What’s After No Kings?

Democratic Struggle and the Tasks of Revolution

By Nik M.

From the streets to the ballot box, the masses are rising to the occasion in American politics—but haven’t yet found their form. The energy of the No Kings protests and the new left insurgency points toward a democratic break with oligarchy, but the existing political system cannot contain it. In his latest, Nik M. argues that what comes next depends on whether that energy is organized and given leadership—or whether it is lost.