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The rank-and-file reform slate Teamsters United has secured victory in the union’s internal election. Its agenda is modest: bargain hard against UPS, organize Amazon, push the PRO Act, and revitalize the labor movement.

The for-profit, private company Library Systems and Services is a major threat to one of our most beloved, democratic and socialistic institutions.

Cool, elegant, and devastating, a film as tightly woven and plaintive as the source novel itself. It’s an artifact of its time, both 1929 and in 2021, when the questions around identity have morphed and shifted but are still relevant as ever.

Inflation is a lie, communism is fun, and twerking is important

The family of victim Anthony Huber released a statement after Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of his murder. Make no mistake: our fight to hold those responsible for Anthony's death accountable continues in full force.

Authors from the Swedish syndicalist union SAC caution against the “romanticization” of strikes and argue workers must re-learn how to build pressure within the workplace.

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen put it bluntly, “never before has a responsibility so great been in the hands of so few.”

The vote marks a sharp departure from the progressive trajectory Chile has followed since era-defining anti-inequality protests exploded in October 2019.

Gianni Rodari was Italy’s most important children’s author — and a Communist. Cherished by generations of readers, his irreverent fairy tales encouraged children to question authority and think for themselves.

The threat to the survival of our democracy is clear: a would-be dictator and a cultist political party. A truly multiracial, inclusive, radical democratic movement that has a vision beyond capitalism is key. You can help.