I’m concerned that Bernie and AOC’s important words and activism will be for nought if an unspoken goal is the sheep-herding of disillusioned voters back into the Democratic Party, a party that continues to show itself unwilling and incapable of embodying the progressive populism needed to defeat Trump’s authoritarian populism. Indeed, the Democratic establishment is hostile to such progressivism. We need a new party, an authentic grassroots party of, by and for the people; a party that’s not part of the corporatist/oligarchic duopoly. This is the logical next step of the rhetoric and activism of the “Fighting Oligarchy” tour, and yet the tour’s initiators and speakers simply aren’t going there.
This past Saturday, March 22, podcaster Sabrina (“Sabby”) Salvati shared a video segment that focused on the same concerns that I raised in my comment above. It’s a 30-minute segment that’s well worth watching.
Related Off-site Links:
Why the Democratic Party Is Not Going to Save Us From Fascism – The Humanist Report (March 6, 2025).
Wimpy Democrats Cannot Lead This Fight Against Trump – Ralph Nader (Common Dreams, March 24, 2025).
Sanders and AOC Draw Biggest Crowd of Their Careers at Rally to Fight “”Oligarchy” in Denver – Eloise Goldsmith (Common Dreams, March 22, 2025).
Bernie Sanders Attempts to Divert Opposition to Trump Behind the Democratic Party and Support for War with Russia – Jacob Crosse and Andre Damon (World Socialist Web Site, March 6, 2025).
Sanders: Tour with Ocasio-Cortez Meant to Encourage More Independent Candidates – Tara Suter (The Hill, March 20, 2025).
Sanders Pushes Progressives to Run as Independents in Response to Election Losses – Austin Denean (NBC-15 News, March 21, 2025).
Jill Stein and Kshama Sawant on the Fight the Rich Movement – Sabby Sabs (January 26, 2025).
Trump Is Unpopular – and So Are the Do-Nothing Democrats – Jeet Heer (The Nation, February 18, 2025).
If You’re a Democrat Annoyed by Outraged Voters, You Are Doing It Wrong – Norman Solomon (Common Dreams, February 24, 2025).
Democrats Are MIA – Just When the Country Needs Them to Counter the Trump-Musk Blitzkrieg – David Corn (Mother Jones, February 24, 2025).
Dems Reportedly Angry That Progressives Are Pushing Them to Act Like an Opposition Party – Jake Johnson (Common Dreams, February 12, 2025).
UPDATES: We Need More Independent, Working-Class Political Candidates – Nick French (Jacobin, March 25, 2025).
Is There a Fourth Way for the Democratic Party? – Jared Abbott (Jacobin, March 26, 2025).
See also the previous Wild Reed posts:
• Building Solidarity on the Left
• “It Is Our Responsibility to Make a Third Party Viable”
• “The Moment Is Ripe”: Butch Ware on Building a “True Oppositional Alternative” to the Duopoly
• Democrat Talk on the Eve of Trump’s Return
• Breaking the Mold: Why Progressives Should Push for Marianne Williamson to Lead the DNC
• Inauguration Day Thoughts
• The Green Party’s Jill Stein and Butch Ware Give Their First Post-Election Interview
• Progressive Perspectives on Where Democrats Went Wrong in the 2024 Election
• “A New Chapter of the Democratic Party Needs to Begin”
• What the Republican Party Now Stands For
• The Lamentable Legacy of the Biden Administration
• Jill Stein: “We Give Reasons for People to Come Out and Vote”
• We’re Witnessing a Liberal Meltdown Over Jill Stein
• Butch Ware: “You Can Actually Vote Your Conscience”
• Peter Bloom on the Unmasking of the “Democratic Charade”
• The “Green Smoothie” Option
• Green Party Vice Presidential Candidate Butch Ware in Minneapolis
• When Democrats Undermine Democracy
• Elise Labott on How Third Parties Can Revitalize Democracy
• Something to Think About – August 15, 2024
• Centrist/Corporatist Democrats Have Just Launched “Left Punching” Season
• “Americans Deserve Choices”: Jill Stein on Breaking Points – 4/30/24
• AOC Falls in Line
• The Cassandra of U.S. Politics on the “True State of the Union”
• Will Democrats Never Learn?
• “The Next Step Is a Green Step”: Cornel West Endorses Jill Stein (2016)
• Hope Over Fear: Voting Green
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