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On Political Criteria for Participation in Election Campaigns
It would seem useful to have some general criteria in mind in guiding us when considering participation in electoral campaigns. These criteria would seem to apply whether the office is President of the United States or school board member. The criteria enumerated below, which are not meant to be exhaustive should not be considered to…
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Why Do We Insist on Rejection of the Two-Party System as a Point of Unity?
Everything begins with the understanding that the corporations and banks are the enemies of all the people, and especially the working people, and among workers, workers of color most of all. We understand that the corporations and banks control all the social institutions – the corporate media, the courts, most churches, the universities, even…
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Suggested Principles of a Pre-Party Vanguard Organization
Originally written c. 1990-1992 The capitalist system is a slave system. One cannot make it humane any more than one could have reformed the old slave institution to make it humane.The aim of our organization is to radically transform society by ending all forms of exploitation and oppression. And nothing short of overturning the present…
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Why do we need a People Power Movement?
With all of the “left” and “progressive” groups out there why do we need a People Power Movement? Doesn’t creating another group just further splinter a divided “progressive” community? To answer these questions we need to look at our organization’s Principles of Unity: We Believe in Independent Politics. This means that in studying history…
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Independent Politics
A burning task at this political juncture is the setting in motion of a mass movement of working people toward independent politics. At this point we should define what we mean by “independent politics.” But before doing that, before discussing political strategy, we need to ensure that we share the same political goals. Without that,…
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On Theory
We must remember Marx’s dictum that revolutionary theory becomes a material force when it is embraced by the masses.
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The Movement’s Requirements
There is no need to lay out all the components of today’s growing social and economic crises nor detail the symptoms of growing racism and repression. We are all aware of the problems. What we need to do is to develop a vision of how we can not only strengthen our fight against the continued…
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Struggling Against Racism & Class Interests – Letter Excerpt, June 1989
In discussing the question of racism, I think the emphasis shifts, depending upon the audience. When speaking to a predominantly white audience, it is necessary to stress that the struggle against racism is a key and indispensable aspect of the class struggle. Without the struggle against racism, one cannot pursue a class struggle, but rather…
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A Word About the Liberals – Letter Excerpt, October 1988
A word about the liberals. WE need to wage an all-out ideological war against them. We need to expose every vacillation, every instance of cowardice, opportunism, etc. But this does not preclude entering into agreements with them around specific issues or actions. There are times when tangible benefits for the masses and better conditions for…
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National Liberation and Class Struggle
The success of national-liberation movements is intimately linked to its social content. The more the national revolution adopts a social program that embraces the burning needs of the masses, the more the masses become part of that movement, the stronger that movement, the more rapid its victory and the greater the assurance against national betrayal…
