How Federal Workers Could Fight the Shutdown
Federal workers have dealt with low pay, degraded working conditions, and repeated employer lockouts. If they want to improve their conditions, they’ll have to organize.
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Medicare for All Is a Reproductive Rights Issue
Feminists have been pushing for years to repeal the Hyde Amendment. But we should think even bigger: Medicare for All.
West Virginia Teachers Look to Strike Again
Republican legislators are trying to crush the teachers' insurgency where it began — West Virginia. But the state's teachers are preparing to strike again to stop them.
Cory Booker Hates Public Schools
There are many good reasons to oppose Cory Booker’s bid for the presidency. One of the main ones is his long-standing drive to destroy public education.
Billionaires vs. LA Schools
The Los Angeles teachers' strike isn't all about wages. At its core, the strike is a fight against a hostile takeover of public schools by the superrich.
Ukraine on the Brink
Ukraine's politics are dominated by oligarchs. Its streets are more and more run by the far right.
The Strike as the Ultimate Structure Test
To build a more confident, fighting, politically educated working class, no task is more pressing right now than building for successful strikes.
The Schism Is Finally Here
Pushed by leftist activists and legislators like Rashida Tlaib, the Democratic Party is finally having it over Israel. It's a long-overdue step toward shifting US foreign policy and challenging Israel's occupation.
The “Affordability” Hustle
Mainstream Democrats love to talk about making things like health care and education more affordable. They should be talking about making them free.
AOC’s 70% Tax Plan Is Just the Beginning
Tax-the-rich plans like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's 70 percent proposal aren't just politically popular — they're morally necessary.
Never Trust a Billionaire’s Antiracism
The Los Angeles strike wasn’t just a teachers’ victory. It was also a tale of two competing antiracist visions — one upheld by privatizing billionaires and another pushed by working people.
“This Campaign Is Literally Making Socialists”
Ugo Okere is a 22-year-old Nigerian immigrant and democratic socialist running for Chicago City Council. In an interview, he describes his history as an activist, the smears he's faced from the incumbent, and why democratic socialism “is about democratic control of every single facet of our life.”
Denver Teachers Strike Back
A public education strike wave continues to sweep the country. Today, it’s the turn of Denver teachers to fight back against the privatizers.
Oakland Teachers Are Striking Against Billionaire Privatizers
Oakland teachers are on strike today to defeat plans by the superrich to take over and dismantle their public schools.
What a Teachers Movement Can Look Like
By following the example of Los Angeles teachers in their recent victorious strike, teachers around the country can roll back free-market education reform.
Black Political Life and the Blue Lives Matter Presidency
To meaningfully confront mass incarceration and police violence, the Left must move past race reductionism by recognizing the complexities of black political life.
The Corporate Media Is Using Coal Miners
The corporate media only pays attention to coal miners when they can be used to attack the Green New Deal. When coal miners are fighting for the pensions they deserve, the media is nowhere to be found.
Biden’s Medicare Lie
In his fight against Medicare for All, Joe Biden has taken up one of the oldest Republican scaremongering tactics: telling seniors universal coverage will threaten Medicare.
A Good Night for Chicago Socialists
Chicago has long been dominated by a powerful Democratic machine and decades of austerity and gentrification. But the city’s left won victories across the board in Tuesday's elections.
Modern Monetary Theory Isn’t Helping
MMT is billed by its advocates as a radical new way to understand money and debt. But it’ll take more than a few keystrokes to change the economy.