International Dockworkers Council Threatens Boycott of Chilean Cargo

The IDC warns the President of Chile that: “We are on alert and ready to block cargo from Chile in other ports around the world.” This is part of a decades-long tradition of working-class internationalism by dockers and longshore workers.

Chilean Dockers Call for General Strike

In the face of an ongoing state of emergency imposed by right-wing Chilean President Sebastián Piñera, members of the Dockworkers’ Union of Chile (UPC – Unión Portuaria De Chile) have not only begun to take strike action across the nation’s ports, but have also called on all workers to launch a nationwide general strike.

First as Farce, then as Tragedy

Joker is not just a supervillain origin story. It is also an anticipation of fascism. (Note: This article contains spoilers).

As Climate Activists March, Water Protectors Are Locked Up

Millions of people throughout the world are mobilizing to confront climate change, but Red Fawn Fallis is set to spend nearly five years in jail after defending Standing Rock. As thousands of climate activists from indigenous communities and the Global South are being killed and imprisoned, the struggle for climate justice must include decolonization and anti-imperialism.

Elizabeth Warren: The Polite Protest of the Middle Class

Elizabeth Warren has taken a progressive stance on many issues, from Medicare for All to racial justice and gender oppression. But on closer inspection, Warren’s “plans” are little more than half measures underpinned by a blind trust in capitalism’s capacity to resolve its own problems.

What’s Behind the “Straight Pride Parade” Courtroom Shenanigans in Boston?

Dozens of counter-protesters were arrested at the "straight pride parade." What happened in the courts afterward?

“Looking for a Fight”: Police Escalate Violence Against Counter-Protesters at Boston’s “Straight Pride”

On August 31, protesters turned out in hundreds to stand up against the homophobic, xenophobic “straight pride parade” in Boston. The state deployed police forces from across Massachusetts to protect the fascist march and violently repress counter-protesters. A participant in the confrontation recounts the events and explains why the left needs its own bodies of self-defense to combat the right and the state.

Why Business Unionists Don’t Support Medicare for All

Major business unions are revealing their real motives by either being against Medicare for All plans or supporting health care plans that still enable private insurers. These stances promote the preservation of the unions themselves, to the detriment of the working class as a whole. Workers must organize against their union bureaucracies and force their unions to adopt more democratic processes.

Brazilian Police Attempt to Confiscate Book Due to “Homosexual Content”

Rio de Janeiro's police were sent to a book fair to confiscate a book due to homosexual content- a kiss between two characters.