R.L. & Ella: Here Comes the DSA Convention
We’re taking a quick break halfway into our four-part series of interviews on Latin America because this week is a big week for the American left: Democratic Socialists of America, …
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor on Black Liberation and Socialism
Putting “black faces in high places,” scholar Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor argues, has not only failed to benefit the working class and poor black majority; it has actually harmed them by legitimating …
The Democratic Socialists of America and the Fight Against Trump
The Democratic Socialists of America are growing — suddenly and explosively. Last June ahead of the Democratic National Convention, DSA counted 6,500 members. Today, after a presidential bid from a …
Charlene Carruthers: Fighting for Black Lives Under Trump
Fighting for Black Lives Under Trump The Movement for Black Lives’ insistence that black lives matter is deceptively straightforward and minimal. But it has transformed black politics, and American politics …
Fighting the Trump bans: Linda Sarsour and Nicholas Espíritu
Today, we bring you two interviews. The first is with Nicholas Espíritu from the National Immigration Law Center, one of the groups mounting legal challenges against the ban, who will explain …
Building a diverse working class movement to transform America
What is to be done? How can I get involved? Those are questions that a lot of people are asking now that Donald Trump is about to become president of …
Americans in Revolt: Sarah Jaffe on social movements
Journalist Sarah Jaffe’s new book Necessary Trouble: Americans in Revolt chronicles the movements for economic and racial justice that will be at the forefront of the fight against Trump. Daniel …