On August 20, Ecuadorians went to the polls to elect a new president just over two years since the previous presidential elections of 2021. Luisa González of the Citizens’ Revolution party topped the poll with 33%. But since no candidate achieved the necessary threshold to win in the first round, the election will now be decided via a run-off election in October. She will face political newcomer Daniel Noboa of the center-right National Democratic Action Party, who surprised political observers by placing second in a crowded field with 24% of votes counted.
Monthly Archives: August 2023
To Win the Run-off Election, Ecuador’s Left Must Confront the Mistakes of the Past
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Bernie Sanders’ Refusal to Back Cornel West Reveals What a Useless Has-been He’s Become
In this piece I examine the failed revolution of Bernie Sanders and its relation to Cornel West’s 2024 Green Party run. Published at my Medium account and CounterPunch.
In April, Bernie Sanders announced that he will not seek the Democratic nomination for the 2024 presidential election, instead backing his 2020 rival and incumbent president Joe Biden. He stated that he would “do everything I can to see the president is reelected.” Earlier this month, another major figure from the Democratic Party’s so-called “progressive” wing, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, went so far as to denounce West’s run based on fears about the tired and discredited so-called “spoiler” effect.
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Appearance On By Any Means Necessary, Sputnik Radio: The Real ‘Spoiler’ is Dem Refusal to Help Poor and Working People
I’m very happy to have again had the opportunity to appear on Radio Sputnik’s By Any Means Necessary to discuss my latest piece at CounterPunch about the so-called spoiler effect and the Democrats’ failure to do anything about it. Click here to access the interview. The segment featuring me starts at about 9 and half minutes in.
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There’s a Simple Solution to the So-called “Spoiler” Problem, But Don’t Expect the Democrats to Solve It
Loyal readers: I have finally broken my year and half-long hiatus to weigh in on the Democrats’ naysaying about Cornel West’s Green Party presidential run in 2024. Thank you for your continued interest in my work.
As soon as Cornel West announced that he is entering the 2024 presidential race as a Green Party candidate, it was only a matter of time before the inevitable calls of “spoiler” began coming from all the usual suspects. Establishment Democrats, naturally, have been at the forefront of this predictable scaremongering. Former Obama administration advisor David Axelrod, for instance, stated: “I don’t know why alarm bells aren’t going off now, and they should be at a steady drumbeat from now until the election.” Pennsylvania Democratic congressman Brendan Boyle, meanwhile, said: “Any Democrat who runs an independent or third-party presidential campaign is dramatically helping Republican odds’ of victory.”
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