Voices from Ukraine & Russia
An event co-hosted by The Real News Network and Haymarket Books
by TempestThe Real News Network, in partnership with Haymarket Books, hosts a panel with Ukrainian and Russian activists and academics.
So that the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement does not die!
A call for the freedom of the political prisoners of the Iranian regime.
by TempestTempest re-publishes a statement in solidarity with the political prisoners of the Iranian Regime.
Did Lenin Сreate Ukraine?
On the Right of Nations to Self-Determination and Marxism
by Grusha GilaevaGrusha Gilaeva analyzes the positions of Marx and Lenin on the national question and explains why the Left must support the anti-colonial struggle of Ukraine.
We need collective bargaining in Fairfax schools
Reports from the front
by Janette CorceliusJanette Corcelius argues in support of a collective bargaining resolution to be passed for Fairfax County Public Schools.
Taiwan and the logic(s) of imperialism
On the visits of Nancy Pelosi et al.
by Charlie HoreCharlie Hore looks at the background to Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan—which has further raised tensions between the United States and China—and asks what the U.S. expected to get out of it.
Defend Walden Bello!
by Kaycee Valmonte
Information on the arrest of Philippine activist, intellectual, and politician Walden Bello and a call to build a campaign in his defense.
A breakthrough for the French left?
by Ian Birchall
Ian Birchall explains the background and looks at what may come next following the second round of France’s parliamentary elections which saw the president lose his majority, a new Left alliance becoming the second largest force, but also a worrying increase in far-right representation.
The Democracy In Action slate offers a new path for UAW Local 2110
by Willem Morris
Willem Morris assesses the importance of the Democracy In Action slate in the UAW Local 2110 elections and its endorsement by the national reform group Unite All Workers for Democracy (UAWD).
A new era of labor revolt (1966)
On the job vs. official unions
by Stan WeirIn the mid-1960s, in the midst of Black urban revolt and radicalization on campuses, the U.S. working class was supposedly bought off and inactive. Worker-revolutionary Stan Weirdisagreed. In this 1966 speech, he detailed the broad stirrings of a rank and file rebellion—a revolt with roots in unbearable workplace conditions and a deep feeling that “something’s basically wrong with American life.”
Working women in Iraq:
Forced to work without independence
by Workers Against SectarianismWorking women in Iraq and their living and working conditions have received little attention in research, media, and politics. Working-class women are often [improperly] categorized […]. In addition, the interventions … Continue Reading Working women in Iraq: