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progressivepolitics·Progressive PoliticsbyTokenBoomer

The growing danger of ultra-leftism, and the crossroads that our movements find themselves at

The only thing that can stop this diversion from succeeding is if we build working-class power that’s actually independent, and that’s actually based in the broad working population. Anything less, and the cycle of defeat will continue.

The growing danger of ultra-leftism, and the crossroads that our movements find themselves athttps://rainershea.substack.com/p/the-growing-danger-of-ultra-leftismOpen linkView original on lemmy.world
progressivepolitics·Progressive PoliticsbyTokenBoomer

Hasan Piker and Susan Medea Benjamin Hit With Treasury Subpoenas Over Cuba Trip

Federal investigators have issued subpoenas to political streamer Hasan Piker and activist Susan Medea Benjamin amid an inquiry into alleged violations of US sanctions related to Cuba's government.

Hasan Piker and Susan Medea Benjamin Hit With Treasury Subpoenas Over Cuba Triphttps://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-news/hasan-piker-susan-medea-benjamin-subpoena-cuba-trip-us-sanctions-who-is-hasan-piker-article-154386086Open linkView original on lemmy.world
progressivepolitics·Progressive PoliticsbyTokenBoomer

The Perils of Philosophical Idealism

To reject idealism is not to reject the power of ideas but to recognize their proper place. Ideas matter, but they do not exist in a vacuum; they are born of material conditions and find their purpose in changing those conditions. This is not a denial of the mind’s creativity but an affirmation of its responsibility.

The Perils of Philosophical Idealismhttps://lettersfromtomis.com/2024/12/05/the-perils-of-philosophical-idealism/Open linkView original on lemmy.world
progressivepolitics·Progressive PoliticsbyTokenBoomer

The Class War Explained!

From the fields worked by the enslaved to the factories organized by labor, the true history of America is a history of class struggle. Our past victories like the eight-hour workday, livable wages, safety nets, unions, and social security were not gifts from above, they were gains won through collective action, forcibly wrested from a capitalist class that stood against us every step of the way. These hard earned gains built a foundation of prosperity that lifted millions of Americans up for decades.

But as U.S capital matured and globalized to maximize profit, it turned on its domestic workers with a relentless drive to crush unions, suppress wages, and offshore production. This systematically dismantled the post-war compromise, resulting in a race to the bottom that has reshaped American society through the degradation of our jobs, the erosion of our communities, and the upward transfer of wealth from the many to the few.

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