United States
Work in the Time of Coronavirus: Living on the Edge of a Cliff
For many, making a living in the United States means taking out substantial debt and working long hours at more than one precarious job. An education worker and playwright speaks out about how the coronavirus outbreak has exacerbated tensions that existed before this crisis.
Left Voice
March 21, 2020Work in the Time of Coronavirus: From Three Jobs to One, How Will I Pay the Rent?
An artist in NYC shares their story about losing their job as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Left Voice
March 20, 2020Nationalize All Healthcare Now!
Social distancing — popularized under the slogan Cancel Everything — is essential to slowing the spread of the coronavirus. But to solve the problem, we need to take private healthcare under public control, immediately. We must Nationalize Everything.
Nathaniel Flakin
March 18, 2020We Won’t Pay for This Crisis: An Emergency Program to Protect Working People
The spread of the COVID-19 virus has caused not only a world health crisis, but may also cause a deep economic depression. The fabric of society is becoming strained to the breaking point, and social, economic, and political catastrophes are already erupting in a variety of forms.
Left Voice
March 14, 2020It’s Still Their Party (and Always Will Be)
Super Tuesday showed that while Bernie Sanders is still a strong candidate for the nomination, the Democratic Party still belongs to the establishment --- and that establishment pulled off a comeback for Joe Biden. Bernie Sanders’ attempts to reform the party from the inside are miscalculated and will end with them cheating him out of the nomination.
Sybil Davis
March 4, 2020New Hampshire Primary: Sanders Squeaks by at the Battle of the Milquetoast
Without any major hiccups, the New Hampshire Primary results show Sanders in the lead with Buttigieg nipping at his heels, Biden and Warren quickly declining, and Klobuchar enjoying a surprising uptick in support. What does all this mean for the 2020 presidential race?
Sybil Davis
February 12, 2020Aggression Against Iran: The Problem Is Bigger Than Trump
#WWIII is no longer trending on Twitter. But all of the forces that brought the United States and Iran to the brink of open military conflict remain. They must be torn out at the root.
Tatum Regan
January 17, 20205 Times the U.S. Intervened in Iran
Before the recent airstrike attack on Iran, the United States had extended its imperialist arm in Iran during several key moments in history. Here is a brief review of US involvement in Iran.
Allison Noel
January 13, 2020Trade Treaty: A New Pact of Subordination of Mexico to the U.S.
The recently signed United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) reinforces the value chain in North America with even greater advantages for U.S. imperialism.
Bárbara Funes
January 3, 2020How Would Lenin Solve the Housing Crisis?
Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have both presented ambitious plans to solve the housing crisis in the U.S. They want to introduce rent controls and spend trillions on public housing. But, since they both believe in the free market, they intend to leave housing in the hands of private landlords. How would revolutionary socialists solve the housing crisis?
Nathaniel Flakin
December 2, 2019