time to build to the scale and…
The first step toward defeating the MAGA bloc in 2022 and 2024 is setting our sights on it. And then keeping our eyes on the prize until it is done
The extensive preparations underway for 2022 and 2024 by the host of progressive and left groups that threw down to beat Trump in 2020 are the reasons we can succeed
The more we contribute to beating the MAGA Faction in this round of voting, the better positioned we are to push further toward the multiracial democracy, transformed economy, and changed relationship with the planet and all the people on it that is so desperately needed
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