It is true that O’Brien’s two meetings with Trump and the Teamsters’ contribution to the GOP don’t constitute a formal endorsement. The question is: what kind of message does it send?
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Teamsters legitimize Trump’s far right politics by meeting with him
April 19, 2024It is true that O’Brien’s two meetings with Trump and the Teamsters’ contribution to the GOP don’t constitute a formal [...] -
Why no third-party alternative (again) in 2024?
April 13, 2024Last fall, a Gallup Poll reported that 63 percent of U.S. adults said a third party was needed because the major parties do such [...] -
Socialists and the Teamster leadership: A contribution to the discussion
April 9, 2024We should vigorously argue for class independence and for a labor party. But it does mean that we should recognize that we are [...] -
Trump needs money!
April 2, 2024Even though major business organizations issued statements condemning January 6 and worked with major media and non-governmental [...] -
The crisis in the Teamsters
March 18, 2024The crisis in the Teamster leadership threatens to overwhelm recent strike victory strikes at DHL and US Foods, as well as a [...] -
Four more years?
March 9, 2024Get ready for an ugly and interminable election season. As of right now, polls showed that Biden and Trump are essential tied [...]
- A pause in a period of labor revival: The class struggle today
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- The migrant crisis in Chicago: A test case
World
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Tehran found itself backed into a corner by the attack on its consulate
April 15, 2024Gilbert Achcar, professor at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London, reviews the Israeli attack [...] -
Argentina: One hundred days of cruelty and transgression
April 6, 2024Addicted to social media, Milei acts like a true president-troll, in the mold of Donald Trump. Armies of followers—both [...] -
Haiti’s people have never been allowed to control their own destiny
March 27, 2024Just as European colonizers claimed that they were on a "civilizing mission" when they invaded, occupied, and plundered Black and [...]
Marxism
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The legacy and relevance of Lenin after 100 years
February 14, 2024Lenin, in the final analysis, like every other human being, was the product of his times. But he was not an ordinary product. He [...] -
Why workers need their own party (part 2)
June 3, 2023The previous installment of this two-part series covered the emergence of independent working-class politics in the era of Marx [...] -
Why workers need their own party (part 1)
May 16, 2023When we say that the Democratic Party is a bourgeois party, it’s because no matter who votes for it—and the majority of [...]
- Eric Blanc’s political metamorphosis
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History
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The legacy and relevance of Lenin after 100 years
February 14, 2024Lenin, in the final analysis, like every other human being, was the product of his times. But he was not an ordinary product. He [...] -
Remembering September 11, 1973: the US backed Pinochet coup in Chile
September 7, 2023This September marks the 50th anniversary of the US backed coup by Pinochet in Chile. It was one of the heaviest and bloodiest [...] -
Revisiting U.S. war crimes IV: Vietnam (Part III)
May 25, 2022This is the final installment of a three-part series by Joe Allen, “Vietnam: The war that the U.S. lost,” which first [...]
- Revisiting U.S. war crimes IV: Vietnam (Part II)
- Revisiting U.S. war crimes IV: Vietnam (Part I)
- Five things we can learn from the life of Alain Krivine
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Tehran found itself backed into a corner by the attack on its consulate
Gilbert Achcar, professor at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London, reviews the Israeli attack on April 1st against the consulate in Damascus and analyses the response of the Islamic Republic. He also examines the effects of this renewed tension on the ongoing negotiations to end the war in Gaza.
Why no third-party alternative (again) in 2024?
Last fall, a Gallup Poll reported that 63 percent of U.S. adults said a third party was needed because the major parties do such a “poor job of representing the American people.” While this was the highest level of support for a third party that Gallup found in the 20 years it has conducted the survey, support for a third party has remained at roughly that level since 2013.
Socialists and the Teamster leadership: A contribution to the discussion
We should vigorously argue for class independence and for a labor party. But it does mean that we should recognize that we are working in a labor movement where most activists disagree with us. It would be better if it wasn’t that way, but it’s where things stand today.
Argentina: One hundred days of cruelty and transgression
Addicted to social media, Milei acts like a true president-troll, in the mold of Donald Trump. Armies of followers—both organized and spontaneous—support him with violent online attacks, using enflamed rhetoric and memes to discredit the opposition.
Petition in support of Boris Kagarlitsky
Dr Kagarlitsky was arrested on the absurd charge of ‘justifying terrorism’ in July last year. After a global campaign reflecting his worldwide reputation as a writer and critic of capitalism and imperialism, his trial ended on December 12 with a guilty verdict and a fine of 609,000 roubles.
Trump needs money!
Even though major business organizations issued statements condemning January 6 and worked with major media and non-governmental organizations to assure a “peaceful transition” from Trump to Biden, it was always a farrago to trust big business to champion democracy. As always with U.S. politics, following the money is the best way to understand what happened.
Haiti’s people have never been allowed to control their own destiny
Just as European colonizers claimed that they were on a “civilizing mission” when they invaded, occupied, and plundered Black and Brown nations over a period of centuries, the U.S.’s stated aim of “helping” Haiti is likewise patently false. The U.S. has controlled Haiti’s destiny for over a century, and building a genuine democracy there has never been on the U.S.’s agenda.
Nicaragua: “We need solidarity!”
“We would point out that repression in Nicaragua is increasing. There is no freedom of the press or of information. No one is allowed to think differently from the regime, because people risk imprisonment or exile, and the confiscation of all their property.”
The crisis in the Teamsters
The crisis in the Teamster leadership threatens to overwhelm recent strike victory strikes at DHL and US Foods, as well as a local organizing campaign in Virginia at Costco. Future projects like organizing Amazon have already stagnated.
The new Nakba and its consequences
Rafah is the only significant location in Gaza that has not yet endured a sustained attack by the IDF. The Israeli army has gained at least some ability to function in the rest of Gaza. Therefore, the attack on Rafah would be the culmination of this phase of the Israeli offensive. The countdown to the attack on Rafah forms the background to all other events surrounding the war.
Four more years?
Get ready for an ugly and interminable election season. As of right now, polls showed that Biden and Trump are essential tied with support in the low-to-mid 40s nationally. But because of the ridiculous and undemocratic Electoral College, the election will come down to how each fare in a small number of “swing states,” where the electorate is more closely divided between the candidates and their parties.
A pause in a period of labor revival: The class struggle today
For years now, the big majority of strikes occur when the old contract expires. No major national contracts have expired since November, so there simply have not been opportunities for new strikes. However, a number of major contracts are due to expire this year.
“Genocide Joe”: Feminist silence is complicity
As such, imperialist feminism has reared its ugly head once again. Imperialist feminists have been around as long as imperialism itself—rooting for their own ruling class’s military escapades while repeating the jingoistic phrases used to justify any given war.
The impending attack on Rafah
The Palestinian death toll currently stands at 28,858. We should expect that number to increase sharply in the near future. First, fighting in over-crowded Rafah will lead to a large number of civilian casualties. Secondly, deaths from non-combat causes such as hunger, disease, and exposure will begin to mount as people are forced to stay in subhuman living conditions for increasing periods of time.
