Pádraig SinjunCan we electioneer our way to an organized working class?Among electorally-minded socialists in the US & UK, the honest ones admitted they were putting the cart before the horse…Nov 21, 2021Nov 21, 2021
Pádraig SinjunErica Chenoweth and the Shoddiness of Nonviolence ResearchLike many social scientists before them, Chenoweth and Stephan use statistics to obscure more complex truths.May 30, 2020May 30, 2020
Pádraig SinjunA letter to intellectuals who hide behind the word “purity”The easy path for leftists in power is to quell and repress the diversity of views, debate and dissension among their fellow leftists.Nov 23, 2019Nov 23, 2019
Pádraig SinjunThe False Divide Between WorkersIf we’re ever going to win a better world than capitalism, it’ll take us all working together. So, naturally, that’s the last thing…Mar 31, 2019Mar 31, 2019
Pádraig SinjunSocialist Dog Catchers (or Presidents) Won’t Save UsThe past few centuries have provided countless empirical examples of the futility of trying to achieve socialism through electoral…Feb 26, 20193Feb 26, 20193
Pádraig SinjunThe Subversive NutcrackerFor those who celebrate Christmas, few things are as evocative of the season as the brightly-colored nutcrackers most of us set on our…Dec 1, 2018Dec 1, 2018
Pádraig SinjunThe Myth of Non-Reformist ReformsThis gem of a passage by economist Robin Hahnel has been locked away for years in a book of his but deserves a bigger audience, especially…Mar 2, 2018Mar 2, 2018
Pádraig SinjunIs Student Activism Enough?Freddie DeBoer has a new blogpost up at Jacobin, titled “Student Activism Isn’t Enough.” It’s classic Freddie: write an entire essay…Jun 13, 2017Jun 13, 2017