Guest Posts
International Women’s Day: Feminism and Workers’ Movements
On March 8, thousands of women around the world took to the streets and went on strike. What is International Women's Day and where did it come from?
Angela Dunne
March 9, 2017Brazilian Electronic Duo NU Launches a Call for the Rebirth of Lilith on March 8.
Guest Artists: Brazilian Electronic Duo NU Launches a Call for the Rebirth of Lilith on March 8. Check out their website here: www.nakeduniverse.net
Francesca Cricelli
March 8, 2017With Ellison Defeated, What Next for the Democratic Socialists of America?
Guest contributors Hart Eagleburger and Jack Rusk critically assess the position paper of the Left Caucus of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and the organizational dynamics and future of the DSA in the aftermath of Keith Ellison’s failed run for DNC chair.
Hart Eagleburger
March 1, 2017Disappointing Reactions to the Anti-Milo Berkeley Antifa Action
Guest contributors Hart Eagleburger and Jack Rusk argue that commentators should avoid accusing the Black Bloc of being infiltrated by the right wing or police without any evidence, regardless of how one feels about the Black Bloc
Hart Eagleburger
February 16, 2017Theory and Popularization
Socialist and communist parties have often blurred the line between theory and popularization. Marxist theory is not simply sociology -- the study of political economy or history -- but a guide for revolutionary practice.
Doug Enaa Greene
February 15, 2017What We Can Learn from MLK’s Poor People’s Campaign
Towards the end of his life and career, Dr. Martin Luther King proposed the idea of assembling a ‘multiracial army of the poor’ as part of his Poor People's Campaign. At a time when the political arena is as divisive as ever, there is much to be gained from revisiting the tenets of King's push for a 'radical restructuring of wealth and power.'
Lily Cichanowicz
February 13, 2017General Strike: How the Working Class Takes Control
Since the Women’s March brought millions into the streets the Saturday after inauguration, there has been a rising clamor on social media for a ‘general strike’ against the Trump administration.
Jack Rusk
February 9, 2017Trump Keeps Promises by Attacking the Working Class and Oppressed
Media outlets from the Washington Post to Democracy Now! have been consistently reporting on Trump and his actions against the EPA and refugees, but here’s a few issues that haven’t received as much attention.
Abby Nathanson
February 3, 2017In Support of the Anti-Milo Berkeley Antifa Action
Shutting down fascists and racists is not a conflict about free speech but the means for organizing politically.
Hart Eagleburger
February 3, 2017Free Trade Agreements and the Dynamics of Capitalism
The new Trump Administration has officially pulled out of the TPP and announced plans to renegotiate NAFTA. Are these the first signs of a reconfiguration of the neoliberal world order?
Pete Dolack
January 30, 2017