Workers can lead against Covid-19
In defense of life, health, and sanity
by TempestA Tempest editorial calls for more collective action in defense of our health, our lives, and our well-being over business as usual.
Commie musings from the bedside
A hospital worker’s reflections
by D.A. WoodD.A. Wood reflects on the ideology that underpins the hospital.
Twin Cities bus drivers and anti-racist action
An interview with Adam Burch
by Paul KDPaul KD interviews Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 member Adam Burch about the union and the anti-racist action it took during the uprising in Minneapolis last summer.
Zones of assault
India’s second wave
by Swati Birla & Kuver SinhaSwati Birla and Kuver Sinha explore how the Modi government in India has shaped and compounded the extreme COVID-19 crisis there to benefit capital.
The market compels it
A restaurant worker on reopening
by Natalia TylimRestaurant worker Natalia Tylim discusses the experience of restaurant reopening in New York City this winter before broad vaccine distribution.
Solidarity with the CTU!
by Tempest
Solidarity with the Chicago Teachers Union as they stand against the unsafe opening of the schools.
Working through it
Shop floor resistance during the pandemic
by TempestSix socialist organizers discuss the challenges and opportunities facing workplace organizing in the age of COVID-19.
The most important week of our profession
A roundtable interview with the Movement of Rank and File Educators
by Andy SernatingerAndy Sernatinger interviews five members of the Movement of Rank and File Educators (MORE) about fighting for safe learning conditions in New York City Schools
COVID-19 and the new normal
Are we really all in this together?
by Glenn Allen, Jessica Hansen-Weaver, and Dayna LongThe authors look at how the 1% has responded to the pandemic and argues that socialists must help shape the fight for our lives.
A new era begins?
Thoughts on perspectives
by Joe AllenChicago-based socialist and union activist, Joe Allen, assesses the current moment and the challenges and opportunities facing the Left.