Portside

A May Day to remember

Democracy is not an abstract

The world regroups

The big one

Time for acceleration

Jackson understood the links between class/race and US foreign policy, in a way that few labor leaders do, recognizing that making these connections was essential to building a powerful workers movement in the US and beyond.

He played a key role in ending apartheid South Africa’s secret weapons program in the 1980s by helping the African National Congress bomb critical facilities.

A time to try our souls

Women’s past, feminist futures — and a present

Nelson Mandela’s message of peace, compassion, and forgiveness is real, and everyone should try to practice it. If we fail, but still fight against injustice, then we remain balanced. That alone is a form of personal transformation.