As Congress sends threatening letters to the Party for Socialism and Liberation and immigrant rights organizations, the entire left must unite to defend them, regardless of our differences and while remaining honest in our criticisms of them.

As Congress sends threatening letters to the Party for Socialism and Liberation and immigrant rights organizations, the entire left must unite to defend them, regardless of our differences and while remaining honest in our criticisms of them.
Continuing our perspectives series: The period ahead is one of increasing political polarization among the masses and the ruling class. The most obvious result has been the surge of the right, as exemplified by Trump’s return to the White House. While liberals and reformists attempt to paper over this growing divide, revolutionaries should embrace it.
Part of our perspectives series, this piece analyzes the trend toward political polarization among the two wings of the US ruling class, represented by the Democrats and the Republicans. The once-unified ruling class has been fragmented by decades of neoliberalism and economic crisis. This has led to a loss of class consciousness on the right wing and a new political landscape that revolutionaries need to understand.
The religious right-wing, made up largely of white evangelicals, holds a great deal of political power in the United States. They form a formidable voting bloc, with presidential candidates seeking and depending on their endorsement. As a dominant force among...