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The Workers Versus Trump
From local to local, the labor movement needs to transform into an effective machine for fighting the Right.
Workers Shouldn’t Have to Pay the Costs of the Energy Crisis
Olaf Scholz’s government has announced relief measures to help Germans pay their energy bills. But what they really need is wage rises — and government action that stops gas giants from profiting from this crisis.
Brazil on Edge
Five points on the political crisis in Brazil — and what it means for the Left.
Zeman, Again
Czech president Miloš Zeman’s opponents tried to build a majority among the people while sneering at them.
Voters Went Left on Health Care in Tuesday’s Midterms
In this week’s midterms, Medicaid expansion and abortion rights proved popular, even in red states. It shows how popular left-wing views on health care can be and why socialists should keep talking about them.
How France’s Mainstream Normalized the Far Right
Marine Le Pen is often credited with mainstreaming her far-right party. But it isn’t just that she’s moderated its positions — it’s that the radicalization of establishment conservatives has made her seem less extreme by comparison.
Health Care in the Age of Trump
There is no uniquely Trumpian health care agenda. The danger is the enactment of the GOP's reactionary proposals.
Returning Guantánamo
The Guantánamo Bay naval base has long been a site of US imperial power.
Labor Under Trump
Donald Trump's election means it's truly organize or die time for the labor movement.
Today, Colombia Votes on a Shift to the Left
Colombia heads to the polls today to reject the far-right politics of Iván Duque and Álvaro Uribe and assert that the average Colombian is much more progressive than the traditional politicians who represent them.
Sara Nelson: “Solidarity Is a Force Stronger Than Gravity”
This month, Association of Flight Attendants union president Sara Nelson addressed over 1,000 delegates at the Democratic Socialists of America convention. Here's what she had to say about the labor movement's power to defeat bigotry, the proud legacy of democratic socialists, and why solidarity is the "greatest force for good in human history."
Federation Built a Racist and Anti-Worker Australia
Unlike some nations, Australia’s origin story wasn’t marked by revolution or a democratic movement. Rather, it was a way for the colonial bourgeoisie to unite against the union movement and close the nation to non-white immigration.
Journey to the Other Side
The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party has walked a long road with compromise, and it has ended in capitulation.
The Old World
To defeat Trump's nightmarish vision, we can't keep clinging to liberalism's dead or dying ideas.
Politics Is the Solution
We can’t move to Canada or hide under the bed. This is a moment to embrace democratic politics, not repudiate them.
Rebuilding the Social City
To solve the housing crisis, we may have to go back to the future.
Why Corbyn Won
What led to Jeremy Corbyn's rise and what does the future hold for the movements around him?
Amsterdam Is a Mess and a Bomb and Also Sort of Interesting
Credit to David O. Russell for trying to make a movie, Amsterdam, that’s unique and compelling. He didn’t really succeed, but at least he tried.
Reckoning With the Children Disappeared During El Salvador’s Civil War
The Salvadoran civil war didn’t just see US-trained-and-financed far-right forces commit endless war crimes — it also ripped children from families, an unknown number of whom never found their way back to their parents.