Amidst the Crisis at Local 952, will the Teamsters Strike CVS in Orange County?
Edgar Esquivel reports on the continuing crisis of Sean O’Brien’s leadership of the Teamsters and comments on current events within IBT Local 952 in Orange, …
For a Broad Notion of the Working Class and Against Factory-Workerism: A Response to Gary Levi
Joshua Lew McDermott responds to Gary Levi’s critique of their article of last year, arguing that Levi’s theories of class formation, class consciousness, and class …
Letter: On the Abolition of the Death Penalty
An innocent man was murdered by the United States. May Khaliifah Ibn Rayford Daniels ’Abdul Qudduus, formerly Marcellus Williams, rest in power. The death penalty …
Marxism, Labourism, and the Roots of British Communism, 1884-1921 with Tony Collins
Rudy and Andreas join Tony Collins, author of Raising the Red Flag. Marxism, Labourism, and the Roots of British Communism, 1884–1921 for a discussion on …
Letter: The Current State of the US Socialist Movement
The past decade of US political life has been defined by Bernie Sanders’ two presidential runs. By 2016, Sanders had spent almost forty years developing …
In Review: Jeff Schuhrke’s ‘Blue Collar Empire’
Henry De Groot reviews Jeff Schuhrke’s new book ‘Blue Collar Empire: The Untold Story of US Labor’s Global Anticommunist Crusade’ and argues that, although Schuhrke …
Seventy Years On the Waterfront
For its seventieth anniversary, Hank Kennedy reflects on the history and legacy of Elia Kazan’s classic trade union-themed crime drama ‘On the Waterfront.’ Still from …
Vanguardism in DSA
Roland Crisafulli argues against partyist mentalities within the DSA and offers an alternative strategic outlook. Wassily Kandinsky, Composition 8 (1923) We are coming up on …
Al-Azhar University Liberated Zone – A Critique and Reflection
Róise Uí Mhartain reflects on the strengths and weaknesses of Al-Azhar University Liberated Zone, a Palestine solidarity encampment in the Netherlands. Introduction This text is …
Letter: Nostalgia For a Trotskyist Sect
Recently, I’ve felt nostalgic for the International Socialist Organization (ISO), a defunct Trotskyist sect that existed from 1976 to 2019. It’s a strange feeling, since …
Alex Garland’s “Civil War” Lets Us Off the Hook
Leland Olds reviews director Alex Garland’s recent war-action film “Civil War,” arguing that the film’s representation of violence speaks to the anxieties of liberals and …
Examining Cuba’s Knowledge Economy: A Review of Lage’s “The Knowledge Economy and Socialism”
In a review of Cuban scientist Agustín Lage Dávila’s new book “The Knowledge Economy and Socialism,” Renato Flores reflects on the role of science and …
Duck, Duck, Goose: The Search for a Modern Electoral Theory
Sylus Smith deconstructs and defends Marxist Unity Group’s strategic orientation, and their call for socialists to “Fight the Constitution”, against recent criticism from Scottie O. …
Black Banners on the Two Rivers: The Story of the Iraqi Insurgency (2005)
In the second installment of a multi-part series, Rob Ashlar continues a survey of the history of the Iraqi Insurgency, this time recounting the events …