Category: Movements
Tenant Organizing in the Time of COVID-19
In the midst of a looming recession, renters are getting organized. In Seattle, Sean Case has been organizing with his fellow tenants in their building. Their struggle has been covered by The Seattle Times and KOMO TV and attracted the support of Kshama Sawant, …
Fighting for Trans Rights
What motivates a person to become an activist? It is often a deeply personal reason and, for a group of parents in Washington State, it was their love of their children. Their story is told by Vlada Knowlton in her …
Which Way Forward for the Feminist Movement Today?
Interview with Womxn’s March Organizer and DSA Activist Linda Sarsour Trump’s inauguration as president on January 20, 2017 was met with the largest protests in US history when millions took to the streets. Linda Sarsour was one of the key …
Letter to the Editor: Accuracy, Please!
In my opinion, the book review of No Shortcuts in the last issue of this magazine has one glaring mistake which deserves a response. In his review of the book, Philip Locker wrote, “McAlevey locates workers, not staff or advocates, as the …
LA Teachers Strike Wins Big
After the upsurge of strikes by teachers in Republican-led states, the United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) organized a major strike of their own. The LA strike stands out not only for taking place in the second largest school district …
Lean in or Rise up?
Feminism for the 99% has four main strengths: 1. It Pushes the Feminist Movement to the Left One of the strongest contributions of the authors of Feminism for the 99%, Cinzia Aruzza, Tithi Bhattacharya, and Nancy Fraser, is their bracing …
“Business as Usual”
Protesting Congress’s Complicity with Trump’s ICE Camps On the thirty second floor of the Jackson federal building, tucked around the corner, is a small office dedicated to serving US Senator Maria Cantwell’s (Democrat, WA) constituents. The IRS shares the same …
New Carpet in the Hallways? Get Organized!
How Tenants in Seattle Successfully Fought Back Stuart Strader and Brynn Strader are Kenton Apartments Tenants & Co-organizers On February 1, 2019, Milestone Properties, LLC took over a 15 unit 1920s-era apartment building, the Kenton, in the Capitol Hill district of …
Trump’s Socialist Nightmare
By building strong campaigns on issues that really matter to working-class people, Bernie, DSA, and progressive organizations can build a mass movement to drive Trump out. “Tonight, we renew our resolve that America will never be a socialist country,” declared …