Defend Walden Bello!
by Kaycee Valmonte
Information on the arrest of Philippine activist, intellectual, and politician Walden Bello and a call to build a campaign in his defense.
A breakthrough for the French left?
by Ian Birchall
Ian Birchall explains the background and looks at what may come next following the second round of France’s parliamentary elections which saw the president lose his majority, a new Left alliance becoming the second largest force, but also a worrying increase in far-right representation.
The Democracy In Action slate offers a new path for UAW Local 2110
by Willem Morris
Willem Morris assesses the importance of the Democracy In Action slate in the UAW Local 2110 elections and its endorsement by the national reform group Unite All Workers for Democracy (UAWD).
A new era of labor revolt (1966)
On the job vs. official unions
by Stan WeirIn the mid-1960s, in the midst of Black urban revolt and radicalization on campuses, the U.S. working class was supposedly bought off and inactive. Worker-revolutionary Stan Weirdisagreed. In this 1966 speech, he detailed the broad stirrings of a rank and file rebellion—a revolt with roots in unbearable workplace conditions and a deep feeling that “something’s basically wrong with American life.”
Working women in Iraq:
Forced to work without independence
by Workers Against SectarianismWorking women in Iraq and their living and working conditions have received little attention in research, media, and politics. Working-class women are often [improperly] categorized […]. In addition, the interventions … Continue Reading Working women in Iraq:
Fascism is as Canadian as the maple leaf
by Todd Gordon
Todd Gordon puts the ongoing protest known as the “Freedom Convoy”, that started in Canada’s capital city and then spread, in its historical context with that country’s other fascist and far-right movements.
Bloody Sunday
50 years of British injustice in Ireland
by Joseph HealyOn the 50th anniversary of the massacre of innocent civil rights protestors in Derry, Joseph Healy remembers 50 years of British injustice in Ireland.
Black Panther Party on the role of Black Democrats
The BPP makes the case for political independence (1968)
by Kathleen CleaverKathleen Cleaver speaks on behalf of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense in 1968.
Learning from the 1960s
From the archives of revolutionary socialism
by Mike ParkerA lightly edited reprint, from the 1998 issue of the New Socialist, of an article by Mike Parker on the lessons of the 1960s.
Khartoum State Resistance Committees Coordination
Joint statement
by TempestTempest reprints this January 17, 2022 statement of the Khartoum State Resistance Committees Coordination as an expression of our solidarity with the Sudanese revolution.