Feminism for the 99%: A Debate about Strategy

At the beginning of 2018, U.S. based activists and intellectuals* called for the construction of a “feminism for the 99%.” This idea, inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement of 2011, gave shape to the manifesto signed by Nancy Fraser, Cinzia Arruzza and Tithi Bhattacharya, which appeared on March 8 of this year. We publish some reflections on the new wave of feminism and the anti-capitalist perspective proposed by its authors. [1]

“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.

The Split in the CWI: Lessons for Trotskyists

The Committee for a Workers International (CWI) has split in two. Is one side adapting to identity politics and abandoning the working class? Is the other losing touch with new mass movements against oppression? 

As Israel Destroys Palestinian Neighborhood, The House Attacks BDS

On July 22, Israeli construction crews demolished homes in East Jerusalem, claiming they were too close to the border with the West Bank. Two days later, the Democratic Party-controlled House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan resolution that attempts to lay groundwork for the criminalization of the BDS movement.

ICE Arrests 680 Immigrants: Release the Detainees, Close the Camps.

After yesterday's immigration raids in Mississippi, it is more important than ever that working people mobilize to release the detained immigrants, shut down the concentration camps and open the borders.

Right-Wing Mass Shootings Are a Product of Imperialism

Dozens are dead in El Paso, Dayton, and Gilroy. The primary cause of this violence is not mental illness. This is about toxic masculinity and white supremacist terrorism—and a President who actively promotes it.

Five DSA Convention Resolutions that Socialists Should Support

The DSA convention is this weekend. Here are 5 resolutions that socialists should support.

Reform or Revolution, 2019 Edition

The old debate between Luxemburg and Bernstein is back: reform or revolution? But now it is Chris Maisano from the DSA and Jacobin defending electoral politics, while Tim Horras of the Philly Socialists argues for revolution and “base building.” Here, Juan Cruz Ferre of Left Voice explains why we need a revolutionary workers’ party.

Donald Trump, We Won’t Go Back Where We Came From

Trump is trying to terrorize immigrants with ICE raids and concentration camps. He says we should go home. But we have always been here and are here to stay.

Was the New Deal Racist?

The New Deal has been historically recognized as having a built-in anti-black bias. Jacobin magazine is trying to whitewash it.