Sam Lewis is a union organizer and member of Democratic Socialists of America. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Luke Elliott-Negri holds a leadership position in the Professional Staff Congress, AFT Local 2334. He is a PhD student at the CUNY Graduate Center, where he studies political parties and social movements. Luke sits on the New York State Committee of the Working Families Party and is a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.

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If the Left Wants to Win Elections, It Should Heed the Lessons of This Progressive Third Party
Left groups engaging in electoral politics today can learn from the trials, errors and successes of the Working Families Party.
Sam Lewis and Luke Elliott-Negri
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