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Who Won the NY Democratic Party Primary?
Thursday's New York Democratic Party primary ended with big wins for the establishment. However, democratic socialist Julia Salazar also won her state senate race. What does this mean for socialists?
Tatiana Cozzarelli
September 19, 2018Hotel Struggles Across the Nation
With the eruption of strike action by Chicago hotel workers, hotel worker William Lewis argues that the unions have the power to organize the unorganized, spread the strike nationally -- and win.
Ioan Georg
September 17, 2018[VIDEO] Stamford: Workers at Hilton Picket for a Contract
For months the workers of the Hilton Stamford have been battling it out for a good contract. They won recognition for their union 110 votes to five in December of 2017. Since then they have been strengthening their organization internally while mobilizing for fights outside their hotel.
Left Voice
September 16, 2018Keep Fred on the Ballot! Protest Exclusionary Vote Tampering in Connecticut
Socialist Action (SA) Senatorial candidate, Fred Linck, faces the threat of bureaucratic exclusion from the upcoming November election.
Thaddeus Greene
September 15, 2018Workers at Hilton Stamford Picket for a Contract and against Retaliatory Firing
For months the workers of the Hilton Stamford have been battling it out for a good contract. They won recognition for their union 110 votes to five in December of 2017. Since then they have been strengthening their organization internally while mobilizing for fights outside their hotel.
Ioan Georg
September 10, 2018On Spike Lee’s Silence
In his new film “BlacKkKlansman,” Spike Lee uses footage from last year’s deadly Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville. But the film says nothing about how the police watched white supremacists to attack counter-protestors. Who is Lee protecting?
Zack Haber
September 8, 2018The End of NAFTA?
This past month, representatives of the U.S. and Mexican governments held bilateral talks to reach a new trade agreement which would replace NAFTA. Does this mean the end of NAFTA?
Bárbara Funes
September 5, 2018Nike is Not the Uniform of the Resistance
Colin Kaepernick's Nike ad campaign has launched a racist boycott, with bigots burning Nike products- equating the brand with a movement against police violence and for Black Lives. But is Nike the uniform of the resistance?
Tatiana Cozzarelli
September 5, 2018The Case of Mollie Tibbetts: Resisting Racist and Xenophobic Narratives of Violence Against Women
The tragic murder of Mollie Tibbetts is being used by Trump to bolster his xenophobic policies. It is essential to have an anti-racist perspective to combat violence against women, which is an individual as well as systemic problem.
Charlotte Richardson-Deppe
August 31, 2018Modern-Day Slaves: Inmates Fight California’s Wildfires for $1 an Hour
Under the guise of rehabilitation and training programs, the state of California coerces inmates into risking their lives for a meager compensation.
Marisela Trevin
August 28, 2018