Eric Blanc
@ericblanc.bsky.social
author We are the Union: How Worker-to-Worker Organizing is Revitalizing Labor and Winning Big
www.ucpress.edu/books/we-are-the-union/
Red State Revolt,
laborpolitics.substack.com;
EWOC, AAUP-AFT, 🌹
People don't realize how much corporations are collaborating with—and making possible—ICE's deportation machine
January 9, 2026 at 6:15 PM
People don't realize how much corporations are collaborating with—and making possible—ICE's deportation machine
NYC — tonight at 6pm, Foley Square
January 7, 2026 at 8:59 PM
NYC — tonight at 6pm, Foley Square
We are a Left with ballots cast but few shop floors won, with more cultural importance than class power
For Zohran's election to start a lasting transformation we have to acknowledge an uncomfortable truth: despite our impressive electoral reach, our movement’s roots are still shallow
For Zohran's election to start a lasting transformation we have to acknowledge an uncomfortable truth: despite our impressive electoral reach, our movement’s roots are still shallow
January 5, 2026 at 9:44 PM
We are a Left with ballots cast but few shop floors won, with more cultural importance than class power
For Zohran's election to start a lasting transformation we have to acknowledge an uncomfortable truth: despite our impressive electoral reach, our movement’s roots are still shallow
For Zohran's election to start a lasting transformation we have to acknowledge an uncomfortable truth: despite our impressive electoral reach, our movement’s roots are still shallow
Cops have been called on the striking @sbworkersunited.org workers blocking the company's distribution centers today in Pennsylvania and Nevada
Solidarity with these fighters against American oligarchy
Solidarity with these fighters against American oligarchy
December 15, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Cops have been called on the striking @sbworkersunited.org workers blocking the company's distribution centers today in Pennsylvania and Nevada
Solidarity with these fighters against American oligarchy
Solidarity with these fighters against American oligarchy
Cultural-social events are crucial for building a mass socialist left. One lost example of this: Milwaukee's sewer socialists in 1925 organized a children's orchestra competition on a Friday evening at Lake Park, attended by 5,000 parents and community members
December 14, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Cultural-social events are crucial for building a mass socialist left. One lost example of this: Milwaukee's sewer socialists in 1925 organized a children's orchestra competition on a Friday evening at Lake Park, attended by 5,000 parents and community members
If we actually want Zohran to drop Tisch — and we're not just looking to bolster our leftist cred — the crucial thing to do is to start organizing more outside of leftist echo-chambers
December 8, 2025 at 6:37 PM
If we actually want Zohran to drop Tisch — and we're not just looking to bolster our leftist cred — the crucial thing to do is to start organizing more outside of leftist echo-chambers
Contrary to claims that Zohran "betrayed his mandate" by appointing Tisch, he publicly made that promise many months ago
December 8, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Contrary to claims that Zohran "betrayed his mandate" by appointing Tisch, he publicly made that promise many months ago
Not only has the Left fail to push for a plausible alternative to Tisch, it's bad tactics to focus on removing Tisch now, instead of when the decision was actually being made
December 8, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Not only has the Left fail to push for a plausible alternative to Tisch, it's bad tactics to focus on removing Tisch now, instead of when the decision was actually being made
It'll take a lot more deep organizing and lot more political experience to turn around public opinion on policing — we shouldn't pretend like most people are already with us
December 8, 2025 at 6:37 PM
It'll take a lot more deep organizing and lot more political experience to turn around public opinion on policing — we shouldn't pretend like most people are already with us
The recent campaign to drop Tisch is overly focused on what Zohran should do, without answering the more important question of what *we* should do to build a movement powerful enough to confront the NYPD
December 8, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The recent campaign to drop Tisch is overly focused on what Zohran should do, without answering the more important question of what *we* should do to build a movement powerful enough to confront the NYPD
Critics of Zohran's decision to keep Tisch haven't yet provided compelling counters to the points made in this piece 🧵
December 8, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Critics of Zohran's decision to keep Tisch haven't yet provided compelling counters to the points made in this piece 🧵
Like Zohran, Bobby Seale campaigned in a suit when he ran for mayor in 1973. He ran to win — and did his best to counteract smears from the establishment that he and the Black Panthers were impractical radicals
December 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Like Zohran, Bobby Seale campaigned in a suit when he ran for mayor in 1973. He ran to win — and did his best to counteract smears from the establishment that he and the Black Panthers were impractical radicals
Love to see it: Lina Khan on tonight's @ourtimefornyc.bsky.social mass call with over 650 organizers to win Zohran's affordability agenda
December 5, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Love to see it: Lina Khan on tonight's @ourtimefornyc.bsky.social mass call with over 650 organizers to win Zohran's affordability agenda
Hoda and Bashir lay out some useful ideas for a mass-action approach to Palestine solidarity here
December 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Hoda and Bashir lay out some useful ideas for a mass-action approach to Palestine solidarity here
Far from downplaying the urgency or righteousness of Palestine solidarity, being strategic about how we fight is key if we actually want to build enough power to force the US government to cut off funds for Israel — not just "speak truth to power"
December 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Far from downplaying the urgency or righteousness of Palestine solidarity, being strategic about how we fight is key if we actually want to build enough power to force the US government to cut off funds for Israel — not just "speak truth to power"
It's good to advocate for our positions
But when assessing where to focus on in the fight for Palestine (or anything else), we should always first address the strategic questions posed by Jane McAlevey
If a campaign doesn't move the needle on these points, it's better to find an alternative
But when assessing where to focus on in the fight for Palestine (or anything else), we should always first address the strategic questions posed by Jane McAlevey
If a campaign doesn't move the needle on these points, it's better to find an alternative
December 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
It's good to advocate for our positions
But when assessing where to focus on in the fight for Palestine (or anything else), we should always first address the strategic questions posed by Jane McAlevey
If a campaign doesn't move the needle on these points, it's better to find an alternative
But when assessing where to focus on in the fight for Palestine (or anything else), we should always first address the strategic questions posed by Jane McAlevey
If a campaign doesn't move the needle on these points, it's better to find an alternative
Jane McAlevey was right: we should focus on where the "payoff of our precious hard work will be the most significant"
Don't see how the far-left of the US Palestine solidarity movement's focus on targeting pro-Palestine electeds like Zohran is actually strategic or effective
Don't see how the far-left of the US Palestine solidarity movement's focus on targeting pro-Palestine electeds like Zohran is actually strategic or effective
December 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Jane McAlevey was right: we should focus on where the "payoff of our precious hard work will be the most significant"
Don't see how the far-left of the US Palestine solidarity movement's focus on targeting pro-Palestine electeds like Zohran is actually strategic or effective
Don't see how the far-left of the US Palestine solidarity movement's focus on targeting pro-Palestine electeds like Zohran is actually strategic or effective
It's good to pressure Zohran (& all electeds), the question is over what & how
Is our main approach to speak truth to power? Or to organize around strategic mass-based fights?
Lots to learn from Jane McAlevey on this 🧵
Is our main approach to speak truth to power? Or to organize around strategic mass-based fights?
Lots to learn from Jane McAlevey on this 🧵
December 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
It's good to pressure Zohran (& all electeds), the question is over what & how
Is our main approach to speak truth to power? Or to organize around strategic mass-based fights?
Lots to learn from Jane McAlevey on this 🧵
Is our main approach to speak truth to power? Or to organize around strategic mass-based fights?
Lots to learn from Jane McAlevey on this 🧵
It IS crucial for Zohran to deliver his agenda, but delivering policy on its own rarely does as much as we'd hope in boosting support for a politician or party
Social science suggests that party-building and on-the-ground organization is just as crucial
Social science suggests that party-building and on-the-ground organization is just as crucial
November 26, 2025 at 9:38 PM
It IS crucial for Zohran to deliver his agenda, but delivering policy on its own rarely does as much as we'd hope in boosting support for a politician or party
Social science suggests that party-building and on-the-ground organization is just as crucial
Social science suggests that party-building and on-the-ground organization is just as crucial
One key thing Zohran can learn from Milwaukee's sewer socialists is that to deliver transformative reforms you need to lean on mass movement pressure
November 26, 2025 at 6:14 PM
One key thing Zohran can learn from Milwaukee's sewer socialists is that to deliver transformative reforms you need to lean on mass movement pressure
Socialists in the US today have a lot more to learn from Victor Berger than Joseph Stalin, Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky, or Chairman Mao
November 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Socialists in the US today have a lot more to learn from Victor Berger than Joseph Stalin, Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky, or Chairman Mao
It's good that James Carville is now calling for economic populism — but our side also needs credible, authentic messengers for this stance
Nobody will buy it if Kamala Harris or Gavin Newsom suddenly start talking like Bernie
Nobody will buy it if Kamala Harris or Gavin Newsom suddenly start talking like Bernie
November 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
It's good that James Carville is now calling for economic populism — but our side also needs credible, authentic messengers for this stance
Nobody will buy it if Kamala Harris or Gavin Newsom suddenly start talking like Bernie
Nobody will buy it if Kamala Harris or Gavin Newsom suddenly start talking like Bernie
Yesterday's Trump meeting tanked Elise Stefanik's case vs Governor Hochul
That's great for NY because Stefanik is horrible, and also because—without a serious threat to her right—Hochul will now have a harder time rejecting Zohran's agenda in the name of electability
That's great for NY because Stefanik is horrible, and also because—without a serious threat to her right—Hochul will now have a harder time rejecting Zohran's agenda in the name of electability
November 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Yesterday's Trump meeting tanked Elise Stefanik's case vs Governor Hochul
That's great for NY because Stefanik is horrible, and also because—without a serious threat to her right—Hochul will now have a harder time rejecting Zohran's agenda in the name of electability
That's great for NY because Stefanik is horrible, and also because—without a serious threat to her right—Hochul will now have a harder time rejecting Zohran's agenda in the name of electability
Unlike subsequent historians, the NAACP praised sewer socialist leader Victor Berger
Its condolence letter lauded "the very broad and sympathetic views Mr. Berger always had regarding us as a race, the unbiased attitude of his paper, & his interest in the welfare of all."
Its condolence letter lauded "the very broad and sympathetic views Mr. Berger always had regarding us as a race, the unbiased attitude of his paper, & his interest in the welfare of all."
November 21, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Unlike subsequent historians, the NAACP praised sewer socialist leader Victor Berger
Its condolence letter lauded "the very broad and sympathetic views Mr. Berger always had regarding us as a race, the unbiased attitude of his paper, & his interest in the welfare of all."
Its condolence letter lauded "the very broad and sympathetic views Mr. Berger always had regarding us as a race, the unbiased attitude of his paper, & his interest in the welfare of all."