Samuel Karlin
Samuel Karlin is a socialist with a background in journalism. He mainly writes for Left Voice about U.S. imperialism and international class struggle.
U.S. Imperialism is Pushing Tensions in the Middle East to a Boiling Point
U.S. Imperialism's support for Israel is driving the tensions behind Iran's attack and the escalations in the Middle East. It is all the more urgent for the working class to unite with the movement for Palestine against imperialism and chart a way out of the crisis in the region.
Samuel Karlin
April 15, 2024Liberal Towns in New Jersey Are Increasing Attacks on Pro-Palestine Activists
A group of neighbors in South Orange and Maplewood have become a reference point for pro-Palestine organizing in New Jersey suburbs. Now these liberal towns are upping repression against the local activists.
Samuel Karlin
April 12, 2024Pro-Palestine Activists in France Get Summons from Anti-Terrorist Police
As part of a repressive campaign against the movement for Palestine in France activists have gotten summons from “anti-terrorist” police. The movement for Palestine in the United States must oppose all repression of our movement here and in Europe.
Samuel Karlin
April 9, 2024New Jersey Democrats Attack the Public’s Right to Government Records
The New Jersey state assembly, led by the Democratic Party, just tried to fast-track a bill that would have gutted the Open Public Records Act. This is a reminder that their party is an obstacle, not an ally, in the fight to preserve democracy.
Samuel Karlin
March 15, 2024No More Aaron Bushnells
Aaron Bushnell was a victim of the U.S. military and a world where it's normal for people to burn. He should inspire a massive movement for a world without despair.
Samuel Karlin
March 3, 2024The U.S. is Putting Journalism on Trial: Interview with Kevin Gosztola
Left Voice spoke with journalist Kevin Gosztola about the political nature behind the trial of Julian Assange, the threat that extradition poses to international press freedom, and how the Biden administration has advanced other attacks on press freedom.
Samuel Karlin
February 28, 2024The United States Is Trapped in the Middle East
As a result of Israel’s offensive on Gaza, the United States is again becoming deeply entrenched in the Middle East. This is a humiliating blow to President Biden, who promised to reassert U.S. imperialism by moving away from direct involvement in the region.
Samuel Karlin
February 22, 2024Defying Repression: Socialist Electeds in Argentina Show Us What Revolutionary Parliamentarism Looks Like
Workers in Argentina are defying police repression and fighting back against the far-right government’s shock therapy. Trotskyist members of congress are not just protesting inside the chamber — they are on the front lines of the demonstrations, getting pepper sprayed and shot with rubber bullets.
Samuel Karlin
February 9, 2024“What Happened to the Nazis is What’s Gonna Happen to You”: Argentina’s Left and Workers Are Showing Us How to Fight the Far Right
As Argentina’s Congress debates an anti-worker omnibus bill put forward by the far-right president, leftist organizations and workers resisted police repression outside the National Congress building. We’re watching in real time how a revolutionary Left can fight the Far Right and a complicit center-left.
Samuel Karlin
January 31, 2024Six Ideas to Advance the Movement for Palestine
Nearly four months into Israel’s genocide in Gaza, what will it take for the movement to continue forward and impose its demands?
Samuel Karlin
January 28, 2024Capitalist Disagreements Over Immigration Erupt in Eagle Pass, Texas
A dispute over federal immigration policy has erupted, with 26 governors openly challenging the Supreme Court. This is part of a broader crisis of stability for the U.S. state and shows the power of the Far Right.
Samuel Karlin
January 26, 2024Solidarity with Argentinian Workers from the Heart of Imperialism
With over a million workers in Argentina on strike against the far-right, Zionist president, Left Voice, other socialist and left organizations, and groups leading the movement for Palestine rallied in New York City as part of international solidarity actions.
Samuel Karlin
January 24, 2024“Whatever they label us, we know what we’re fighting for”: Interview with a Palestinian organizer in New Jersey
In this interview a Palestinian student and community organizer discusses the repression and solidarity they’ve experienced building the movement for Palestine in North Jersey.
Samuel Karlin
January 22, 2024The World Kissinger Built Must Die Too
Henry Kissinger died at 100 years old. But his legacy remains in the brutal world system he built and the future generations of imperialist ghouls he inspired. They all must go.
Samuel Karlin
November 30, 2023A Pause in Genocide Is Not Enough: Jewish Voice for Peace Shuts Down the Manhattan Bridge
Amid a pause in Israel’s offensive on Gaza, Jewish Voice for Peace is showing that the movement for Palestine will continue. Civil disobedience must lead to broad protests which bring all sectors of the movement together.
Samuel Karlin
November 26, 2023Democrats Sent Police to Attack a Jewish-Led Protest for Palestine
Harrowing videos have emerged of Washington, DC cops brutalizing a peaceful, Jewish-led protest outside of the DNC headquarters. This speaks volumes about what the Democrats mean when they claim to oppose “antisemitism.”
Samuel Karlin
November 16, 2023NYC School Walkouts Show How Students Are Leading the Movement for Palestine
Students led hundreds of school walkouts in NYC converging into a rally in Bryant Park which was attended by thousands of pro-Palestine activists. These walkouts show the importance of young activists leading an anti-imperialist movement and the need for workers to join in solidarity.
Samuel Karlin
November 9, 2023The Bipartisan War on Migrants: Interview with Todd Miller
Investigative journalist and border policy expert Todd Miller spoke with Left Voice about bipartisan support for border militarization and its place in the larger framework of U.S. imperialism.
Samuel Karlin
November 9, 2023Tens of Thousands Flood Washington DC to Support Palestine
Perhaps the largest pro-Palestinian protest in U.S history, today’s rally is a sign that the movement for the liberation of the Palestinian people is rapidly growing.
Samuel Karlin
November 4, 2023Let This Be an End to the Lie that Anti-Zionism is Antisemitism
Anti-Zionist Jews in the U.S. held a historic action, while Israel launched one of its worst rounds of bombing in their name. The largest act of civil disobedience in NYC in two decades should moralize us all to keep fighting against the war on Gaza and clarify once and for all that fighting Zionism is not antisemitic.
Samuel Karlin
October 28, 2023While the Middle East is a Powder Keg, Republicans Push for Escalation with Iran
Conservatives are using the crisis in the Middle East to push for the United States to pursue more aggressive policies towards Iran.
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October 24, 2023Echoes of the War on Terror: U.S. State and Media Go on the Offensive Against Pro-Palestinian Protesters
The U.S. government, mainstream media, and several Zionist organizations are waging an strong attack on the basic democratic right of people to support Palestine. The movement must support one another against these attacks, and everyone must defend the right to free speech.
Samuel Karlin
October 14, 2023Israel is Waging a Siege On Gaza and a Propaganda War to Justify It
Israel has launched an unprecedented siege on Gaza. As the Zionist state and imperialist countries try to legitimize this violence and suppress Palestinian people, it is essential that we take to the streets in solidarity with Gaza.
Samuel Karlin
October 11, 2023Joe Biden Is Building Trump’s Border Wall
The limits of voting for the “lesser-evil” Democrats don’t get any clearer than this.
Samuel Karlin
October 7, 2023Far Right Imposed Shutdown Represents Deeper Crises Only Workers Can Resolve
The United States is on the verge of a government shutdown. The fact that a minority far right in Congress has forced this, largely over disagreements with military spending, shows that the U.S. regime is in a historic crisis. Now more than ever, workers must intervene for their own interests.
Samuel Karlin
September 29, 2023Biden Just Helped Overrule an ICE Detention Ban in New Jersey
Immigrant rights activists in New Jersey are continuing a fight to shut down our state’s last remaining ICE detention center. If we win, it will be an example for the immigrant rights movement across the country.
Samuel Karlin
August 30, 2023Biden’s Iran Policies Are a Pitch that He’s Imperialism’s Best Bet
Biden is simultaneously advancing negotiations with Iran and deploying thousands of U.S. troops to the Persian Gulf. Behind both moves are pressures on Biden to contain Iran and demonstrate that he’s U.S. imperialism’s best bet against China’s advance in the Middle East.
Samuel Karlin
August 23, 2023What Is the Role of a “Green Card Soldier”? Interview with Sofya Aptekar
While both capitalist parties fight over diversity in the military, Sofya Aptekar’s new book, Green Card Soldier, looks at the experiences of immigrant soldiers in the U.S. military and how oppressed communities are used by the military to legitimize and expand empire.
Samuel Karlin
August 22, 2023Russia’s Withdrawal from UN Grain Deal Once Again Expands Reach of War in Ukraine
The UN-brokered grain deal has largely kept the consequences of the war in Ukraine confined to Eastern Europe. Russia’s withdrawal from the deal is a reminder that capitalist competition poses great risks for the international working class.
Samuel Karlin
July 28, 2023After a Day of National Mobilizations, What Will It Take to Defeat the Coup in Peru?
On July 19, people across Peru expressed their continued desire to fight the coup regime of Dina Boluarte. For the class struggle to develop, it is essential that leadership unite the different sectors in struggle against the weak regime, the capitalist institutions, and imperialism, which brought about this crisis.
Samuel Karlin
July 21, 2023