Resistance to a Backlash: Maryland Public Employees On Strike, 1968-1974
Emily Fox argues that a series of illegal strikes by Maryland state public employees between 1968 and 1974 provide key historical insight into the rise …
United States
Letter: Let’s Vote For Nobody
Movements of popular discontent often manifest around anti-establishment underdog presidential campaigns. In the United States, these have resulted in the successful elections of Bill Clinton …
The Carnage in Gaza is the Last, Desperate Act
Yoav Haifawi argues that the ongoing brutality in Gaza is the final effort in a failed Israeli-U.S. attempt to preserve hegemony over the Middle East. …
Letter: What About The Constitution?
At its recent Congress, Marxist Unity Group discussed the importance of political agitation and the creation of a committee to create and produce propaganda for …
Class Struggle: The Role of Democratic Socialism in Higher Education
Elia Newsom discusses the contemporary political economy of U.S. academia and proposes a strategy for socialist educators in higher education. Introduction In my last article …
Solidarity Sometimes: U.S. Organized Labor’s Cold War Policy in Central and South America
Hank Kennedy presents a historical overview of the reactionary Cold War international policy of the Meany/Kirkland era AFL-CIO, with a focus on its relations with …
Race and Socialism: ‘People of Color’ and a ‘New’ Political Re-Alignment
Sudip Bhattacharya analyzes the multiracial voting bloc that has coalesced behind the Democratic Party under the umbrella term ‘People of Color,’ arguing that this coalition, …
Socialism With American Characteristics
Luke Pickrell and Myra Janis critique the 2019 updated party program of the Communist Party, USA, arguing that the CPUSA’s continued commitment to the Popular …
Constitution and Class Struggle in the Early American Republic with Matt Christman
Parker and Christian join Matt Christman for a discussion on the class dynamics of the founding of the US, using Charles Beard’s book An Economic Interpretation …
US Constitution: Hiding in Plain Sight
Daniel Lazare writes on the US Constitution, its inherent contradictions, and why socialists should oppose it. In order to theorize the United States, socialists must …
Building Camaraderie in the CPUSA, 1930-1950
Josh Morris investigates how the Communist Party USA created a sense of camaraderie in its organizing efforts between members, looking at how both circumstances forced …