us elections
Don’t mourn, organize!The god-awful election is not a reason for doom and gloom. What’s behind it and how to fight back effectively. (English, español)
Andrea Bauer
editorial
Syria’s ruinThe bloody, multi-country counter-revolution is rooted in the profit system — capitalism.
socialism
Facing the future with confidenceThe Freedom Socialist Party’s convention — energizing prep for resistance by a party with 50 years of experience on the front lines. Also: ¡Saludos! Greetings from Partido Obrero Socialista
Megan Cornish
labor
Wanted: labor’s own partyUnionists and unorganized workers need a militant party of their own.
Linda Averill
prisons
A win for California inmatesThe end of long-term solitary confinement in the state was a hard-won fight by prisoner activists.
Lois Danks
international
Corrupt politicians unseat Brazil’s presidentAfter voters rejected the Workers’ Party, business groups jockeyed to put one of their own in power. (English, español)
Guerry Hoddersen
labor
Texas orchestra members walk outMusicians mount a rare strike to save the Fort Worth Symphony.
Sandrea MacKAY
soapbox
Curing Parkinson’s will take more than hopeBig Pharma’s focus on profits is a barrier to progress on this severe disease.
Fred Hyde
movie review
From patriotic geek to whistleblowerEdward Snowden’s exposure of the National Security Agency’s domestic spying program makes for a gripping movie.
Steven Strauss
letters to the editor
Prisons ban a Black newspaper ...Also: the Everett Massacre anniversary; feedback on the Democrat’s history of racism; an update on Mumia Abu-Jamal; and kudos from FS fans.
environment
Standing fast at Standing RockWater defenders throw a wrench into pipeline process. Also: a report from the front lines.
labor
Affirmative action = class solidarityStopping the right wing’s attack on labor starts with working people unifying in self defense.
international
Mexico political prisoner campaignDivisions in the indigenous rights movement in the wake of Nestora Salgado’s release. (English, español)
police
“Officer Friendly” isn’t a solutionElected civilian review boards are needed to rein in police violence, not community policing and other toothless reforms.
radical women
Who will watch the kids?Working parents need affordable childcare. The U.S. can afford to fund it — and should.
political prisoners
Manning: pioneer on two frontsGovernment whistleblower and trans activist Chelsea Manning needs your support.