Unity Is a One-Way Street
By purging Sanders backers from top positions, the DNC has shown what it means when it talks about "unity" and "compromise."
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The End of the Old Brigade
Gerry Adams is stepping down as Sinn Féin president — what legacy will his long leadership leave behind?
Forty Billionaires and Forty Million Beggars
Although Kenya often appears in the press as a nation split by ethnic discord, it has just two “tribes”: the rich and the poor.
A Majority in the Making
Chile's reinvigorated left is ready to finally vanquish Pinochet's legacy and reclaim democracy for the many.
Pinkerton 2.0
The government runs a publicly funded spy training program for corporate America. It’s called the CIA.
“We’re CIOs From Alabama!”
The reminiscences of Sidney Rittenberg, a lifelong Communist activist, remind us what it meant to be on the Left in the 1940s.
The Man Behind the Mask
At one time, tear gas was only deployed on the battlefield, not against civilian protesters. Then Amos Fries came along.
The Top Labor Battles in West Virginia History
West Virginia has been the site of mass labor militancy many times before. Here are some of the highlights.
The Bloody Fight
The West Virginia teachers drew strength from their state’s long history of militant organizing, which began with the Mine Wars of the early twentieth century.
The Kinder Scout Mass Trespass
In April 1932, hundreds of workers took to the hills of northern England to challenge the right of landed gentry to enclose the countryside.
The Memory of the Defeated
Today marks the anniversary of Benito Mussolini’s execution. But the legacy of his regime continues to linger in Italian politics.
“War Is for Profit, Workers Can Stop It”
Ten years ago today, West Coast longshore workers celebrated May Day by walking out against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
For Democracy, At Home and Abroad
On VE Day, we remember black Americans' Double V campaign: victory in Europe against fascism, victory at home against racism.
Half the Way with Mao Zedong
How Students for a Democratic Society went from building a mass movement to embracing the politics of self-destruction.
Full Employment and Freedom
The fight for a full employment bill forty years ago offers lessons for supporters of a job guarantee today.
Connolly at 150
James Connolly was born 150 years ago today. He remains the outstanding socialist of Ireland's history.
The End of Armenia’s Old Regime
Armenia’s authoritarian regime was swept away last month by a popular uprising that no one predicted. Now comes the hard part.
Turning to the Working Class
Kim Moody reflects on his time in the New Left, turning to the working class, and opportunities for socialists in the labor movement today.
When the Americans Came
Bombed by the US Air Force at the height of World War II, Rome’s San Lorenzo district symbolizes the resilience of a popular antifascism.
Everything You Wanted to Ask About Sects … But Were Afraid to Know
We joined the New Communist Movement because we were serious about changing the world. It taught us much about how to organize — and how sectarianism ruins everything.