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Image of poet with quote: WHEN LEADERS SPEAK OF PEACE/The common folk know/That war is coming./—Bertolt Brecht

Bertolt Brecht and the poetry of resistance

The themes of opposition to war and sympathy for the working class and its burdens shine through his art.
Letters to the editor – February 2020

Letters to the editor – February 2020

Readers weigh in on: campus strikes in the U.K., and not voting in the U.S.
Several protesters walk past a line of police wearing helmets and holding riot shields.

Rebellion sweeps country after country

An entire region explodes over poverty, environmental destruction, rampant privatization and debt.
French workers: heroes of global resistance

French workers: heroes of global resistance

The longest strike since 1968 is over, but the struggle to keep hard-won benefits is not.
Composite of three photos of Schumer, Biden, and Pelos, all in the act of shrugging.

Double-dealing as usual for Democratic Party

Be it international trade deals, healthcare, or labor law, the Dems have already proved their pernicious “business as usual.”
A fire at night, bracketed by two fire trucks.

The fires in Australia: Climate-warming crisis leads to outrage and solidarity

Despite Prime Minister Morrison’s denials, Australia’s fires are not “normal.”
Julian Assange, the free press, and whistleblowers

Julian Assange, the free press, and whistleblowers

The U.S.’ zealous pursuit of Assange is really an attempt to bully, intimidate and threaten” those who expose and protest governments’ war crimes and corruption.
A crowd of protesters includes a man holding a sign reading "Amazon – Safe Jobs for your workers"

Dying to work at Amazon: the human cost of obscene profits

Speedups, government collusion and phony health clinics produce serious injuries and death. They also spur revolt.
Right-wing attacks on Australian Family Court are part of a broader agenda

Right-wing attacks on Australian Family Court are part of a broader agenda

Uber-conservative Prime Minister pushes "traditional" family to undermine women, LGBTIQ and Native rights.
A man in suit-and-tie signals a "V" at a podium. The sign on the podium reads "Trump/Pence / Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Stephen Miller: White supremacy in the White House

A top Trump adviser is a white supremacist and far-right champion and should be ousted. A united front of all his victims can do just that.
People on scaffolding hold a sign: "Wlomen will lead the revolution" and a banner: "NO bigotry, war, capitalism; YES race liberation and revolutionary feminism / Freedom Socialist Party / Radical Women

The pivotal 2020s: A time for revolutionary ideas

The Freedom Socialist Party's political resolution examines what is needed to turn rising resistance around the world into socialist transformation.
A group of 24 women and men pose for the camera.

A bold step forward in Mexico City for international socialist regroupment

Leftists from Mexico, Argentina, Brazil and the U.S. tackle topics ranging from women's global rebellion to expanding outreach for the Committee for Revolutionary International Regroupment.
Four women pose with a copy of The Radical Women Manifesto.

Feminist revolutionaries from Mexico, U.S. and Argentina meet

Global rebellions’ demand for autonomous women’s organizations and cross-border solidarity get front-burner status at this historic meeting of socialist women organizers.
“Kill all women”: I don’t see the humor

“Kill all women”: I don’t see the humor

Social media scorn and violent declaration against women express a virus built into the whole capitalist system. They’re not a joke. They’re deadly.
A woman speaks at a microphone. She has green-dyed hair and a shirt reading Black Trans Queer.

A Latina’s journey from education to activism

Los Angeles FSP Organizer Karla Alegria-Gimeno describes her working-class origins and tells how she discovered political history and joined the battle for a better world.
Donald Trump, joined by Vice President Mike Pence, senior White House advisors and senior military personnel, delivers remarks during a national televised address Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, responding to Iran's retaliatory missile strike on an Iraqi military base.

Trump and U.S. business as usual in Iran

What is the U.S. president really up to?
Freedom Socialist Party New Year’s Greetings for 2020: In anticipation of another year of global resistance

Freedom Socialist Party New Year’s Greetings for 2020: In anticipation of another year of global resistance

For all its difficulties and outright calamities, the year 2019 gave the workers and oppressed of the world a lot to celebrate.