Twenty years since 9/11
U.S. imperialism in Afghanistan and beyond
by Phil GasperOn the twentieth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Phil Gasper explains the historical relationship between U.S. imperialism and the jihadist groups in the Middle East.
DSA sliding right under Biden
Takeaways from the 2021 DSA Convention
by Haley Pessin & Andy SernatingerHaley Pessin and Andy Sernatinger analyze the 2021 DSA Convention.
From militant to Washington insider
On Richard Trumka
by Tim GouletTim Goulet discusses the life and death of AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka.
Atlanta was a watershed
Lessons for fighting anti-Asian racism
by Pranav JaniPranav Jani examines the new wave of organizing against anti-Asian racism and why the Left must deepen our understanding of its impact and origins as we strive to build solidarity.
2021 DSA Convention
Reports and Commentaries
by TempestMembers of the Tempest Collective offer running commentary and analysis, as elected delegates, on the 2021 DSA Convention.
Seattle educators endorse BDS
An interview with six SEA members
by Darrin HoopSeattle Education Association member Darrin Hoop interviews six other members of the union who organized to pass a resolution in solidarity with Palestine.
Reader’s response to the Call for the release of detainees in Cuba
Cuba and the end of third worldism?
by Richard SmithRichard Smith offers a primer on socialism from below, working class self-emancipation, and the dangers of substitute liberators.
Reimagining anti-imperialist praxis in DSA
by Promise Li
Promise Li contends that discerning between allies and enemies is no expression of chauvinism, but a marker of socialist clarity.
Escaping the Left’s electoral impasse
Ranked-choice voting and proportional representation
by Howie HawkinsHowie Hawkins argues for ranked choice voting and proportional representation as part of the fight to defend and expand democratic rights.
Socialists and the defense of voting rights
by Sudip Bhattacharya
Sudip Battacharya argues that the socialist movement must take up the defense of voting rights as a matter of principle, and part of the basic struggle for the extension of democracy.