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Supporters cheer Bernie Sanders at a campaign event in Phoenix (Gage Skidmore)

Why has socialism returned to the spotlight?

The discontent and class anger that underlie Bernie Sanders' popularity didn't begin with his campaign--and they won't end with it either.

Save capitalism or get rid of it?

Bernie Sanders' mass popularity has revived interest in socialism, but it also raises a question for the left: What does socialism mean to us?

Sanders and struggles to come

At a Harlem roundtable sponsored by the Sanders campaign, Michelle Alexander gave the left an answer to an important question.

Inside out or outside in?

The success of the Sanders campaign is posing an old question for socialists: Should the left work inside a party of the status quo?

What's fueling Hillary Clinton?

The Democratic frontrunner has taken tons of cash from fossil-fuel giants, but that's business-as-usual in the two-party system.

Socialism 2016 | Chicago | July 1-4

Defending a Milwaukee clinic

Abortion rights supporters succeeded in turning away anti-choice protesters trying to block a Milwaukee clinic on Good Friday.

The struggle to unite our fights

Sharon Smith emphasized intersectionality and lessons of solidarity when the author's national speaking tour came to Chicago.

Striking for the city we deserve

Thousands of people united behind the Chicago Teachers Union on the picket line and in the streets to fight austerity measures hitting all workers.

Opting for lies against opt-out

New York education officials want to stop a repeat of last year's historic testing opt-out, but parents and teachers aren't buying it.

Part-time and poor on campus

The job of teaching in universities has been transformed just like other occupations: Academic workers are doing more for less.

The lessons of Chavismo

A Venezuelan revolutionary socialist looks back at the experience of nearly two decades since former President Hugo Chávez came to power.

A tide of resistance in Egypt

Protesters in Cairo defy the regime's ban on demonstrations  (Sebastian Horndasch)

Driven by economic grievances, masses of Egyptians are again occupying public spaces in defiance of the military regime.

South Africa's crisis deepens

A wedge is being driven through South Africa's political elite in the wake of a court decision against President Jacob Zuma.

Other top articles of the week

Don't drink the Teflon

Groundwater in New York and Vermont has been poisoned by the chemical industry, which is absurdly under-regulated.

United against SFPD murder

Some 200 people packed a meeting in San Francisco to hear about the struggle to win justice for Mario Woods and Alex Nieto.

Where next for OSUDivest?

Ohio State University's student government rejected divestment from Israeli apartheid, but the campaign learned important lessons.

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The politics of the ISO

Where We Stand: The Politics of the ISO

In this extended series of articles on the politics of international socialism, Paul D'Amato, author of The Meaning of Marxism, looks in detail at the ISO's "Where We Stand" statement.

Find out about the activities of the International Socialist Organization
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International Socialist Review | ISReview.org

In the current issue of the ISR, Ashley Smith writes on "The asymmetric world order: Inter-imperial rivalry in the 21st century." For that and more articles on socialist theory and practice, go to the International Socialist Review website.


Taking up Sanders in my union

Sanders' choice to run as a Democrat poses questions about political independence that unions still need to come to terms with.

The problem with lesser evils

Hillary Clinton speaking to supporters in Seattle (Ronald Woan)

Fear of the Republican greater evil is understandable, but history teaches us that voting for the lesser evil generally leads to more evil, not less.

Meet the "mainstream" GOP

Recent diatribes about Trump voters in a conservative magazine show the depths of the Republicans' contempt for workers.

Organizing for real justice

New York activists have united to form "Justice 4 the Wrongfully Incarcerated" and demand an end to the system's abuses.

Murdering Akai a second time

The decision of the Brooklyn prosecutor to not ask for jail time in the killing of Akai Gurley is a slap in the face to Akai's family.

Making discrimination the law

What are the sources of anti-LGBTQ attacks like the law passed in North Carolina last week--and what can we do to stop them?

A crackdown on non-fraud

Democrats in Maine are proposing a stern crackdown on welfare fraud, despite the lack of evidence anyone is committing it.

The Tribune blows its top

Chicago's leading paper resurrected rhetoric out of the robber-baron era to heap abuse on the teachers' union for daring to fight back.

What Chicago is fighting for

Chicago teachers, unionists and community members explain why they're taking part in a day of action, with a one-day teachers' strike at its core.

Fighting for CUNY's future

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has backed off his worst threats against City University of New York, but challenges remain.

Roots of the conflict in Syria

The war in Syria demands that we analyze who is oppressed and who is the oppressor--and ask how we can stand in solidarity with the struggle.

Le Pen falls flat in Quebec

Protesters greeted France's far-right National Front leader when she travelled to Quebec to spew a message of hate.

BDS is an act of free speech

Israel has launched an unprecedented global campaign to silence pro-Palestinian voices and criminalize BDS advocacy.

A history of intimidation

A former student at Columbia University recalls how charges of anti-Semitism have been used to silence pro-Palestine voices.

Archive: Chicago Teachers

When the teachers rose up

In September 2012, Chicago was the site of one of the most important labor battles in decades, as teachers took on the City Hall bully--and won.

What the CTU accomplished

The winning strike by Chicago teachers can be an opening wedge against corporate school "reform"--and a fighting example for other unions.

The NFL didn't give a damn

Former NFL player Kevin Turner speaks to the media

Kevin Turner's willingness to take on the NFL was one of the more courageous acts we've seen in the world of sports.

The NBA's chance to lead

The NBA should respond to the passage of a bigoted law in North Carolina by pulling the 2017 All-Star Game out of Charlotte.

Views in brief

A memorial for Sandy Boyer | An anti-apartheid fighter | The Trib's true colors

Las lecciones del chavismo

Un revolucionario venezolano contempla la experiencia de casi dos décadas desde que el fallecido presidente Hugo Chávez asumió el poder.

Vehículo de democracia obrera

La clase obrera no puede apoderarse del Estado como es, sino que necesita uno propio--un Estado verdaderamente democrático.

Trump, fascismo y mal menor

La campaña de Trump plantea cuestiones cruciales para la izquierda, como ¿es Trump un fascista? O ¿cómo derrotamos lo que representa?

¿Cómo tumbamos a Trump?

Una multitud multirracial en Chicago mostró a Donald Trump que su racismo no es aceptable, y lo embaló de vuelta al escondrijo de dónde salió.

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