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A NOTE TO WEALTHY SOCIALISTS: DON’T LIE ABOUT YOUR CLASS BACKGROUND

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted May 31, 2021 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics

"Look familiar? You're a townie." Photo by Jason Pramas. Copyright 2021 Jason Pramas.

[T]he arrival on the scene of tens of thousands of young socialists has understandably resulted in some growing pains for the American socialist movement of today.

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Politics Tagged With: Apparent Horizon, Boston, Column, criticism, Democracy, ethics, Honesty, Jason Pramas, Massachusetts, morals, policy, Politics, socialism, socialist

RADICAL AND RELEVANT: THE LIFE OF HARRY BRILL

Written by GARY ZABEL Posted January 17, 2021 Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Obituary, Politics

Harry Brill. Photo courtesy of Gary Zabel.

Harry frequently argued that capitalism is barely distinguishable from organized crime. For example, he investigated the connection between insurance companies and automobile manufacturers on the one hand and car thieves on the other.

Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS, Obituary, Politics Tagged With: bay area, Berkeley, Brooklyn College, California, Carol Brill, Democracy, Harry Brill, labor, Obituary, organizer, radical, socialist, sociologist, UCal Berkeley, UMASS-Boston

TOWARD A SHORTER WORK WEEK

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted September 8, 2020 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

ILGWU Local 62 marches in a Labor Day parade - photo courtesy of the Kheel Center.

Finland may get it soon, Americans need it, too

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Apparent Horizon, Boston, Column, coronavirus, COVID-19, Democracy, Employment, epidemic, Finland, Jason Pramas, jobs, labor, Massachusetts, policy, Politics, Prime Minister Sanna Marin, quarantine, shorter work week, social democrat, Social Democratic Party, socialist, unemployment

NO MOONSHOT REQUIRED

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted July 24, 2019 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

MBTA Red Line train on the Moon (with astronaut and Moon Lander)

 

Can a neoliberal columnist for a billionaire’s newspaper understand that a better MBTA is possible if we tax the rich (and make public transportation truly public)?

 

It’s hardly a secret that I’m no fan of Boston Globe columnist Shirley Leung’s writing on matters political and economic. Which clearly reflects her belief that bringing big corporations to Boston and shovelling public money at them is the best way ...  read more

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Amazon, Apparent Horizon, Boston Globe, Civil Rights Movement, Column, Democracy, General Electric, Gov Charlie Baker, Jason Pramas, MBTA, Moon, neoliberal, neoliberalism, public transportation, Shirley Leung, socialism, socialist, Suren Moodliar, Wayfair

THE RIGHT QUESTION FOR THE BROAD LEFT

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted July 2, 2019 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

 

On July 5, start asking the Democrats, “What policies will help working families?”

 

The patriotic season is upon us. With it comes the arrival of the 2020 presidential race—far too early, in my estimation. Which in turn tends to generate conservative political ripples all the way down to the local level in the service of “winning” ...  read more

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: America, anarchist, Apparent Horizon, Boston, capitalism, City Councilor Michelle Wu, Column, communist, corporations, Democracy, Democratic Party, Democrats, Environment, Gov Charlie Baker, Green Party, Jason Pramas, July 4, July 5, left, left wing, Massachusetts, Politics, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Rep. Mike Connolly, Republican Party, Republicans, right, right wing, socialist, usa

VOTING AS A SOCIALIST IS STILL HARD (IN THE MASSACHUSETTS OF 2018)

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted August 28, 2018 Filed Under: Analysis, NEWS+OPINIONS

 

Plus an endorsement for Michael Capuano for Congress (MA 7th District)

 

It’s never easy being a socialist in the United States. And at no time is it more difficult then come ...  read more

Filed Under: Analysis, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: anarchism, anarcho-syndicalism, Apparent Horizon, Column, Democratic Party, Democratic Socialists of America, economy, Green Party, Green-Rainbow Party, Jason Pramas, Labor Party, left libertarian, Massachusetts, Politics, Republican Party, socialism, socialist, Socialist Alternative, third parties, unenrolled, usa, voting, Working Families Party

HERALD READERS RESPOND TO ANTIFA COVERAGE

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted August 21, 2018 Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS

Antifascist Action symbol circa 1932. designed by Association of Revolutionary Visual Artists members Max Keilson and Max Gebhard.

 

Spoiler alert: anti-nazis are somehow nazis

 

On Saturday, a few hundred left-wing activists showed up to protest a tiny ultra-right wing protest ...  read more

Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: analysis, antifa, article, Boston, Boston Herald, communism, communist, counterprotest, Democracy, DigBoston, fascism, fascist, Jason Pramas, Journalism, Massachusetts, media, nazi, nazism, Politics, Protest, socialism, socialist, usa

A PROTEST BY ANY OTHER NAME…

Written by JASON PRAMAS Posted August 15, 2017 Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS

 

The best way to defeat the ultra right is to stop playing their game

 

Street protest is a vital part of any genuinely democratic political system. But how and when people choose to demonstrate (or counterdemonstrate) determines the tactic’s relative success or failure. So in a situation like this week’s, when the ultra ...  read more

Filed Under: Apparent Horizon, COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Activism, Apparent Horizon, Boston, commentary, criticism, fascism, fascist, left, Massachusetts, nazi, Politics, Protest, public, right, socialist, strategy

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