Hammer&Hope
NO. 5
FALL 2024
Elections Matter, but We Need More Than the Ballot Box to Achieve Collective Liberation
We have to build all kinds of power to win.
There Is No Such Thing as the “Latino Vote”
Colonialism and racism fueled the invention of “Latino” as a category and continue to distort U.S. politics today.
Donald Trump’s Victory, the Elitism of Democrats, and the Need to Build a Hospitable Left
Analyzing the 2024 election and its aftermath.
The False Narrative of Economic Anxiety
People are insecure, but that is not the only reason they voted for Donald Trump in 2024.
The Ongoing Fight for Freedom, Peace, and Justice in Sudan
How organizing among refugees, workers, and resistance committees furthers the work of the December Revolution.
Why Is the Election Between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris So Close?
By refusing to learn from the past, Democrats risk handing the White House back to Trump.
The Potential Benefits of Direct Democracy and Voting for Policies, Not Personalities
What if we could represent ourselves?
An Alternative Economy Takes Root in the West Bank
By returning to the land, Palestinians find new ways to resist.
Can the Uncommitted Movement Realign the Democratic Party?
Ending the genocide in Gaza and challenging the U.S. war machine require trying new tactics and refusing to cede political terrain.
Lessons From Decades of Black and Palestinian Organizing
How activists are building solidarity in battleground states and beyond.
What We Need After Hurricane Helene Are Chainsaws
Organizers for immigrant and worker rights are cutting a path out of the wreckage in North Carolina.
Winning Is Hard but Necessary
What I learned when I helped lead the 2023 Rutgers University strike.
Black Men Need Abolition, Not Kamala Harris’s Opportunity Agenda
The Democratic Party’s commitment to demeaning its base is a losing strategy.
“Our Elected Officials Are Failing the Entire World”
How two former D.C. insiders understand power after resigning from the Biden-Harris administration in protest.
Building Real Student Power
Young people have long been the vanguard of progressive politics. They need campus infrastructure to help them organize for the long haul.
Our Power Is Organized People
Creating a movement across generations, races, and faiths in Minnesota.
A Radical Black Magazine From the Harlem Renaissance Was Ahead of Its Time
Fire!! was a pathbreaking showcase for Black artists and writers “ready to emotionally serve a new day and a new generation.”
The Punishment System and Fascism Go Hand in Hand
Antifascist strategy needs prison industrial complex abolitionists.
Latin American Organizers Discuss the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election
Movements in Brazil, Argentina, and Bolivia are challenging capitalism and internationalizing hope.
The Leaders of the African American Intellectual History Society Cannot Remain Silent About Palestine
An open letter from writers, teachers, scholars, and activists.
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