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Some Good News–Support for Palestinians is Growing
It may be hard to believe, but against the background of daily killings of Palestinians and statements of blanket support for Israel by Imperial Leader Biden, there is some good news. Many Israelis are courageously denouncing Israeli apartheid and support for Palestinians has been growing fast around the world and in some unusual places.
How Contingent Faculty Organizing Can Succeed in Higher Education
Power Despite Precarity is not just a solid guide to best practices in day-to-day trade union work within higher education. It’s also a rousing call for the contingent faculty movement to embrace grassroots, rather than top-down, organizing.
Right Campaigns to End Abortion in America
White Evangelical churches, which are the driving force of the anti-abortion movement, are also a core constituency of the Republican Party and the most fervent supporters of former president Trump.
Call for the Release of Detainees in Cuba
The Comunistas blog calls for the release of Frank García Hernández and other leftists detained in Cuba for protesting against the government.
Where Should Socialists Stand on Cuba Today?
International socialists should oppose the US embargo and US military intervention in Cuba, but should also support the right of Cubans to demonstrate on any issue that they choose.
The Other Regional Counter-Revolution
Iran’s Role in the Shifting Political Landscape of the Middle East
Where has Iran stood during the popular movements in Lebanon, Iraq, and Syria?
Democratic Socialists of America Faces Challenges at Convention
Without fear of Donald Trump and hope in Bernie Sanders, DSA seems to have lost some of its energy. There has been less membership participation in preparation for this convention.
Sanctions: An Overview and Application to Myanmar Solidarity
What should the Left’s attitude be towards sanctions against the military regime in Myanmar?
Learning from Industrialization’s Mixed Legacy
Notes on Class Struggle Unionism under Biden
In my remarks I look back at the tradition of the Third Camp, articulated in publications of and about the Workers Party and Independent Socialist League, as well as my involvement in Berkeley with the Independent Socialist Club and the International Socialists.
Black Candidates Lead in New York City, Black Socialist Wins Mayor in Buffalo
The big surprise of the New York State election, was the victory of India B. Walton, a Black woman and a self-described socialist in the Democratic mayoral primary in Buffalo, New York, a poor city of 250,000 people, 37% Black.
Lies and Professional Politicians
Professional politicians are a relatively recent historical phenomenon and their lies are to a great extent a response to social structural imperatives that did not exist in precapitalist societies.
Beyond Atlanta: Contextualizing Anti-Asian Hate and Violence
We must broaden the contours of what is anti-Asian violence to also include Asian workers being exploited, or Asian women being sexually attacked, a pattern of misogyny and oppression linked to colonialism and white supremacy.
Nicaragua: Ortega Arrests Opposition Candidates Ahead of November 2021 Election
We should reject the argument made by some on the left that we have to support the dictator Ortega and his government because the U.S. is now opposed to it.
Immigrants’ Rights Struggle: A Socialist Priority
In his primer on the DSA convention, Andrew Sernatinger incorrectly states: “A priority campaign over immigration received overwhelming support from delegates [at the last convention, two years ago] but never materialized.”
Why Have the Republicans Gone Off the Deep End? Is it All Because of Trump?
The social and economic crisis of capitalism has radicalized sections of the middle class. It has also driven sections of smaller corporate capital in a more desperate right wing direction.
Pathways to Solidarity: Struggles against Police Brutality in the U.S., Myanmar, and Iran
Why is so little explicit connection being made by activists between the Black Lives Matter uprising in the U.S., the current mass uprising in Myanmar, and the ongoing struggles in Iran?
DSA Convention Primer: 2021 Edition
It should be a major red flag that the number of proposals has sunk compared to previous years, especially when we weight them by the size of the organization. A small minority of proposals are coming from rank-and-file members.
A Century Since the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
One hundred years ago, a white mob attacked the black neighborhood of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma and in two days killed hundreds of people, burned to the ground every building, and left ten thousand homeless.
DSA: Solidarity with the Venezuelan people or with the regime?
A pro-regime conference is not the way to show solidarity with the people of Venezuela.
Tiananmen: For a Different Kind of Remembrance
Only by becoming connected to young people and their movements can any remembrance of a past movement stand a chance of continuing to renew itself and inspire new generations for social change.
Biden, the Oil Companies, and the Environment
Years of education, protest, and lobbying seem to be finally having an effect on U.S. environmental policies, though not without constant Republican resistance and Democratic vacillation—and so far, neither fast enough or strong enough for the change we need.
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