Case studies in political independence

Case studies in political independence

In this two-part article David Friedman argues for movement-based independent political action, as a contribution to the Tempest Collective’s approach to building a new political party. Most articles on the subject, by Tempest and other socialist groups, emphasize the mistakes and dead-ends to be avoided, such as the dominant Democratic Party orientation of DSA, or “purely electoral” campaigns centered on the candidates and winning elections, ra…