Comrade Leo Bernard, 1939-1966
by Hank Kennedy
The Left was on the rise—and under threat—in the mid-1960s. Hank Kennedy tells the story of a hometown comrade who was a target of anti-communist violence.
Taiwan and the logic(s) of imperialism
On the visits of Nancy Pelosi et al.
by Charlie HoreCharlie Hore looks at the background to Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan—which has further raised tensions between the United States and China—and asks what the U.S. expected to get out of it.
Why we are going to Socialism 2022! (Part II)
by Tempest
Three more comrades from the Tempest Collective – Kristen Godfrey, Luis Meiners, Hector Agredano Rivera – offer their reminiscences of the annual Socialism Conference and motivations for everyone to attend this year’s event over Labor Day, September 2-5, 2022.
Rail workers may strike next month
Interview with Railroad Workers United co-chair
by Paul KDFederal mediators will soon release their recommendation to resolve contract talks between the United Rail Unions and the bosses. Paul KD spoke to Ross Grooters, co-chair of Railway Workers United—who says a national freight rail strike is possible in September.
Taiwan: Caught Between Rival Superpowers
An Interview with Brian Hioe and Wen Liu
by TempestTempest interviews Brian Hioe and Wen Liu, two prominent commentators on Taiwanese politics and editors of New Bloom Magazine, about Nancy Pelosi’s recent visit and the geopolitical battle between the U.S. and China over the island.
Why the hell not
A review of Homestead Steel Mill: The Final Ten Years
by Gary HollowayGary Holloway reviews Mike Stout’s 2020 memoir Homestead Steel Mill: The Final Ten Years.
Unleashing the fight for reproductive justice
by Ashley Smith
Ashley Smith urges those in the fight for abortion justice to build mass opposition to the abortion ban instead of looking to the Democratic party, elections, or liberal feminist organizations.
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.
The rise and fall of progressivism in Latin America
Review of The Impasse of the Latin American Left
by Anderson BeanAnderson Bean reviews The Impasse of the Latin American Left, a new book by Frank Gaudichaud, Massimo Modones, and Jeffery R. Webber on the experience of the Latin American Left, over the last couple of decades, in and out of power.
Sri Lanka’s democratic revolution
The latest episode in a decades-long drama
by Rohini HensmanMonths of protests brought down Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa last month. Scholar-activist Rohini Hensman situates this victory as one step in a protracted struggle for democracy in Sri Lanka.