The Rank and File’s Paper of Record
The history of Labor Notes shows that labor’s strength — and socialists’ relevance — depend on a militant and independent rank and file.
19364 Articles by: Ryan Switzer
Ryan Switzer is a PhD candidate in sociology at Stockholm University. He researches right-wing politics in welfare states.
Warping History
Timothy Snyder’s Black Earth misuses the horrors of the Holocaust in the service of Zionist and neoconservative platitudes.
The Long Struggle of Mexican Teachers
The teachers’ protests that have erupted in Mexico are part of a century-long fight for equitable schools and genuine democracy.
The Forgotten Union
District 65 grew powerful by organizing low-wage workers that had been ignored by the traditional labor movement.
Labor Must Take on Capital
Unions must expand beyond narrow bargaining to challenge those who hold wealth and power at the highest levels.
The Establishment Foundation
The Clinton Foundation allows the Clinton family to accumulate wealth and power, all under the guise of humanitarianism.
The Murder of Michael Brown
How regional inequities and a local fiscal crisis conspired to kill Michael Brown two years ago today.
Bernie Sanders and the New Class Politics
Adolph Reed on assumptions about black voters, the legacy of the Sanders campaign, and the task ahead.
The Olympic Calamity
It might not be captured on primetime Olympic coverage, but Brazilians are welcoming the Games with mass protest.
The Forgotten Militants
Weak working class resistance is rooted in the loss of radical trade unionists.
Alton Sterling’s Right to the City
The murder of Alton Sterling attacked the idea that public space and culture should belong to those who produce them.
A Lost History
Socialists have long championed the struggles of all oppressed peoples, not just the white male factory worker.
The Last Convention
Ill fares the land in 2016 … the shame of Cleveland … America First … 9/11=Inside Job … Islamic Plots … Alex Jones … Build the Wall … Police State Vibes … Un-American Activity … Loneliness, Despair, Frustration … Meet the people ushering in the age of Trump.
The Repression Lists
For decades, the state has used lists like the no-fly list to expand its power and harass political dissidents.
How the Trumps Got Rich
The Trump fortune was built off theft — from workers, from the state, and from the commons.
When Donald Comes to Town
Donald Trump tried to transform Atlantic City into a personal cash cow — and doomed the city in the process.
Why “Twenty-First-Century Socialism” Failed
The Bolivarian Revolution improved millions of lives, but it was never able to fundamentally challenge the logic of capital.
Redeeming Australian Labor
If they’re to have any chance of reviving, Australian unions need to abandon backroom deals and activate their rank-and-file.
Winning Over Labour
NEC candidate Rhea Wolfson on how she discovered socialist politics and what it will take to change the Labour Party.
The Monetary Hawks
Federal Reserve policies did more to smash the power of American workers than Ronald Reagan’s union busting.