Tag: third-party candidates
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Anyone but Trump? Weighing Three Approaches for Social Justice Advocates in 2020
Each of the #VoteBlueNoMatterWho, #NeverBiden, and wait-and-see strategies has a coherent, reasonable social justice rationale.
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The Lazy Liberal Scapegoating of Millennials and Bernie Sanders
Millennials have good reason to oppose a Clinton presidency, and we’ve long known they might.
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Privilege: Many Jill Stein Voters Have It, and Many Hillary Clinton Voters Do, Too
As an outspoken supporter of Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein, I often get questions akin to the one Stein was asked at the Green Town Hall on August 17: “Given the way our political system works, effectively you could help Donald Trump like Ralph Nader helped George Bush in…
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What Unity Should Mean
If headlines about the Democratic convention (shown below) are any indication, the main purpose of the event is “party unity.” Calls to “Unite Blue” have been intensifying as the Democratic primary process has inched towards a close and represent a pitch for Bernie Sanders supporters to rally around Hillary Clinton,…
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Political “Pragmatism” Undermines Progressive Goals
The Working Families Party (WFP) bills itself as “New York’s liveliest and most progressive political party.” Founded in 1998, the WFP sought to use fusion voting and community organizing to “hold politicians accountable” to an admirable set of progressive principles including but not limited to “full public financing of elections…community…
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