Socialists of all stripes must stand unequivocally in solidarity with the people of Palestine in their struggle for liberation. Sadly, too many prominent “socialists” in the U.S. have, in recent days, been attempting to play “both sides,” or employ rhetorical “whataboutism” in this struggle. We must remember the words of…

Swedish climate change activist, Greta Thunberg met with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, in Kiev, on June 29. The 20-year-old, celebrated activist and speaker met with Zelensky and other prominent European figures to discuss the “ecological damage” from the Russian “invasion” of Ukraine. During the press conference meeting, Thunberg accused Russian…

There are five socialist countries in the world today — all of which are governed by an explicitly Marxist-Leninist orientation. These countries include Cuba, Vietnam, Laos, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), and China. Yet China is not universally recognized as authentically “socialist” by Western Marxists. In fact, many…

Former president Donald Trump was indicted on 37 counts of mishandling classified documents, earlier this month. He appeared in federal court in Miami for arraignment, on June 13. Trump is the first U.S. president to ever be charged with a federal crime after leaving office. …

Prison abolition has, in recent years, become a major focus of the left. The trend is often associated with the Black Lives Matter movement, alongside calls to defund the police. Angela Davis, in particular, has emerged as a prominent proponent of prison abolition. The topic has become Davis’s go-to talking-point…

Bernie Sanders’ recent capitulation to President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign — over a year-and-a-half away from the 2024 election — reveals the con that is both Sanders’ status as an “independent” senator, as well as his entire platform of so-called “democratic socialism.” Bernie is a de facto Democrat While nobody…

One year into the United States’ proxy war with Russia, the left has yet to cohere around a consistent, unified anti-war message — never mind a revived antiwar movement. Quite the reverse in fact, many on the left — including a number of self-described “socialists” — are supporting the war…

The term “opportunism” has a specific meaning in Marxist theory. Opportunism is a trend in socialist politics in which revolutionary goals are sacrificed for short-term gains and temporary reforms. …

Hint: It starts with “Anti-” and rhymes with “communism.” Russia’s war in Ukraine — now in its tenth month with still no end in sight — has divided and fractured the Left. Many on the Left fully support this war — which is essentially a U.S. proxy war with Russia. …