Communities not cages
Romulus, MI day of action to stop warehouse detention
by Christopher OliphantChristopher Oliphant reports on April events resisting the spread of ICE’s capacity to detain immigrants in Michigan.
Mayor Mamdani’s program in peril?
The missing strategy for struggle
by Mel BienenfeldMel Bienenfeld evaluates the first 100+ days of Mayor Zohran Mamdani and argues that a strategy, different than the Mayor’s and based on actively building strong and independent institutions of political resistance, will be necessary both to win the promised reforms and take forward any socialist vision worthy of its name.
Kids Over Corporations
North Carolina Teachers Mobilize for May Day
by Anderson Bean and Carla HarrisAmid worsening conditions in North Carolina’s public schools, teacher and organizer Carla Harris discusses the May Day “Kids Over Corporations” action, the broader crisis facing educators and school workers, and efforts to build collective power across the state in this interview with Anderson Bean.
Iran’s “bleak scenario”
Why the fall of the regime could produce something worse
by Nasser AsgaryThe brutal Islamic Republic has been prone to recurring—and growing—crisis, even before the current U.S./Israeli assault, writes Nasser Asgary. The regime’s fall could give rise, at least for some time, to something worse.
The cause of labor is the hope of the world
Building working-class resistance against authoritarianism and war
by Tempest National CommitteeThe working class has a unique power in struggles against oppression, exploitation, and war—the power to strike. May Day is a time to test and build that power, writes the Tempest National Committee.
The Tribune gets it wrong on the CTU
by brian bean
brian bean challenges a hit piece against the Chicago Teachers Union in the Chicago Tribune and argues for an expansive view of education for social justice. He urges participation in the day of action in Chicago (and around the world) on May 1.
Searching for international solidarity
A Filipino Maoist’s memoir
by Alex de JongAlex de Jong reviews the memoir of Eddie L. Quitoriano, a Filipino revolutionary and member of the “General Command” of the Maoist Communist Party of the Philippines in the 1980s and 1990s.
Dismissing China’s repression in Xinjiang
A reply to Vijay Prashad and Tings Chak
by David BrophyVijay Prashad and Tings Chak recently defended China’s policy toward ethnic Uyghurs in Xinjiang. David Brophy exposes the weakness of their case.
ICE and the Police State
An interview with Alec Karakatsanis and brian bean
by Alec Karakatsanis and brian beanTempest interviews Alec Karakatsanis and brian bean about ICE, the police state, and the tasks for abolitionists today.
U.S. Labor’s long history of Zionism
A review of Jeff Schuhrke’s No Neutrals There: U.S. Labor, Zionism, and the Struggle for Palestine
by Paul FleckensteinPaul Fleckenstein reviews No Neutrals There: U.S. Labor, Zionism, and the Struggle for Palestine, documenting U.S. Labor’s historical complicity in Zionist settler colonialism and outlining opportunities for labor in the United States to move toward advancing, rather than suppressing, Palestinian liberation.