Guest Posts
As Europe Burns, Biden Puts Profits over the Climate
As the global working class combats the deadly climate crisis, Biden and Democrats offer little except loyalty to capital and the U.S. war machine.
David Kain
July 23, 2022
International Students in Ontario Are Fighting Wage Theft — and Winning
In Brampton, Ontario, a small team of young organizers has begun taking on the businesses that exploit them, one case at a time.
Caitlyn Clark
July 22, 2022
HarperCollins Workers Go On Strike Because “Passion Doesn’t Pay the Rent”
Yesterday, workers at the “Big Four” publisher HarperCollins went on a one-day strike, protesting the company’s refusal to agree to a fair contract.
Emily Janakiram
July 21, 2022
Comrades in Coffee Fight to Certify Union in Detroit
Comrades in Coffee, a group of striking Detroit baristas, continue their picket of Great Lakes Coffee for over 130 days as they await the result of a long, convoluted NLRB hearing.
Addy Malinowski
July 15, 2022
University of Michigan Nurses Prepare to Fight for a Fair Contract
The Michigan Nurses Association’s contract ended on June 30th. Despite being lauded as "essential workers" and "healthcare heroes" for the past two years, nurses are facing cuts that seriously impact working conditions and ethical quality of care.
Brian H. Silverstein
July 13, 2022
‘ICE is an Enemy of Reproductive Rights’: Speech by an Abortion Provider
An abortion nurse in New York City explains why ICE and anti-immigrant policies make it hard for immigrants to access abortions.
Angelique Miste Saavedra
July 5, 2022
The Fight for Abortion Under Puerto Rico’s Colonial Regime
Decisions over reproductive, LGBTQ+, and other human rights are under attack by the fundamentalist right wing in Puerto Rico. On top of that, the Fiscal Control Board increases austerity measures in health services, deepening inequity and the inaccessibility of essential rights and services.
Raura Doreste
July 5, 2022
Teachers in NYC Pay Out of Pocket for Abortion. Healthcare Must be Accessible to All
The following is a speech by a public school teacher in NYC against the overturn of Roe v. Wade and in favor of abortion rights for all.
Ali
June 28, 2022
Republicans’ Legislation Against Drag Shows Is Part of their Anti-LGBTQ+ Agenda
Right-wing reactionaries are taking aim at drag shows as part of their attack on LGBTQ+ rights. These proposed bills will undoubtedly open the floodgates for more and more explicit attacks against queer people across the country.
Sawyer Smith
June 14, 2022
We Need a Militant Mass Movement for Reproductive Rights and We Needed It Yesterday!
We need a mass movement for abortion rights.
Mary Nicole Reeves
June 10, 2022