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pa28

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16. This is how we'll finally overcome the "lesser of two evils" trap.

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sat Jun 14, 2014, 03:17 PM

Jun 2014

The left needs to organize itself, raise it's own money and groom it's own candidates.

Unions and labor would seem to be the natural leaders and I would love to see them stop donating to party and start building a well funded political organization of their own within the party.

Can't recommended this video highly enough.

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Richard Wolff: It's time for a powerful unified left organization in the United States [View all] marmar Jun 2014 OP

Yup, like Canada's NDP. roamer65 Jun 2014 #1

Perhaps we should point out however that for all its good intentions the NDP totodeinhere Jun 2014 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #12

I'll just say +1 ... 1StrongBlackMan Jun 2014 #13

We need to attack this on two fronts. One is to work like hell to oust the damn conservatives rhett o rick Jun 2014 #2

I agree. And the sooner the better. PFunk Jun 2014 #4

The other is do something about Big Media. It's the single biggest factor in our slide to fascism Doctor_J Jun 2014 #6

If we all focus on demanding candidates support Dustlawyer Jun 2014 #14

Most importantly we need someone to be working on a strategy for a progressive resurgence. rhett o rick Jun 2014 #15

du rec. xchrom Jun 2014 #3

Well past time. Autumn Jun 2014 #5

This, although highly desired, is NOT as easy as most folks think... socialist_n_TN Jun 2014 #7

There are Two Kinds of Power: Coercion, and Empowerment Demeter Jun 2014 #8

Call me naive smallcat88 Jun 2014 #11

Long past time. jwirr Jun 2014 #9

This is how we'll finally overcome the "lesser of two evils" trap. pa28 Jun 2014 #16

Kick. pa28 Jul 2014 #17