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.
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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.
The Jerry Lewis of International Diplomacy
Is Trump’s foreign policy the work of an incompetent ignoramus or a strategic genius? The answer may surprise you.
The Rank and File Strategy
The labor movement is the critical institution for the Left. Socialists should root themselves in it — not as supporters from afar or paid staff, but as rank-and-file workers.
The Case of Richard Aoki: Berkeley Radical, Black Panther, FBI Informant
Richard Aoki was well-known as a lifelong Bay Area radical, playing key roles in the Socialist Workers Party, Berkeley ethnic studies strike, and Black Panther Party. He was also an FBI informant.
The End of ETA
For more than four decades, ETA waged an armed campaign for a Basque homeland. The group’s dissolution this spring marked the end of a history of terrorist violence and bloody state repression.
Dress Rehearsals for Utopia
Liberals like to paint mass performance as totalitarian and repressive. But the festivals of revolutionary France gave the people a sense of its own power.
Central American Migrants Are Not Your Enemy
Donald Trump is sending thousands of troops to the southern border to confront the migrant caravan. Here, in a joint statement, two antiwar veterans call on US soldiers to defy their commander in chief's deployment order.
Anything but Pacific
Emmanuel Macron celebrated New Caledonia’s vote to remain part of France as an indication of the Republic’s strength. Yet France’s continued control is based on a bloody history of repression against the independence movement.