Category: US Politics
A Marxist Statement from 20 Years Ago about the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks
End the Cycle of Terrorism: No War, Racism, and Scapegoating! Originally published September 18, 2001 In light of the twentieth anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks and the US defeat in Afghanistan, we are reposting this statement written by …
Turning Back the Clock: Texas´ First Day After Roe v. Wade
What the Feminist Movement of the 1960s and ’70s Teaches us about the Fight for Reproductive Justice Today By Anya Mae Lemlich and Ramy Khalil Today, September 1, saw an unprecedented assault on the constitutional right to an abortion enshrined …
An Unlikely Alliance: Ecosocialists Join Forces with Unions to Push the PRO Act
An unlikely alliance between ecosocialists and organized labor has led to an impressive outreach campaign that’s responsible for pushing two of the most conservative Democrats in the Senate, Joe Manchin (WV) and Angus King (ME), into co-signing the PRO Act with the majority of their Democratic colleagues.
“We Can Win Medicare for All”
Video from the National Day of Action Although President Biden and Congress have provided some temporary relief to working-class families, hundreds of millions of Americans continue to suffer during this pandemic at the hands of the profit-driven, bureaucratic healthcare companies. …
R&R Amendments for the DSA Convention: “Toward a Mass Party in the United States”
DSA’s National Convention is fast approaching: August 1 – 8, 2021. A major issue facing the DSA Convention is how we should relate to the Democratic Party.
DSA Takes Over the Nevada Democratic Party: Two Hot Takes from Bread & Roses and Reform & Revolution
Jeremy Gong and Peter Lucas from DSA’s Bread and Roses caucus wrote an excellent article, “Socialists Should Fight the Corporate Democratic Party, Not Manage It” about 5 Nevada DSA members who won the elections in March to lead the Nevada …
Why Does No One Want To Work?
The last year has illuminated the shadowy corners of the reality of work in the US, and there are many reasons why few people are ready to jump on the bandwagon back to the pre-COVID status quo.
Biden’s “Paradigm Change”
The End of Neoliberalism and the Difficulty of Developing a New, Stable Regime of Capital Accumulation “It changes the paradigm,” Joe Biden said on March 12, celebrating the passing of the $1.9 trillion stimulus package in Congress. “For the first …
Three Challenges for the Left
This editorial by Ty Moore seeks to outline three major challenges facing the Left under the Biden administration