Bob Master

Sep 9, 2024 | bostonreview.net | Bob Master

Drutman makes an important and provocative contribution to a debate that American trade union progressives have long wrestled with: How should unions engage in politics? Should we work solely to advance the short-term interests of dues-paying members, or are the fortunes of union members best served when the working class as a whole rises? The answer matters for labor’s partisan posture. Should we be all in on the Democratic Party or seek some form of political independence?

Jul 25, 2024 | dissentmagazine.org | Patrick Iber |Arvin Alaigh |Bob Master |Michael Kazin

Kamala Can Win Hope will be an essential resource for her campaign. At her first rally, she succeeded in providing it. ▪ July 24, 2024 This is the bottom line: she has a chance to win. In just two and a half weeks, both Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have visited Wisconsin, an essential state for any Democrat to reach an Electoral College majority.

Jul 18, 2024 | dissentmagazine.org | Patrick Iber |Sarah Jaffe |Nick Serpe |Bob Master

A Popular Front, If You Can Keep It Biden claims he is remaining in the race because the threat of Trump is too great. That’s the exact reason he should consider retiring. ▪ July 18, 2024 A popular front is called into being for one purpose: to defeat the threat of an extremist, far-right political movement. Political factions from left to center put aside their differences and unify, temporarily, around whatever common platform can be found.

Apr 19, 2024 | portside.org | Bob Master

Militancy—and Beyond Published April 19, 2024 “At a moment when the political climate for workers is far less hospitable than it was at the height of the New Deal, when right-wing ethnonationalism is competing for the loyalty of the working class, sustaining and expanding the gains of recent years of militancy will require careful strategizing and deep political engagement.”remarkable wave of militancy surged across the US working class in 2023.

Apr 18, 2024 | jacobin.com | Bob Master

A remarkable wave of militancy surged across the US working class in 2023.