‘The key is the organization of the supply-chains for fast food and the new retail stores’

Charlie Post is a Professor at City University of New York and a socialist activist. He is the author of the book American Road to Capitalism. In this interview originally published in Esquerda Diario, he talks about the concept of Precariat, the novel ways of workplace organizing and the challenges for the Left.

Left Voice: Soon!

The Left Voice is a newly launched project aimed at bringing you daily news, analysis and opinion from a socialist left perspective. The Left Voice is part of the La Izquierda Diario news network, which has editions in Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, France, and Chile.

Puerto Rico’s Debt and Reform

Puerto Rico, the unincorporated U.S. territory, declares itself bankrupt and claims that the public debt is unpayable. The government of García Padilla, Puerto Rico's President, says that Puerto Rico is in 72 million dollars of debt.

What the Fourth of July Means to a (Wage) Slave

Today we aren’t slaves but we still aren’t free. Oppression still remains daily reality.

Cuba-US relations: Embassies, Flags and Big Business

Cuba and the US agreed on the formal restoration of full diplomatic relations and also announced the reopening of embassies in both countries at the end of the month.

New York Nurses’ Union Settlement Deters Strike

The New York State Nurses’ Association (NYSNA) has shaken hands temporarily with the NYC Hospital Alliance, curtailing a city-wide strike authorized almost a month ago by union members. The Hospital Alliance runs four of New York City’s largest privately-run hospitals, including Montefiore Medical Center, St. Luke’s, Mount Sinai, and New York-Presbyterian, employing upwards of 8,500 nurses.

Donald Trump: the wall of racial hatred

Like a bad imitation of Pinky and the Brain, who every night says "Let's try to take over the world", Trump announced he is seeking the Republican party's nomination for the upcoming presidential race.

The Charleston Massacre and the Uses of White Supremacy

The cold-blooded murder of nine black women and men in a Charleston church by the white supremacist Dylann Roof was one of the most horrific single acts of racist violence carried out in the U.S. in the past century.

Activism in Baltimore in conversation with MadyGraf Workers

The workers of the MadyGraf factory recently gave a live video presentation for the public at Red Emma’s Coffee Shop. During the event, a fruitful exchange took place between the Buenos Aires-based workers and the Baltimore audience.