Murderous prejudice, healthcare for profit, capitalist ineptitude — it all happened during the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s. Fightback lessons learned then illuminate the way forward now.
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The General Strike: vital tool of workers’ power
This classic tactic unites broad sections of the working class and asserts workers’ power and ability as few other actions can.
The Unexpected: an unflinching fable about slavery and race
Helen Collier exposes the pain and degradation of slavery and the need for African American and white women to unite against racism today.
Fall of the Berlin Wall, 30 years on
It wasn’t really about the “death of communism.” It was about the failure of Stalinism, to which capitalism has hardly been an answer to celebrate.
Lessons from the 1969 General Strike in Australia: Unity wins — every time!
Like today, class struggle was breaking out around the world five decades ago. What can we learn?
Nazi militias down home
Written in 1995 after the Oklahoma City bombing, this article explores how fascist-inspired “patriots” are created.
High Voltage Women available now!
The riveting new history of groundbreaking electrical tradeswomen and socialist feminists in the fight for affirmative action. Get your copy today!
Return of the Red Scare
Trump & Co. are preaching against socialism. They want another Red Scare? OK! Time for all good lefties to get fearsome.
Seattle General Strike, 1919: “Nothing moved but the tide”
This salute to a proud general strike in the Pacific Northwest 100 years ago is chock full of lessons for unionists today.
Murder Incorporated: myths of US origin story exposed
Co-authored by Mumia Abu-Jamal and Stephen Vittoria, this unique book exposes the early history of the United States that we were never taught in school.
