“Sometimes it’s worthwhile to take a little time away from real politics, an interlude, and make sure you get somebody out. This time it is critically important”
Norman Solomon
Urging Progressives to Vote for Biden to Defeat Trump
With systemic injustices now screaming out to all who are open to hearing, the left would have a historic opportunity under Biden to expose and confront the Democratic Party
If President Trump dies from the coronavirus that has killed more than 200,000 Americans largely due to his deliberate negligence, the man replacing him will be no less dangerous
Those who want to prevent another Trump victory should go all-out to show they won’t be fooled again
“We can lend a hand to people’s organizations that are not just working to defeat Trump, but also working to upend an unacceptable status quo, defeat an out-of-touch political establishment, take on the powerful forces arrayed against us, and win the future for the many, not the few.”
To organize against a government headed by Trump is to push against a thick stone wall. To organize against a government headed by Biden holds out the real potential of progressive breakthroughs
“There are an awful lot of reasons why it is so important for Trump to be defeated and removed from the White House, but I continue to believe that the most important one is the climate crisis”
Being in denial about Trump’s fascistic momentum is, to put it mildly, unwise
Progressives should be a leading force in a united front against Trump for the next 10 weeks. We must go all out, so that we — and progressive movements — are not crushed