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The Third Party That’s Pushing the Democrats Left

Published: April 28, 2026 16:00

Most Americans, even many Republican voters, disapprove of the war in Iran and remain unhappy about the high cost of everything from gas to groceries, which is only getting worse as the conflict continues. So it’s not surprising that President Donald…

Quelling the Polycrisis (Video, Part 3)

Published: April 28, 2026 14:52

Whatever happened to the “polycrisis”? A couple of years ago it was the buzzword of the world, describing a concatenation of interacting crises that aggravated each other and made solutions appear impossible. In the year since the inauguration of Donald…

As Trump Strangles Cuba, How to Support the Cuban Working Class

Published: April 27, 2026 16:50

The United States is strangling Cuba.  Since February, President Trump has blocked all oil heading to the island, and threatened to impose tariffs on countries that attempt to circumvent the embargo. The move comes in the context of Trump’s attacks on…

It’s All About the Leaders: Manufacturing Wins in the UAW

Published: April 27, 2026 16:27

The United Auto Workers’ (UAW) recent organizing breakthroughs in auto manufacturing in the South, major nationwide strikes, and decisive contract successes raise questions about what lessons we can and can’t draw from the last few years’ record of wins…

‘Fighting for a wage rise is also an act of resistance against imperial tutelage’: Interview with Venezuelan Retired Oil Worker’s Leader Denis Ospino

Published: April 27, 2026 14:15

Retired oil worker Denis Ospino was a prominent part of the revolutionary resistance against the 2002–03 management lockout at Venezuela’s state oil company, PDVSA. She was crucial to restoring and stabilising oil production, playing an active role in…

Socialism Without Illusions

Published: April 26, 2026 16:00

Among leftists, the question of why one continues to use the word “socialism” can for most seem almost unnecessary—until one notices how unstable the term has become even within our own ranks. We invoke it constantly, but often as shorthand for very…

Progressive NGOs Will Enable Trump: A Warning—And A Way Out

Published: April 25, 2026 15:58

For over forty years, I have worked inside what critics call the “NGO-industrial complex.” In 1982, as a Vietnam combat veteran, I quit teaching organizational psychology at MIT’s Sloan School of Management to work full-time for peace and justice. Since…

As May Day Approaches, What About the Working Class?—or, 21st Century Common Sense, Part 9 (of 10)

Published: April 25, 2026 15:58

For many socialists and revolutionaries for a long time, the “working class” has been seen as THE revolutionary group. Karl Marx in the 1840s was among the first to identify the working class as a key sector, particularly the industrial working class which…

Three Tragedies, Three Alternatives

Published: April 25, 2026 15:57

Recently, three events unfolded in the state of California: a foreclosure that led to the shooting death of a sheriff and the shooter; a Molotov cocktail was thrown at Sam Altman’s house; and a disgruntled worker torched a Kimberly-Clark warehouse. In each…

Decent Societies Must Recognize the Value of Care Work

Published: April 25, 2026 15:53

Capitalism only cares about profits, so it is not surprising that care work is undervalued in capitalist societies. Yet care work is one of the fastest-growing sectors of the US economy,  while “adults spend, on average, about as much time in unpaid work…

Yanis Varoufakis AMA

Published: April 24, 2026 15:55

Your chance to put Yanis Varoufakis on the spot. Politics, economics, philosophy — or something completely unexpected. Nothing is off the table. Join us live as Yanis answers questions submitted by you. Hosted by Mehran Khalili.

Keith Kelleher On Organizing Workers

Published: April 23, 2026 15:57

This week on Talk World Radio, we’re talking about community and workplace organizing. Our guest Keith Kelleher was the founder of United Labor Unions (ULU) Local 880 (1983-5), then Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 880 (1985-2008) and…

The Opposite Of Corporate Power Is People Power

Published: April 23, 2026 15:54

This interview has been edited for length and clarity. OPENING SOLANA RICE Hello and welcome. I’m Solana Rice, co-founder and co-executive director of Liberation in a Generation, a national movement support organization that builds the power of people of…