Max Elbaum

Uncommitted Movement

Palestine: From shifting the discourse to changing US policy

Max Elbaum — The movement opposing Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza has transformed this country’s conversation about Palestine. This achievement opens the path to forcing a change in US policy and to putting internationalism at the center of the progressive movement’s agenda.
wave in US politics

The United States presidential election after Biden’s withdrawal — The energy has changed. The underlying politics have not.

Max Elbaum — The mood among opponents of MAGA has shifted dramatically. But the electoral map hasn’t changed, and the Gaza genocide continues. What does this mean for progressives and the socialist Left?
White House

United States: MAGA authoritarian rule or Third Reconstruction?

Max Elbaum — An authoritarian bloc with a fascist core is driving for control of all branches of the federal government; the rest is detail