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To Make a Bigger Difference: A Message From the Moderators

Portside Moderators Portside
Georgia Yes! Raphael Warnock put Georgia on our minds, and Georgia delivered. Portside works to put the most important issues on our minds every day. Once a year, we ask for your help to do so. This is that time.

How Biden Can Undo His Damage to Labor

Steven Greenhouse The New Republic
He didn’t give rail workers paid leave in legislation. But he can still do it through an executive order.

The Class Conflict Between Elites and Workers Goes Back to America’s Founding

William Hogeland, Astra Taylor Jacobin
You wouldn’t know it from the widespread glorification of America’s “founding fathers,” but the years around American independence were shot through with class conflict between elites and working people. And most of the founding fathers were on the wrong side.

Peru: A Reactionary Coup Is Consummated

Gustavo Espinoza Montesinos Resumen Latinoamericano
For the time being, the Peruvian ultra-right has sung victory. It has managed to get rid of a president it detested and wanted to overthrow since the beginning of his administration. However, it has not been able to fully impose itself.