The November 10 online meeting hosted by the Socialist Equality Party analyzed the causes and consequences of the Trump victory and elaborated a political strategy for the working class to fight back.
The events of the past four weeks have confirmed that Trump’s return represents the violent realignment of the political superstructure to correspond with the oligarchic character of American society.
In an effort to divert the mounting opposition from workers and young people to the fascistic policies of the Trump administration, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has launched a speaking tour urging them to lobby moderate Republicans.
An initial goal of the data heist is to facilitate a massive assault on social programs, but the broader aim is to create an all-encompassing database that can be used to track, monitor and suppress political opposition.
Bongino’s installation under Kash Patel at the FBI underscores the transformation of the reactionary police/intelligence agency into a personalist force loyal to Trump.
Patel’s chief qualification in leading the largest federal domestic police/intelligence agency is his unswerving loyalty to Trump and his program of fascist retribution.
There is nothing new in the efforts of Jacobin and the DSA to sow complacency and politically disarm the working class. This was their response to Trump’s attempted coup of January 6, 2021.
Dozens of high-level officials in the DoJ and FBI have already been dismissed for lawfully investigating the failed coup, with many more facing the chopping block.
