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Why the Democrats Can’t Fight for Anything

Why the Democrats Can’t Fight for Anything

Update: 2025-07-30
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Democratic voters are enraged by their party’s spineless “resistance” to the Trump administration’s draconian agenda. But the party’s dysfunction goes far deeper than just cowardly, uninspiring leaders.


On this episode of Confronting Capitalism, Vivek Chibber speaks with Philip Rocco about how the Democrats’ abandonment of organized labor has resulted in a party that is ineffective at fighting the right or putting forward a compelling political vision.


Read Philip Rocco’s essay here:
https://catalyst-journal.com/2025/07/why-the-democrats-are-so-useless

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Why the Democrats Can’t Fight for Anything

Why the Democrats Can’t Fight for Anything