Victory in Ohio?
The Teamsters’ midterm election mess
by Joe AllenJoe Allen analyzes the Ohio Teamsters’ electoral strategy in Ohio and its endorsement of the right-wing Republican, incumbent Governor, Mike DeWine.
Ujima’s plan to transcend neoliberalism in Maryland
by Phillip Clark
Phillip Clark writes about the Ujima People’s Progress Party, an independent third-party led by Black workers in Baltimore, Maryland,and its ongoing initiative to get on the ballot this election cycle.
Italy: fascism for the 21st century?
by Rich Matoušek
Rich Matoušek analyses the Italian elections and the likelihood and character of a far right government.
Unleashing the fight for reproductive justice
by Ashley Smith
Ashley Smith urges those in the fight for abortion justice to build mass opposition to the abortion ban instead of looking to the Democratic party, elections, or liberal feminist organizations.
Sri Lanka’s democratic revolution
The latest episode in a decades-long drama
by Rohini HensmanMonths of protests brought down Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa last month. Scholar-activist Rohini Hensman situates this victory as one step in a protracted struggle for democracy in Sri Lanka.
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).
Voting for Democrats has been a dead-end for abortion justice
It’s time for socialist feminism
by Stephanie AttarIn the wake of the leaked SCOTUS opinion that is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, thousands have mobilized in support of the right to an abortion. Stephanie Attar argues that activists should transcend bourgeois electoral politics and organize for socialist feminism instead.
What happened to Red Chicago?
by Joe Allen
Joe Allen analyzes the recent “yes” votes for Mayor Lightfoot’s Bally casino proposal as part of the narrowing horizons for the socialist alderpeople.
See you at Labor Notes
by Joe Allen
On behalf of the Tempest Collective, Joe Allen describes the political terrain ahead of the Labor Notes Conference and the importance of an open and serious engagement with the socialist movement.