Trump’s approval ratings are dismal, and the MAGA base is showing some cracks, but we should not underestimate their capacity to hold on to power through brute force. Centrist Democrats’ nostalgia for neoliberal normalcy is not enough to stop Trump 3.0.
The 2006 mega-marches against legislation to criminalize the undocumented revealed the hidden power of immigrant workers.
With ICE poised to carry out a brutal immigration enforcement operation in Maine, people all over the state and from all walks of life responded en masse.
Zohran is supporting Governor Kathy Hochul for re-election in New York. By praising a pro-business opponent while she attempts to break a historic strike, he is actually making it more difficult for the movement he inspired to win its core demands.
Building a left-labor coalition requires more than top-down coordination and endorsements; it depends on rank-and-file organizing and a labor-to-neighbor connection rooted in struggle.
The escalation of US military aggression in Venezuela brings to mind historical parallels to the war in Iraq. Today, we have the opportunity to transform anti-war mobilizations into lasting political change.
Trump’s national security strategy includes new or reformulated threats. It is old-style imperialism, adapted to deal with the current challenges to US hegemonic power.
Every year, the United Nations Climate Conference fails to come up with solutions that reflect the true scale and urgency of the climate crisis. A powerful coalition of labor and social movements can offer up a real alternative.
If Trump and MAGA are vulnerable, what comes next in U.S. politics and how can the left prepare? Three scenarios seem most likely.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani will need to govern through mobilizations and make the rich pay. That’s the only way to use city government to improve workers’ lives and build support for socialism.
