Seattle Educators Rally for a “Thriving Wage”

Teachers and librarians at Seattle Colleges in AFT local 1789 are fighting for a “Thriving Wage,” open negotiations, and a democratic and transparent union.

MLK Would Have Supported Striking Amazon Workers, Not an Auditorium Named After Jeff Bezos in His Library

After public backlash, Jeff Bezos withdrew his name from having an auditorium named after him at the Martin Luther King library in Washington, D.C. MLK himself would have been out on the picket lines, supporting the unionization campaigns of Amazon workers.

The Case of H. Rap Brown, U.S. Political Prisoner

Imam Jamil Abdullah al-Amin, better known as the SNCC and Black Panther Party leader H. Rap Brown, has been a political prisoner since 2002. His story is one of repressive tactics employed by the federal government to abuse and ultimately incarcerate him. We demand his release — and freedom for all political prisoners!

Killer Cop Jason Van Dyke Goes Free as Biden Increases Police Funding

The cop convicted of murdering Laquan McDonald is being released today after fewer years in prison than millions of people convicted of relatively minor crimes. Democrats in office have provided mostly false promises and dishonest excuses.

Conservatives Want to Ban All My Favorite Books

Conservatives across the country have launched an offensive against the teaching of almost any text that honestly examines or criticizes the history of racism, sexism, and gender oppression in the U.S. In this article, originally published on the Stone Soup Magazine blog, nine year old Emma Hoff defends the right for young people to read what they want and decries conservatives’ attempts to hide the truth from them.

Protestor Run Over in Tacoma During Anti-Homeless Rally

A protester in Tacoma, Washington was run over on Wednesday during an anti-homeless rally. The city and its police force will never keep unhoused or working-class people safe.

Feminists in El Paso, Texas Hold Vigil for Murdered Lesbian Couple

Last weekend, feminists in El Paso, Texas held a vigil for Yulisza Ramírez and Nohemí Medina Martínez who were murdered earlier this month. We need to build a mass movement that will mobilize for every instance of homophobic, misogynistic, and patriarchal violence.

“It Feels Like Everything in the Hospital Is Breaking Down”: Interview with a Medical Resident in the Bronx

A medical resident in the Bronx spoke with Left Voice about how the global pandemic exposed long-standing issues in the U.S. healthcare system, and why healthcare workers must support each other.

A Tale of Two Tiers: Lessons from the Kellogg Strike

Kellogg cereal workers waged one of the most important strikes of 2021, but the union bureaucracy’s declarations of victory are misleading. Not only does the new contract fail to end the two-tier wage system, it opens the door to even greater exploitation of new hires.