Graham Platner, Democratic Socialism, and Rehabilitating Imperialism
In order to maintain the capitalist-imperialist world order, imperialism’s image must first be rehabilitated. Platner’s campaign was an attempt on the part of democratic socialists to do this by masking the contradiction between imperialism and socialism.
Democratic Socialism and the Balance of Political Power
Under capitalism, the objective political conditions at any moment in time are the sum of the balance of power between the capitalist ruling class and the working class. The entire economy, and the political system from which it sprouts, is put into motion by the circulation of capital.