Prime Pain: The Problems with For-Profit Logistics

An almost 10 year veteran of the logistics industry explains why for-profit logistics is dangerous for workers and the environment. Logistics should be under worker control, not under the control of capitalists for profit.

Pete Buttigieg: A Fresh Face for a Rotten Party

Pete Buttigieg is a child of privilege fully committed to the U.S. legacy of systemic racism and imperialism.

Berlin: Queers for Palestine at the Radical Pride Parade

“Queer liberation is anti-racist and anti-colonial.” An interview with Dr. Melanie Richter-Montpetit, one of the co-organizers of the Queers for Palestine block at the Radical Queer March on July 26 in Berlin.

“Going Postal”: Neoliberalism and Mass Shootings

Recent weeks have seen a wave of mass shootings, inspired in no small part by Trump’s racist scapegoating. Despite politicians’ attempts to blame everything from mental illness to video games, the fault ultimately lies with capitalism and its propensity towards constant violence.

Kashmir on Lockdown: India Revokes Autonomy, Occupies Region

On August 5, India’s right-nationalist BJP government scrapped Kashmir’s special status protecting their autonomy and divided it into two regions. While the government paints this as an administrative move to bring progress to the region, the state is occupying Kashmir and actively repressing its 7.5 million Muslim-majority population.

Commons of Love: The Socialist Case for Polyamory

In this guest post, Gracie Brett explains the links between capitalism and monogamy and explains the choice to be poly.

We Don’t Want Cleaner Concentration Camps!

The Democratic Party and the NGOs want to improve the conditions in the concentration camps. But we want to shut them all down. This is adapted from a speech at a protest against ICE in Aurora, Colorado on July 12.

Nine Theses on the Puerto Rican Mass Strike

A million people in Puerto Rico toppled their governor with protests and strikes. But the U.S. socialist left was underprepared to fulfill its internationalist duties. The Summer Socialist Discussion Circle (SSDC) from New Orleans presents theses for a balance sheet. 

Popular Uprising and the Fight for Independence in Puerto Rico

The massive protests that have rocked Puerto Rico are about more than Governor Rosselló. They are the product of a rising anger against decades of colonial rule and neoliberal disorder.