Black Rose/Rosa Negra Anarchist Federation

Tag: Electoralism

  • Absolute boy – The Youth Revolt that Led Corbyn to a Victory of Sorts

    A radical left FiveThirtyEight style analysis of the election results looking at exit poll data on demographics and values by Andrew Flood of Worker’s Solidarity Movements (Ireland). You can also listen to an audio version of this piece. Highlights Key to the Labour Party upset is the youth vote supporting “caring and sharing” values and the role…

  • Corbyn and the UK Election – A New Day for Electoralism?

    The recent UK election handed the socialist leaning Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn a minor though not insignificant victory. Once again many on the left are discussing the tactic and value of strategies focused on voting and electoral change and advocates for this are eager to present the moment as a major break through. But…

  • “If You Want a Better Capitalism”: An Interview on Social Democracy with Gabriel Kuhn

    In the era of Trump, there’s a clear and growing interest in socialism, especially among young people. The first measurable shift began to peek over the horizon in polling data done in the wake of the Occupy movement, showing 49 percent of people ages 18-29 favored socialism over capitalism. The political terrain of the US was rocked…

  • A Blueprint for a Party of an Old Type

    “Blueprint for a New Party” recently published in Jacobin Magazine advocates a model of building a new left electoral party – but author Scott Jay argues it is strategy that leads to campaigning for Democrats and expanding the focus on electoralism rather than a path to strengthening social movements. By Scott Jay These are desperate…

  • Red November, Black November – An Anarchist Response to the Election

    A PDF version is available here and ASL translation can be viewed below. WHAT WE ARE FACING Donald Trump has been elected the forty-fifth President of the United States. As revolutionaries we are committed to a world that has no place for the likes of Trump or Hillary Clinton. We know that Clinton would have continued…

  • A Socialist on City Council: A Look at the Career of Kshama Sawant 

    The case of Kshama Sawant shows that no matter how good the candidate, business as usual rules in elected office This article is part of an ongoing series called “Socialist faces in high places” looking at the left in relation to the electoral path and state power.  By Michael Reagan, Counterpunch 2016 is shaping up to be…

  • Socialist Faces in High Places: Syriza’s Fall From Grace and the Elusive Electoral Road

    A note from the authors: “Socialist faces in high places” will be part of an ongoing series looking at the left in relation to the electoral path and state power. By Enrique Guerrero-López and Adam Weaver As various segments of the US radical left begin planting their flags in the electoral arena, Syriza’s recent fall from…