Tim Libretti, PhDOn the “Conscience Vote” and the Role of Electoral Politics for the Revolutionary-MindedIt’s long been a truism among many on the left that electoral politics is essentially a bankrupt avenue for seeking meaningful social…3d ago23d ago2
Tim Libretti, PhD“All I Asking for Is My Body”: The Common Politics of Reproductive and Worker RightsSome years ago I was teaching Milton Murayama’s wiry and wonderful 1975 novel All I Asking Is My Body in a working-class literature course…4d ago4d ago
Tim Libretti, PhDWould Trump’s Authoritarianism Make Life Better for American Workers?While Vice President Kamala Harris has no doubt experienced success in inspiring confidence in more and more American voters that she can…Oct 30Oct 30
Tim Libretti, PhDDoes Trump Care What You Want? No. Does that Make Him a Fascist? Yes.Let’s boil this presidential election to its basics with this simple question:Oct 272Oct 272
Tim Libretti, PhDBeware White People: Trump and Vance Hate You, TooDonald Trump’s bona fides as a white supremacist are, of course, well-documented. If you need a couple of stark reminders, just recall his…Oct 20Oct 20
Tim Libretti, PhDOn this Labor Day, remembering Mister Rogers as an advocate for labor and its loveOn this Labor Day, I find myself in Pittsburgh. It’s a big labor town with a powerful union history and presence. My wife and I will be…Sep 2Sep 2
Tim Libretti, PhDGOP Peddles Anti-Socialist Politics, but Is America’s For-Profit Economy Serving Americans and…While Americans struggle to meet their basic needs and make ends meet in the face of inflationary headwinds, albeit moderating ones, House…Feb 22, 20232Feb 22, 20232
Tim Libretti, PhDHouse Resolution Denouncing Socialism Distracts from GOP’s Real Authoritarian AgendaRecently House Republicans introduced a resolution that “denounces socialism in all its forms, and opposes the implementation of socialist…Feb 17, 20231Feb 17, 20231
Tim Libretti, PhDOil Companies’ Record Profits Reveal How Capitalism Undermines Democracy“There you go again.”Feb 16, 20231Feb 16, 20231