Fighting for trans and queer liberation
Responding to the backlash
by TempestA transcript from the Tempest Collective sponsored panel on April 24, 2022.
Rally in defense of abortion and bodily autonomy
Reports from the front
by Paul FleckensteinSome 150 people rallied in Burlington, Vermont on the evening of May 3, 2002, at the Federal Building. The event was called by Planned Parenthood. The first speakers were Vermont … Continue Reading Rally in defense of abortion and bodily autonomy
The tragedy of Puerto Rico
Lenin, four times
by Rafael BernabeRafael Bernabe situates the political challenges facing Puerto Rico and, through the lens of Lenin in 1905, calls for a more explicit focus on capitalism as the problem, and the need to “organize pessimism” to retrieve the kernel of hope necessary for the fights ahead.
Oakland teachers and ILWU strike against racism and gentrification
Reports from the front
by Bill BalderstonBill Balderston reports of labor actions in the East Bay, directed against school closures and gentrification. A show of solidarity in common struggles against gentrification and racism in Oakland.
What are the origins of May Day?
by Rosa Luxemburg
Rosa Luxemburg on the origins of May Day as International Workers Day.
The Teamsters: A new era?
by Joe Allen
Joe Allen examines the expectation and challenges facing the new leadership of the Teamsters.
Remembering an icon of the resistance to settler colonialism
A review of David Correia’s An Enemy Such as This
by Brian WardBrian Ward reviews David Correia’s new book on Larry Casuse and the struggle for Native liberation.
Get your nationalism out of our sports!
by Thomas Hummel
Thomas Hummel reflects on the strategic use of nationalism in sports to support the interests of the ruling class and U.S. imperialism.
From Managed Democracy to Fascism
Putin’s Imposition of Obedience and Order on Russian Society
by Ilya BudraitskisIn the aftermath of its invasion of Ukraine, Ilya Budraitskis describes Russia as evolving to a new form of fascism.
Was holding the line enough for MFT?
Letter from a Minneapolis educator-activist
by Dan TroccoliIn March—less than two years after outbreak of massive protests following the police murder of George Floyd—Minneapolis teachers and educational support professionals went on strike. After two weeks out, they’d won some gains, including on racial justice demands. Educator-activist Dan Troccoli explains how they did it and how far there is to go.