“Democrats: The Rise and Fall of the Conglomerate Party of the Center.” New Politics journal. Winter 2026. Article by Kim Moody. (Details the persistent domination of the Democratic Party by pro-corporate forces.)
“A Sobering but Hopeful Take on Mamdani’s Election.” New Politics journal. Winter 2026. Article by Howie Hawkins. (A useful analysis of the lessons of Zohran Mamdani’s NYC mayoral election for independent progressive politics.)
The Blue Road to Trump Hell: How Corporate Democrats Paved the Way for Autocracy. Free 2025 e-book by Norman Solomon with cartoons by Michael Wuerker. (Highlights the role of the centrist Democratic Party in creating and sustaining the Trump nightmare.)
“Democrats’ Rust Belt Struggles and the Promise of Independent Politics.” Center for Working Class Politics and Jacobin. September 2025. (Critical public opinion study that highlights widespread support in the US Midwest for an pro-working class electoral force independent of the two major parties.)
“Working Class Social and Economic Attitudes.” Center for Working Class Politics and Jacobin. July 2025. (Illuminating public opinion report that finds the U.S. working class clearly leans progressive on economic issues while also not being so conservative on cultural issues.)
“Bernie Groups Break Free of Dems: New Party Rising?” Nation of Change. July 29, 2020. Article by Jonathan H. Martin. (A proposal about how Dem-exiting progressive groups can build a new party most effectively.)
“Toward a Viable Progressive Third Party in 2020 and Beyond,” Sociological Forum, April 2020. Article by Jonathan H. Martin. (A reflection on important trends in left third party building.)
Empowering Progressive Third Parties in the United States, Routledge: 2016. Anthology by Jonathan H. Martin et al. (A collection of writings on how left third parties have been and can be electorally successful.)
“The 2016 Election and the Emergence of Third Parties.” Presented at the “State of the Parties: 2016 & Beyond” conference at the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics, University of Akron, Akron, OH, November 10, 2017. Paper by Bernard Tamas. (A discussion of factors fueling third party growth today.)
“The Case for an Independent Left Party: From the Bottom up.” International Socialist Review. #107, Winter 2017-2018. Article by Howie Hawkins. (A vision of what it takes to build a successful left third party.)
“Green-Rainbow Party Candidate Recruitment Manual.” 2015. Manual by the Green Party of the United States and members of the Massachusetts GRP Candidate Development and Legal Committee. (A revised guide to recruiting viable candidates. It could be broadly useful for left third party building, even though it is unclear whether the Green Party itself has used it much.)