Need a free speech movement ASAP

Starbucks workers are threatening to strike nationwide if management doesn't grant them a fair contract Everybody opposed to oligarchy & authoritarianism should be ready to go all-in to support their big fight this fall inthesetimes.com/article/star...

The Institute for Public Knowledge is hosting author Eric Blanc (@ericblanc.bsky.social) tonight at 5:30pm for a book signing of, "We Are the Union" (published by @ucpress.bsky.social). You can buy your copy with us tonight! #booksigningevent #nycevents #authorsigningevent

Looking forward to this crucial discussion Thursday night at 9pm ET/6pm PT — it's hosted by East Bay DSA, but anybody nationwide can join 🌹

Excited to announce a joint book talk this Fri, Sept 12, on the theme "Strategies for Revitalizing Labor" with Eric Blanc.Join us in person at the Janice H. Levin Building, 94 Rockefeller Rd in Piscataway, NJ or on Zoom at: rutgers.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @ucpress.bsky.social @ericblanc.bsky.social

Can Zohran make New York a union town again? Only 1 in 5 NYC workers today is in a union — but a Mamdani administration would have powerful tools to turn this around 🧵

"Despite this assault on their existence, we have barely heard a peep from unions. Where is organized labor in the fight to maintain union jobs, stop the stripping of the safety net & lead the fight for democracy?" @erikloomis.bsky.social asking the right question www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...

What will it take to win Zohran's agenda? Here's our proposal for a mass organizing campaign after election day that can build enough power to force establishment politicians to fund Zohran's vision 🧵 www.thenation.com/article/poli...

How can we get the 💲 for Zohran’s agenda? 1️⃣ Mass recruitment post-election 2️⃣ Mass trainings to form locally targeted strategies 3️⃣ Move the bad reps, get 💰 @ericblanc.bsky.social, Emily Lemmerman, and Wen Zhuang propose "Movement for an Affordable New York (MANY)." www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Tonight is the Labor for Zohran kickoff webinar, see you there!

Philly friends, please attend and spread the word about the Socialist Job Fair on Sept 6 — get a job with comrades!

Trump just took away union rights from over 300,000 workers at the VA An egregious attack on veterans and organized labor

Had a great discussion and packed house last night with @pelledragsted.bsky.social & @sunraysunray.bsky.social about Pelle's great new book Nordic Socialism Everyone in DSA, & beyond, should get a copy Learning lessons from our successful comrades abroad is a crucial step for building power here

Great news: 1199SEIU has endorsed Zohran!

An openminded (rather than party line) reading of US history clearly shows that sectarianism rather than reformism has been by far the biggest flaw of organized socialists 🧵

Grace notes that Zohran's campaign could not have scaled up with staff-intensive practices Just as in worker-to-worker organizing, scaling up required training hundreds of field leads to take on tasks normally done by staff Have confidence in the capacities of ordinary people!

Eli is starting to read Kessner's classic biography of La Guardia to think through how to make New York social democratic again

Just focusing on economic issues doesn't make you a populist “It's the economy, stupid” was Carville/Clinton's slogan in 1992 & now ppl like Slotkin want to revive this bread & butter neoliberalism Zohran is actually addressing workers' material needs by making the rich pay up

Big news: The NYC Central Labor Council - AFL-CIO just announced that it is endorsing Zohran

Fantastic news! Every union that endorsed Cuomo (or remained neutral) should endorse Zohran ASAP

I asked my very smart lawyer friend how bad the SCOTUS decision is It's bad BUT fwiw there are still some legal avenues to block Trump's illegal Executive Orders

One of the biggest limitations of almost all electoral efforts—including Obama & Bernie's campaigns—is that they dismantle their volunteer armies after election day Instead, Zohran could actively transform his huge GOTV machine into a deep organizing campaign to win his agenda

I honestly think it's good that people significantly to the right and left of Zohran and NYC-DSA are jumping on the bandwagon—it means we're winning, and we need as many people and as much support as we can get

Just spoke to 230 people on DSA's new member orientation, the vibes are impeccable 🌹

There’s a legit chance Mayor Mamdani could spur a unionization wave in NYC

Far from being a dogmatic ideologue, Zohran is actually a radical pragmatist He couldn't have won had he not focused on bread-and-butter economic issues, spoken in a commonsense language, ran as a Democrat, dropped his support for defunding the police, & endorsed Lander 🧵

The oligarchy is not invincible www.laborpolitics.com/p/zohrans-hi...

This could've happened in the 2020 presidential primary had there been a similar liberal-left alliance around Bernie

It's a very, very big deal that Cuomo's cynical smears about anti-Semitism fell flat

Proud to live in the greatest city on earth 🌹

Every single union that endorsed Cuomo should be extremely embarrassed The good news is now they have a chance to make things right by endorsing Zohran in the general

God it would be so sweet for all the newbie Zohran volunteers to get to experience a transformational win Feeling that even once is enough to make you an organizer for life

Spent eight hours today in 100 degree weather getting out the vote for Zohran, the vibes were amazing No matter what the final result is, this campaign has already shown the way forward 🌹

One overlooked reason why this race is so close: Zohran has gotten enough union support to prevent Cuomo from becoming seen as labor's candidate🧵

I just signed up for two Zohran Get Out the Vote canvasses tomorrow, you should too We can make this city affordable — and make history www.zohranfornyc.com/volunteer/si...

Proud to be a member of NYC DSA, what an amazing crew of organizers🌹

Sickening

In an era when unions routinely endorse candidates beholden to the bosses, Zohran Mamdani’s inroads with organized labor are a significant step forward. And in an exceedingly tight race, they could be a deciding factor. www.laborpolitics.com/p/labor-coul...

BREAKING NEWS: Local 153 is proud to announce our enthusiastic endorsement @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for mayor of NYC!!!!

Bernie endorses Zohran 🙏

1199 members calling on their new union leaders to do the right thing: not endorse Cuomo

Ignoring the New York Times, Eli voted for Zohran #1. Smart kiddo

Highschool contingent at the massive NYC No Kings protest ♥️

1,400 people attended this training on organizing your workplace. 🔥 If you're ready to build a union at work, join our four-part Zoom training next month. Seats are still open. 🔗👇

The comments section on Zohran's interview on The Breakfast Club youtube is extremely wholesome, 10/10 vibes

Good question

This Thursday: Join our free virtual event with Lisa L. Miller, @samuelmoyn.bsky.social @ericblanc.bsky.social, Alex Gourevitch and moderated by @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social‬ discussing our Spring 2025 issue. Register now: secure.givelively.org/event/boston...

Bernie Sanders, with @organizeworkers.bsky.social, is holding a training next Tuesday for you to learn how to organize your workplace 🙌

BREAKING: French dock workers in Fos-sur-Mer refused today to load machine gun ammo destined for Israel's army

My conversation with @ericblanc.bsky.social reprinted in @truthout.org.