Football’s governing body, FIFA, won’t even stand up for players, referees, and fans who are being harassed by the US authorities. It’s no surprise FIFA boss Gianni Infantino has also offered his services to help whitewash Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
Juneteenth Is About Freedom
Today, as we celebrate Juneteenth, we should remember not only the struggle against chattel slavery but the struggle for radical freedom during Reconstruction — snuffed out by the reactionary forces of property and white supremacy.
Claire Valdez on Taking the Mamdani Coalition to Congress
In New York’s “Commie Corridor,” democratic socialists have built the most advanced electoral beachhead in the country. Claire Valdez’s run for Congress tests whether that power can scale nationwide.
Colombia’s Right-Wing Offensive and the Politics of Order
Far-right millionaire Abelardo de la Espriella has a narrow lead ahead of Colombia’s election runoff. Left-wing rival Iván Cepeda speaks of the outgoing government’s achievements, but rising violence has made the campaign especially volatile.
When St Louis Workers Seized Their City
At the collapse of Reconstruction, black Americans and workers of all races found themselves facing an increasingly authoritarian capitalist political order. In response, they took over St Louis.
Liberty’s Brutal Conquest
The Founders made expansion the precondition of American freedom. We must find an alternative.
Socialism cannot mean merely managing capitalism more fairly. It must point toward a society where survival is no longer contingent on the market — and where democracy extends into the economy itself.
NYC’s Democratic Primary: Socialists vs. Pro-Israel Oligarchs
New York’s Democratic primary elections have involved massive amounts of outside spending from corporate, pro-Israel interests in recent years. As socialists look to significantly expand their presence in Albany and Washington, this year is no different.
To Win, Germany’s Left Has to Keep Changing Itself
In the 2025 German election, socialist party Die Linke rallied round and defied predictions of its demise. Its membership has doubled, yet the buildup to this weekend’s party congress shows that many older cadres are stuck to the German left’s worst habits.
No Illusions and No Retreat for Union Militants at Labor Notes
Nearly 5,000 workers packed Labor Notes’ biennial conference outside Chicago last week. The mood was sober, the challenges immense, and the appetite for organizing as large as ever.
Federalism Is a Disaster for the Working Class
American federalism is often touted as a source of local democratic engagement, political innovation, and responsive public policy. But in practice, it has served as a laboratory of autocracy and inequality.
Neoliberalism didn’t win an intellectual argument — it won power. Vivek Chibber unpacks how employers and political elites in the 1970s and ’80s turned economic turmoil into an opportunity to reshape society on their terms.
Colombia in the Eye of “El Tigre”
On Sunday, Colombia will decide between the left-wing Pacto Histórico and the Donald Trump–backed far-right candidate. The country is only the latest target of the “Donroe Doctrine,” the conviction that Latin America belongs to Washington to run or ruin.
Who Counts as a Worker?
For most of the 20th century, class predicted voting behavior better than anything else. The recent process of class dealignment has proved disastrous for left politics — and to reverse it, we must have clarity on who counts as working-class.
Darializa Avila Chevalier on Running for Congress in Zohran’s NYC
Young socialist organizers are entering electoral politics out of obligation, not ambition. Darializa Avila Chevalier, running for Congress in New York’s 13th District, explains why.
We Need to Bury the “Clash of Civilizations” Theory for Good
The discredited “clash of civilizations” theory keeps bouncing back because it dresses up sordid resource wars in mock-heroic clothing. After another disastrous war informed by such fantasies, it’s time we changed the script.