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From my talk on the October Revolution at the Columbia Branch library with FRSO.
Thank you to those who made it out for this 🤗 it was so nice to chat with some of you!
On November 7th, 1917, a revolution changed the world forever. It was on this day that the people of Russia, led by the Bolsheviks, launched the revolutionary uprising that would establish the first socialist country in world history: the Soviet Union.
At one stroke, the October Revolution settled the question of whether another world was possible. Releasing one-sixth of the world from the chains of wage slavery, it smashed the myth that rule by the few was a sort of permanent condition, and, by successfully establishing proletarian political power, it succeeded in opening the road to socialist construction. For the years that followed, the great achievements of the Soviet Union created a new and better way of life and would exercise a powerful effect on working and oppressed people around the globe.
🧵 The 2026 Midterm Elections and the Road Ahead - Statement by the FRSO.
Read the full statement below, or read on our website here: frso.org/statements/the-2026…
The midterms were a decisive rejection of the Trump agenda and the far-right campaigning for Congress. The Republicans overplayed their hand and that backfired at the polls.
Had it not been for the failure of U.S. imperialism to get its way with the war on Iran, they might have done better. Militarily, it’s been a defeat for the Trump administration. The Iranian government remains intact, as does its nuclear capability, along with the control over the strait of Hormuz. Here at home, that military defeat contributed to electoral defeat. People are sick of high prices at the pump and the grocery store, and they’re sick of Trump’s outrageous foreign policy posturing.
In many states, we saw significant victories for progressive candidates. In Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed won the U.S. Senate, knocking out the Republican incumbent. He ran on the things we say in the anti-war movement—we need money for education, housing, and people’s needs, not war. In Chicago, union-backed progressive candidates won crucial seats on the school board. There were wins and losses—billionaire-backed Biggs took the presidency. Those races were themselves an important step forward: the result of a long struggle for the city’s first fully elected school board.
The “blue wave” brought shock and awe elsewhere, with a slew of flips in states that Trump won in 2024: Texas, Georgia, Ohio, Iowa and Nevada.
In terms of the integrity of the results, we shouldn’t yet dismiss the possibility that Trump & Co. will try not to seat some of the winners, as Trump’s DOJ has already filed lawsuits to block the certification of the Senate race in Alaska. This is the January 6th party, after all, and anti-democratic measures are always on the table.
Critically, there’s already been dirty tricks with racist redistricting to steal 10 free seats for Republicans, and gerrymandering, part of a coordinated effort to attack Black political power by gutting the Voting Rights Act with Louisiana v. Callais. This was a major flashpoint in Black Belt Southern states like Louisiana and Alabama. And in Texas and Missouri, Republican officials jammed through new maps and even launched political probes to attack organizers who oppose these racist gerrymanders.
An important reason why the racist redistricting did not have more of an impact was that Trump’s policies of mass deportations and ICE terror alienated many voters in the Chicano and Latino communities.
That maneuvering was designed to maintain Republican control, but neither that, nor the massive outspending of the typical ‘cash register democracy’ (more money in, more wins out) could hold back the broad backlash against the Trump agenda.
Some things change, but some things will stay the same. There’s going to be more ICE terror and attacks on immigrants. There’s going to be more establishment support for the genocidal regime of Israel. There’s going to be continued and sharpening economic decline, where both parties of the monopoly capitalist class go in for austerity.
In the coming period, we can expect that Trump is going to make good on his promises to block any progressive measures the winners try to push through, and that he will increasingly move to rule through executive orders. We can be certain that this will provoke new rounds of struggle, and we will meet people in the streets to fight on every front we can.
With 10 days left in our Fall member drive, FRSO has added 260 new general members to our ranks - we're well on our way to blow past our goal of 300!
If you're a socialist who's been waiting for the right time to join a serious revolutionary organization, the time to join up is right now. Join Freedom Road today: frso.org/join
With only a few hours before the polls close on the 2026 midterms, we know that no matter what today's outcomes, the truth is that the fight for justice and equality DOES NOT end at the ballot box.
If you want be a part of the struggle for real change in this country, join the organization that fights for socialism every day of the year: frso.org/join
Capitalism isn't going to overthrow itself. A revolution needs organization.
Freedom Road Socialist Organization works every day in the people's movements and on shop floors with a clear mission in our sights: we need a real communist party in the United States that is capable of overthrowing this rotten monopoly capitalist system, which exploits and oppresses us all. We are advancing step by step, and our ranks are growing every day.
But we need to take things farther, build bigger struggles, and land bigger blows against the ruling class. In other words, if you're ready to be a fighter for real change, we need YOU.
So... what are you waiting for? Take the next step towards a bright future. Join Freedom Road today: frso.org/join
¡Construye la organización que toma en serio el socialismo! ¡Únete a la OSCL!
Leer más: frso.org/espanol/construye-l…
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La Organización Socialista Camino de la Libertad está creciendo a lo grande. Cada mes estamos desarrollando trabajo en nuevas ciudades y pueblos. Estamos ampliando nuestra actividad en los sindicatos de trabajadores; en los movimientos por la liberación nacional negra, chicana y de otras nacionalidades oprimidas; entre estudiantes, mujeres, personas LGBTQ, y en el movimiento antiguerra. Y apenas estamos comenzando.
A partir del 15 de octubre, la OSCL lanzará una campaña de un mes para reclutar 300 nuevos miembros generales. El extraordinario revolucionario chino Mao Zedong una vez dijo, “el mundo grita por que se haga algo,” y tenía razón en eso. Es muy probable que superemos esta meta.
Trump es el representante político de un sistema enfermo y moribundo y la OSCL está organizando para acabar con el capitalismo. Nosotros entendemos completamente que las palabras por sí solas no lograrán eso—este país necesita una revolución. Necesitamos unir a todos los que podemos unir para derrotar a la clase parasitaria que domina este país. Este es el proyecto al que está comprometida la OSCL. Y mientras luchamos por la revolución y el socialismo, tenemos en cuenta que nunca obtendremos lo que no estemos organizados para tomar.
Somos antiimperialistas comprometidos que orgullosamente estamos con los movimientos por la liberación nacional—desde Palestina hasta las Filipinas y los puntos intermedios.
Si eres una de las muchas personas que han estado pensando en unirse a la OSCL, ahora es el momento de hacerlo. Si ya eres miembro, invita a tus familiares, amigos y compañeros de trabajo a enlistarse en la causa del socialismo. Podemos barrer todos los obstáculos que el enemigo ponga en nuestro camino.
Ahora es el momento de dar el paso hacia un futuro brillante. Podemos crear una sociedad donde el pueblo sea lo primero. En palabras del himno obrero Solidaridad Para Siempre, “podemos hacer nacer un nuevo mundo de las cenizas del viejo”.
¡ÚNETE HOY A LA OSCL!
Carlos Montes, founding member of the Brown Berets and member of the FRSO Central Committee: To all the Chicanos out there who want to be part of the real movement for Chicano liberation and socialism, FRSO is the organization to join!
Freedom Road Socialist Organization is the only major socialist organization in the US that recognizes the reality of a Chicano nation in the Southwest, and who fights for our right to self-determination.
frso.org/join
The numbers don't lie: more people every day are getting fed up with capitalism, and they're answering the call to organize for socialism. In just over a week since the start of our Fall 2026 membership drive, we're already over a third of the way to our goal of 300 new members with 121 signups so far!
If you've been waiting for the right moment to get organized and join the struggle for a better world, there's no better time than right now. Join the organization that's serious about socialism: frso.org/join
🧵 Título IX, la opresión LGBTQ y la lucha contra la cultura de la violación - Declaración del Equipo de Trabajo por Mujeres y del Movimiento LGBTQ de la Organización Socialista Camino de la Libertad
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El Equipo de Trabajo por Mujeres y del Movimiento LGBTQ de la Organización Socialista Camino de la Libertad condena fuertemente a los 7 de Cornell y al liderazgo de la universidad y al departamento de policía responsables de proteger a los violadores involucrados desde 2024.
Este caso es solo un ejemplo de las herramientas legales y culturales profundamente arraigadas que las universidades de todo el país utilizan para proteger a los violadores. Mientras a las fraternidades, reaccionarios, racistas e intolerantes se les da una palmada en la muñeca o no se les responsabiliza, estudiantes en todo el país enfrentan la amenaza de expulsión, suspensión y otras formas de castigo simplemente por exigir una Palestina libre o por realizar una protesta en sus campus con un megáfono.
La clase dominante no está satisfecha con solo mantener el sistema actual que protege a los violadores y castiga a los revolucionarios, sino que quieren ir más allá. El gobierno de Trump ha profundizado la opresión de las mujeres y las personas LGBTQ al revertir las protecciones del Título 9. El fallo legal ahora solo se refiere al sexo biológico, lo que hace efectivamente legal discriminar contra personas por su orientación sexual e identidad de género en los campus universitarios que no tienen protecciones estatales contra estas formas de discriminación.
Los cambios al Título 9 también afectan cómo las escuelas deben responder a los reportes de conducta sexual indebida en el campus, exigiendo que las universidades realicen audiencias tipo juicio y requieran un estándar de prueba más alto para el asalto sexual y el acoso. La conducta sexual indebida ya era difícil de sancionar para los estudiantes en el campus. Este fallo hace que sobrevivientes tengan aún menos probabilidades de reportar lo que les ocurrió. En la práctica, la conducta sexual indebida y el asalto sexual son legales en la mayoría de los campus de Estados Unidos.
Los ataques al Título 9 liderados por el Partido Republicano son más que una vendetta personal. No son solo una herramienta para usar a las personas LGBTQ como chivos expiatorios en el campus. Las reversiones implementadas se están utilizando para proteger el statu quo tal como existe. El fallo hace imposible que exista una vía legal real para hacer responsables a las fraternidades, perpetuando el asalto sexual en el campus y dejando saber a los violadores que pueden cometer sus crímenes con poco o ningún castigo. Deja que las escuelas se salgan con la suya por negarse a auxiliar a las víctimas. Defiende a los estudiantes ricos y poderosos de ser acusados de violación al desmoralizar a quienes denuncian. Mantiene a los estudiantes LGBTQ en un estado de miedo y le da al liderazgo chovinista de las universidades la oportunidad de hacerles la vida un infierno en el campus.
A largo plazo, las reversiones al Título 9 y la atención creciente al caso de los 7 de Cornell significa la ruina para los multimillonarios y millonarios que presionan a los políticos y a las universidades para proteger y defender a violadores y la discriminación LGBTQ en los campus. Más personas se están dando cuenta de la corrupción e injusticia permitidas en los campus, y la lucha por el socialismo se intensificará a medida que las personas en los Estados Unidos se vean obligadas a darse cuenta de que es la única manera de poner fin a la cultura de la violación y a los ataques anti-LGBTQ en el campus y en nuestras comunidades.
¡Justicia para Jane Doe! ¡Condenen a los 7 de Cornell! ¡Acaben con los ataques de Trump al Título 9!
We're people of action, not a book club.
There is no disputing that without revolutionary theory, there can be no revolutionary movement. We take studying Marxism-Leninism and revolutionary history seriously, but the point of studying all of this is to apply it to our real world conditions.
We develop theory by summing up our practice, then apply that theory and sum our practice up again. We will never simply think and read our way to revolution, we have to be real fighters in the people's movements.
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