Theories of socialism have tended to overemphasize the capitalist structure and diminish the role of democratic struggle and popular will. But without millions of people struggling for a cause—one which transcends the limits of what has been conceptualized as ‘structure’—we will not have accomplished our goals as a movement.

Pollsters can tell you what voters will tolerate. They can’t tell you what people will fight for. In T. E. Moon’s latest, he tackles the limits of poll-tested politics, the hunger for accountability, and a modest proposal for the left: Hang the Bastards!

Angela Gonzales-Torres' opponent in the race for California's 34th Congressional District, Jimmy Gomez, has been accused of sexual assault. In her latest, Lydia Cardwell examines DSA-endorsed Angela Gonzales-Torres' campaign, the Left’s struggles with misogyny in its own movement, and the necessity to fight against the Right not just as fascists, but as a political movement structured around enacting violence against women.

Policy gains are unlikely so long as Trump holds the presidency — but a historically large socialist bloc in Congress could demand changes to how the House is run that would shape the body’s post-Trump trajectory.

Federal agents have raided Rep. Ilhan Omar's home after months of threats from Trump officials to strip her citizenship. In the second of this two-part series, Andy C. and T.E. Moon look at how the people in Minneapolis drove out Operation Metro Surge and how D.C. organizers are holding out against a slow-burn federal occupation. Like the abolitionists before us, our networks of neighborhood defense must go on the offensive to make Democratic Revolution and seize power.