Want to defeat Trump? Support unions | Eric Blanc

Organized labor could be Trump's kryptonite

Can anybody stop Trumpism? Progressives are understandably worried. Though federal judges may temporarily pause some of the new administration's most brazenly illegal executive orders, a hyper-conservative supreme court lies waiting in the wings. And looking ahead to 2028, it's hard to feel hopeful about defeating Maga given that the Democratic party continues to hemorrhage working-class voters.

But there's no need to despair. A powerful force in our society has the legitimacy, resources and leverage to turn things around: organized labor. Unions can beat back Donald Trump's attacks, expose his sham populism, and - by uniting workers around their shared economic interests - help isolate his xenophobic scapegoating.