From 2005, a look at healthcare disparities – acutely exposed today because of the Covid pandemic – and prescriptions for change.
From the Archive
From 2005, high anxiety over the Supreme Court
Panic, angst, and hand-wringing over losing “centrist” judge Sandra Day O’Connor.
Marx and Engels on ecology: ‘Flesh, blood and brain, we belong to nature’
Even before the word ecology was coined, Marx and Engels repeatedly stressed the necessity of socialism for the survival of earth.
2005’s Women, Feminism, & Hip Hop has a lot to contribute in the era of #MeToo
Newly available in Portuguese.
What is the Hamas movement?
From 2006, following a Hamas electoral victory that shocked the U.S. and Israel, an article detailing its roots and character.
From the Archive: Teachers stand up against cookie-cutter education
As Chicago teachers fight for themselves and the quality of their schools, revisit this 2006 article examining what drives the threat to public education.
Burma: a new generation fights military rule
A short history of the contemporary role of the military in Burma and the unquenchable protests against it. From 2007.
Capitalism: too broken and brutal to fix
An article explaining “fictitious capital” (looking at you, Bitcoin) during the spectacular financial crash of 2008.
The general strike in US history: What it is and why it’s still needed
From 2011, during the enormous protests against union-busting in Wisconsin, a discussion of the history and utility of the mass walkout.
Violent weather and the unnatural causes of climate change
An explanation of how global heating can cause both deadly wildfires and winter storms — and a call to end capitalism before it ends us.
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Kansas: a beacon for abortion rights
Even in a post-Dobbs world, crucial liberties like reproductive freedom can be defended through vigilance and militant organizing!
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Cuba: A Socialist Dream Deferred
Traces the ups and downs of the Cuban Revolution and the critical issue of rising capitalist influence. Analyzes the main actors in Cuban society today and discusses the path forward.