The Democrats

The socialist challenge to Trump

The Trump nightmare has fired up left organisation in the US to electorally challenging the establishment, writes Sean Ledwith
Alabama: you cannot be a socialist and an elitist

You cannot understand the Alabama result if you divide and deride working class voters. Throw out elite centrism and look at class, argues Kevin Ovenden
Trump - Year One

Making sense of the Trump presidency is impossible without a systematic understanding of the forces of reaction and capitalism which paved his way, argues David Bush
Corbyn and Obama: compare and contrast

Barack Obama's comments about Jeremy Corbyn expose how out of touch with reality American liberalism is, argues Ben Myers
Hot sauce: the Democrats and the black vote

The relationship between the Democrats and US minorities is not as rosy as some may claim, notes Shabbir Lakha
Make America hate again? Trump, the Republicans and US decline

Sean Ledwith considers Donald Trump's ascendancy within the context of the history of the Republican Party and American power
Crisis of reformism: Corbyn, Sanders and the left

The re-election of Corbyn is key, but an increase in the level of class struggle is critical to lasting success, argues Lindsey German
Bernie Sanders: America’s Corbyn moment?

Despite Sanders' weaknesses, the possibilities for a revival of the movement in the US opened up by ‘Berniemania’ are real and cannot be ignored argues Sean Ledwith

The Trump nightmare has fired up left organisation in the US to electorally challenging the establishment, writes Sean Ledwith