A new public (free) post explaining why I write about left politics even though I hate online grifters, insist we need to log off more, and have no interest in being a pundit. Spoiler: It’s because I want to write poetry but I can’t just give my patrons nothing when they give me something, andContinue reading “The Professional Protester #39 Why I Will Still Write About Politics in 2021 | James J Jackson on Patreon”
Tag Archives: democratic socialism
The Professional Protester #27 Why I am Not Joining The People’s Party | The Professional Protester on Patreon
Official Post from The Professional Protester — Read on http://www.patreon.com/posts/41063675
Liberals and Oppression
Well intentioned white liberals often assume that all oppressed groups stand in solidarity with each other, that is because liberals are class reductionist.
The Professional Protester #24 Does Bigger than Bernie Hold Up? | The Professional Protester on Patreon
Official Post from The Professional Protester : Bigger Than Bernie is a book published by Jacobin, the officially unofficial magazine of DSA and it was written by Megan Day and Micah Uetrich, two of my favorite Jacobin writers. It was written and published during the primary and was written when Bernie’s campaign was on theContinue reading “The Professional Protester #24 Does Bigger than Bernie Hold Up? | The Professional Protester on Patreon”
Your House, My Home (A poem about eviction) | The Professional Protester on Patreon
Official Post from The Professional Protester : Your house is my home, Mr. and Mrs. Landlord.You have the deed,but I have the memories.It might be your property, but it is my life.The living room that you want to sell,That is where I saw our children play,Where I did puzzles with grandma,Where my siblings and I playedContinue reading “Your House, My Home (A poem about eviction) | The Professional Protester on Patreon”
Announcement: I no longer endorse Shahid Buttar
Today, someone came forward with allegations of sexual harassment against Shahid Buttar, someone I had endorsed on this blog. Shahid and his campaign had the chance to approach this from a place of restorative justice, but instead they chose to perpetuate the misogyny that socialists have a duty to always stand against. You can seeContinue reading “Announcement: I no longer endorse Shahid Buttar”
3 People Who Deserve to Be Cancelled
Angela Nagle, Ben Norton, and Michael Tracey need to go away, they contribute nothing.
In Defense of Martov
I love Lenin, but one of his rivals had a very good point.
The Professional Protester #20 Why Organizing Will Become Harder If Biden Wins | The Professional Protester on Patreon
Official Post from The Professional Protester : The complacency of liberals is always at its worst when they win, when democrats win or are in the lead they get lazy. It is going to take intense amounts of public pressure, more than we ever put on Bush, Obama, and Trump, to make things happen underContinue reading “The Professional Protester #20 Why Organizing Will Become Harder If Biden Wins | The Professional Protester on Patreon”
Poetry or Politics, Wtf should I write!?
What is a writer to do when he wants to write everything!?
Update: Patreon Posts are free until end of Quarantine
Hello Dear Readers! First of all: Thank you for following and bring me past the 250 follower threshold! Hopefully that will be up to 300 soon! 😉 Anyway, as we are all looking for ways to fill our time and distract ourselves from the collapsing world around us, I decided all my patreon posts willContinue reading “Update: Patreon Posts are free until end of Quarantine”
Bernie is Out, What Should I Do Now?
5 things you can do to keep fighting without Bernie Sanders.
Dear Left/Alt Media : Give David Wright Work
Wright is an award winning journalist who has been smeared by Project Veritas, Leftist media should stand in solidarity with him.