Implications of a second Trump term for working class and oppressed people

by Abayomi Azikiwe, Black Agenda Report Irrespective of the rhetoric that characterized the campaign, the world’s majority will continue to be compelled to struggle against imperialist exploitation and oppression. There are numerous arguments being advanced as to the reasons behind the outcomes of the Nov. 5 presidential and congressional elections which resulted in the declaration of former President Donald Trump as the winner of the race for the White House. Republicans retook control of the Senate while the final composition of the House of Representatives remains to be determined. Among some of the leading Democratic Party officials and pundits, there have been sharp disagreements over why the campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz did not prevail in the attempt to defeat Trump in what would have been his final attempt at occupying the Oval Office. Some officials such as former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi have blamed incumbent President Joe Biden for not exiting the race earlier and allowing for a primary contest that could have determined his successor over a period of several months. Vermont Senator and former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders accused the Harris-Walz ticket of not placing enough emphasis on the...