The Revolutionary Development of Global Marxism
A review of Fadaee and Anderson on Colonialism and Revolutionary Politics
by Paul Le BlancPaul Le Blanc reviews books on global Marxism by Simin Fadaee and Kevin Anderson.
Creations of the Third World
A response to Vivek Chibber
by Sarang NarasimhaiahWhat’s the connection between capitalism and plunder? Sarang Narasimhaiah replies to Vivek Chibber.
UAW Local 2325 commits to a strike vote to fight ICE
What can other locals do?
by Navruz Baum and Andrew BergmanNavruz Baum and Andrew Bergman detail how UAWD members in Local 2325 have organized for a strike authorization vote to prepare for mass, democratic labor action against ICE.
Trump’s mounting threats against Cuba
An interview with Samuel Farber
by Samuel FarberSamuel Farber discusses the escalating threats against Cuba from the Trump administration, building on a recent essay on the crisis in Against the Current.
Mexican union wins bid to represent truck drivers
by Avery Wear and Jesus Iturbero
Avery Wear interviews leader about Mexican union win.
The January 30 general strike: A success even if it wasn’t a strike
by Frances Bolger
When mass outrage broke out against ICE repression in January, Somali students in Minneapolis called for nationwide walkouts on January 30. Whether the result was a strike or not, says Frances Bolger, this well-timed call gave students and others around the country a chance to make important strides in self-organization.
In the time of predators
The stakes of Trump’s imperialist intervention in Venezuela
by Franck Gaudichaud, Antoine Larrache, and Héctor RiveraIn this interview translated by Hector Rivera, Antoine Larrache asks Franck Gaudichaud about his analysis of events in Venezuela and Latin America.
Public education under attack
Conversations with teachers on the front lines
by Danielle BullockNYC public school teacher Danielle Bullock discusses the “shock and awe” school reform of the Trump era with teachers from Oklahoma, Kansas, Florida, and Iowa.
Iran’s liberators and their ledger books
The rhetoric of freedom and the oldest swindle in the imperial playbook
by Sirantos FotopoulosSirantos Fotopoulos picks apart the reasons for the assault on Iran.
The Kurds and the Syrian revolutionary process
The new regime, Arab chauvinism, and the struggle ahead
by Joseph DaherJoseph Daher writes about the evolution of Kurdish politics after the fall of the Assad regime in Syria and argues that the liberation of oppressed Kurds and the emancipation of the region’s popular classes as a whole are bound together.