Issue section: Crisis in the United States

Resistance to Trump Grows

Mass Marches, Local Rebellions, Electoral Victories

By: Dan La Botz Winter 2026

Resistance to President Donald Trump is growing, taking the form of massive, peaceful protest marches, small local rebellions against ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), Democratic Party election victories, and a gradually changing public opinion. One could even talk about a

A Sobering but Hopeful Take on Mamdani’s Election

By: Howie Hawkins Winter 2026

I do not share the euphoria of so many progressives and socialists at the election of Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York City. I came away sobered by it. Many of the left are celebrating Mamdani’s election as signaling

Education under Trump

Shock, Confusion, Fear—and Resistance

By: Lois Weiner Winter 2026

Lois Weiner analyzes worsening attacks on education rooted in increasing big tech control, and calls for a resistance led by militant, democratic teachers’ unions.

Incarcerating Radicals

Dannemora Prison and the Class Struggle

By: Samuel Barney Winter 2026

Samuel Barney narrates the history of Clinton Correctional Facility, a prison in upstate New York long used to imprison left radicals.

Democrats

The Rise and Fall of the Conglomerate Party of the Center

By: Kim Moody Winter 2026

Kim Moody offers a critical analysis of the Democratic Party, captured by wealthy donors and a vehicle for capitalist class interests.

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The New Politics Summer 2026 issue will soon be in the hands of subscribers, featuring articles on Democracy versus Degeneration in the United States (with contributions by Dan La Botz, Ellen Schrecker on McCarthyism Then and Now interviewed by Elizabeth Rapaport, Ben Silverman on the fascism debate, Samuel Farber on free speech, Samuel Barney on rural prisons, and Raoul Cansino and Bill Kelly on nativism), Imperialism Around the World (with articles by Lisbeth Moya González on Cuba, Husam Mahjoub on Sudan, Siyavash Shahabi and imperialism and the working class, and Matt Benson on the Mapuche in Chile), interviews on labor struggles and Russian political prisoners, a history of the International Socialists, review essays by Frieda Afary on AI, Javier Sethness on Western Marxism, and Peter Drucker on Molly Crabapple, as well as reviews on Ukraine, the Teamsters for a Democratic Union, white rage, South Asia, and Afghanistan, plus a letter on women under the Taliban.

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