Labor Politics

Why Is There No Anti-War Movement in the US?

Trump’s war on Iran is unpopular, dangerous, and escalating. But without organizing, public anger will not stop it

Mar 9 • Eric Blanc

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We Spend Almost a Trillion Yearly on War. That’s Insane.

Cut the military budget in half. Bloated war spending remains a sacred cow for far too many

Mar 2 • Eric Blanc

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February 2026

Shopping Isn’t a Strategy

The goal of a boycott is not to make ourselves feel better. The goal is to make society better.

Feb 23 • Eric Blanc

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How did Normie Liberals Become the Vanguard of the Anti-Trump Revolution?

Liberals are moving Left. What does this mean for Left strategy?

Feb 16 • Eric Blanc

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We’ve Had a Nationwide Immigrant Strike Before. We Can Do It Again.

The 2006 “Day Without an Immigrant” offers urgent lessons for beating ICE today

Feb 9 • Eric Blanc

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How to Build a Real General Strike Against ICE

Minnesota shows what’s possible—here’s how we turn that spark into the kind of disruptive power that can actually stop ICE

Feb 2 • Eric Blanc

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January 2026

How to Block ICE In Your City

Minneapolis organizer Aru Shiney-Ajay on effective tactics to disrupt ICE—and the need to target corporate collaborators

Jan 26

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How did MLK Jr. Become a Socialist?

A forgotten network of radicals helped teach King how to organize—and how to link civil rights to economic redistribution for all

Jan 19 • Eric Blanc

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Want to Stop ICE? Go After Its Corporate Collaborators

ICE can’t function without help from the private sector. So we should force the private sector to stop helping.

Jan 9

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It’s Dangerous to Overestimate the Left’s Strength

Be excited about Zohran, but sober about our movement's shallow roots

Jan 5

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December 2025

Don't Cancel Sewer Socialism

The unknown story of how Victor Berger went from peddling race “science” to fighting lynching—and why this matters now.

Dec 22, 2025 • Eric Blanc

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Should the Left Criticize Zohran?

Yes—but critique is easy. What’s our plan for power?

Dec 11, 2025 • Eric Blanc

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