June 17, 1953
On this day in 1953, a strike in Berlin turned into a nationwide rebellion for workers’ power in East Germany.
19523 Articles by: William G. Martin
William G. Martin teaches at SUNY-Binghamton and is co-author of After Prisons? Freedom, Decarceration, and Justice Disinvestment (2016) and a founding member of Justice and Unity for the Southern Tier; he covers local justice matters at www.justtalk.blog
The Bernie Platform
A New York Times op-ed slamming Bernie Sanders’s program misses the mark.
Resolving the Crisis
Vladimir Putin is presiding over Russia’s economic crisis with an iron fist. Can the Left present a viable challenge?
The Forgotten Coalition
African Americans were willing and able participants of the New Deal — reshaping the very meaning of American liberalism.
From Strike to Shop Floor
From resisting new management attacks to organizing wireless employees, Verizon workers still have a lot to mobilize for.
What Labor Can Learn from Bernie
It’s time to reintegrate radical ideas into the labor movement.
Inside the Green Room
White supremacists still stalk the halls of punk.
It’s Not Over
The Sanders campaign isn’t the end of the line. We can use its momentum to unite movements and build broad support.
Breaking Cleveland’s Curse
After decades of capitalist assault, Cleveland needs more than a championship. It needs a political alternative.
An Act of Hate
After yesterday’s horrific attack on the LGBT community in Orlando, we must remember there is an alternative to hate and bigotry.
State of Change
Without mass mobilization, Unidos Podemos’s electoral success won’t match up against the forces of austerity.
The Democratic Mandate That Wasn’t
The overwhelming majority of black Americans have not voted for Hillary Clinton.
The Settlement Industry
For Israeli settlements in the West Bank, exploiting Palestinian life is a billion dollar industry.
Losing Ground
Italy’s xenophobic Five Star Movement has capitalized on the Left’s weakness to emerge as the lone voice of anti-establishment voters.
Beyond the Whack-a-Mole Left
Though often condemned to the fringes of American political life, the radical left has changed the course of US history.
The Fighting Tradition
The Verizon strike recaptured some of the uncompromising militancy of the early American labor movement.
Our Struggle Too
Ireland’s revolutionary women made the fight for emancipation their own.
Cuomo’s Battle Lines
New York governor Andrew Cuomo’s war against BDS is an effort to isolate and suppress the Democratic Party’s left-wing critics.
The House That Reuther Built
Walter Reuther’s careful management of shop-floor politics shapes the UAW’s relationship to student workers today.
The People’s Diplomat
Muhammad Ali’s politics changed throughout the years, but he never apologized for his commitment to peace.