In the U.S.

Chicagonokings
In the U.S.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson calls for a general strike: Here’s why it matters

November 17, 2025 Sharon Black
Chicago’s Mayor Brandon Johnson, in a fiery speech to a quarter million people at the recent “No Kings Protest” that went viral, declared: “If my ancestors, as slaves, can lead the greatest general strike in […]
Duncan
In the U.S.

New Orleans elects formerly incarcerated jailhouse lawyer as clerk of court

November 17, 2025 Gregory E. Williams
New Orleanians elected Calvin Duncan to be the clerk of court for the parish (county) in a runoff election on Nov. 15. Duncan — who was exonerated in 2021 after spending 28 years in prison […]
Bobpresente
In the U.S.

Remembering Bob McCubbin: revolutionary, teacher, comrade

November 16, 2025 Struggle - La Lucha
Memorial held in San Diego, 2025 Comrades, friends, and family gathered in San Diego to honor the life of Bob McCubbin, a lifelong revolutionary who dedicated over 60 years to the struggle for socialism and […]
Medicalboot
In the U.S.

32 days to surgery: How health care privatization kills

November 15, 2025 NT
There are over 14 million people in California enrolled in Medi-Cal, making it one of the largest Medicaid programs in the U.S. Below is my story, one of many stories of people who face barriers […]
Trump tech roundtable
In the U.S.

Does capitalism work? Depends on who you ask

November 13, 2025 Lallan Schoenstein
A heated discussion about capitalism arose during a recent family gathering. It began with a defense of the capitalist system: Capitalism is the only system that works, they said, because it is based on the […]
Boeingfamilies
In the U.S.

346 dead — and no charges: How the system protects Boeing

November 13, 2025 Lev Koufax
A system built to shield corporate power It’s official: Mass-casualty airplane manufacturer Boeing will face no criminal charges for the two 737 MAX jetliner crashes that killed 346 people. With this latest development, the U.S. […]
Nyctenants
In the U.S.

NYC tenants fight billionaire land grab

November 11, 2025 Stephen Millies
March against public housing demolition in NYC The fight to save public housing brought people to the streets of New York City on Nov. 8. They gathered at three Manhattan locations — the Fulton, Elliott-Chelsea […]
AngolaIndependence
In the U.S.

Why we should commemorate Nov. 11

November 11, 2025 Stephen Millies
Even though Veterans Day is a federal holiday, only 19 percent of workers employed by private business get the day off. Originally called Armistice Day, it marks the end of World War I “at the 11th hour […]
Zohran Mambani
In the U.S.

Zohran Mamdani: From postcolonial legacy to the heart of empire

November 9, 2025 Abbas Fahdel
A new generation, a deep inheritance The new mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani, embodies a new political generation — but also a singular intellectual legacy: that of his parents. His mother, Mira Nair, is […]
Nycpalestine
In the U.S.

Zohran Mamdani’s win: a vote against racism, a mandate for class struggle

November 6, 2025 Sharon Black
Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani’s resounding victory for New York City mayor against billionaire-backed Andrew Cuomo was a vote against racism — and a direct rebuke to Trump’s “Make America White Again.” The unabated Islamophobia in […]