Biden rides the brakes on labor’s upsurge
by Shamus Cooke
Shamus Cooke analyzes the response of the Biden administration to the recent upsurges in labor organizing and activism and finds reasons for concern.
The war and the future of Ukraine and the left movement
by Social Movement Ukraine
A resolution on Putin’s invasion, war, and the future of Ukraine and the left movement passed by Sotsialnyi Rukh/ Social Movement (Ukraine) at its recent September 2022 convention.
The Pink House
Jackson Women’s Health Organization and abortion justice after Roe
by Derenda HancockJackson, Mississippi abortion justice leader Derenda Hancock describes the Jackson Women’s Health Organization’s history and closure and explains why the abortion justice movement must ramp-up clinic defenses in the coming days.
Reflections on the 2020 uprising
by Mara Chinelli
Mara Chinelli looks back on the 2020 rebellion that followed the police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota and its reverberations across the country, including in New York City.
The alt-right anti-trans crusades
Gender essentialism, social reproduction, and the tasks of the Left
by Eric MaroneyEric Maroney argues that the far-right attacks on transgender people stem from profound social anxiety over the crises posed by neoliberal capitalism.
Did Lenin Сreate Ukraine?
On the Right of Nations to Self-Determination and Marxism
by Grusha GilaevaGrusha Gilaeva analyzes the positions of Marx and Lenin on the national question and explains why the Left must support the anti-colonial struggle of Ukraine.
War and resistance in Putin’s Russia
An Interview with Ilya Budraitskis
by Ashley SmithAshley Smith interviews Ilya Budraitskis on the growing political opposition to Putin’s regime following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and its recent battlefield losses.
Eric Blanc, Karl Kautsky, and the democratic road to socialism
A review of Revolutionary Social Democracy: Working-Class Politics Across the Russian Empire (1882–1917)
by John MarotJohn Marot reviews Eric Blanc’s Revolutionary Social Democracy.
Reproductive rights for all
by Anyanwu L
Anyanwu L. argues that queer and trans folks having access to safe and free reproductive healthcare is crucial to building our movements.
Solidarity with fired UPS Teamster
Reports from the front
by Thomas HummelThomas Hummel interviews UPS Teamster and socialist Ben Douglass about their firing and the campaign for reinstatement.