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Hubert Harrison, Giant of Harlem Radicalism

Hubert Harrison, Giant of Harlem Radicalism Hubert Harrison, Giant of Harlem Radicalism

A two-volume biography tracks the life and times of one of Harlem’s leading socialists.

Jun 1, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Robert Greene II

Trade war between the U.S. and China

The Biden Administration’s Kayfabe Cold War With China The Biden Administration’s Kayfabe Cold War With China

Though the president’s “pivot to Asia” amounts to little more than saber-rattling, the risks remain very real.

May 31, 2022 / Jeet Heer

A fossil fuel refinery in Russia.

The War on My Homeland Offers a Real Chance to Save the Planet The War on My Homeland Offers a Real Chance to Save the Planet

How stopping Putin’s fossil-fueled war in Ukraine could accelerate a green transition.

May 26, 2022 / Svitlana Romanko

People stand around colorful signs with their fists raised.

The Most Important Recent Labor Victory You Never Read About The Most Important Recent Labor Victory You Never Read About

At this GM plant in Mexico, workers on both sides of the border came together across national boundaries to challenge corporate power.

May 25, 2022 / Bruce Hobson

The Arms Industry Is At It Again. Imagine That.

The Arms Industry Is At It Again. Imagine That. The Arms Industry Is At It Again. Imagine That.

Does arming Ukraine really make Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, and their cohorts “defenders of democracy”? 

May 25, 2022 / William D. Hartung

Protesters at the Day Without Childcare protest in Philadelphia

Child Care Providers Are Organizing, Demanding More, and Winning Child Care Providers Are Organizing, Demanding More, and Winning

As federal efforts to invest in affordable child care have stalled, a growing number of states have stepped up to enact major changes aimed at stabilizing the sector.

May 24, 2022 / Bryce Covert

Prison Sentencing

Is Every Sentence a Life Sentence? Is Every Sentence a Life Sentence?

Around 1.3 million Americans are currently incarcerated, and they will continue to be punished long after their release.

May 23, 2022 / StudentNation / Dylan Cohen and Dexter Peters

Vivek Chibber

Vivek Chibber on the Future of Marxist Thought Vivek Chibber on the Future of Marxist Thought

His new book The Class Matrix: Social Theory After the Cultural Turn is an impassioned argument for centering class politics in both theory and praxis.

May 23, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

Woman touches memorial for Buffalo shooting

“We Are Not Terrified. We Are Tenacious.” “We Are Not Terrified. We Are Tenacious.”

Life against death in Buffalo.

May 20, 2022 / JoAnn Wypijewski

A Laborers’ Local Union 79 protest against Alba Services.

Immigrant Construction Workers Fight Back Against Exploitation Immigrant Construction Workers Fight Back Against Exploitation

Los Demolicionistas—“the Demolitionists”—have organized to stop nonunion employers from taking advantage of immigrant workers.

May 19, 2022 / Ashley Bishop

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