US Politics
Biden’s Gravest Challenge: White Resentment
by David Rosen*
June 3, 2021
Photograph Source: Tyler Merbler – CC BY 2.0
The storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6th was an expression of...
Taxing global rent-seeking to spur a just recovery
by José Antonio Ocampo
June 4, 2021
The world must engage with Joe Biden’s proposal for a minimum corporate-tax rate.
History has taught us not to have...
Why the Green New Deal Has Failed — So Far
The Green New Deal program has enormous potential to generate mass popular support. But absent real leverage from labor, it's likely to be continually...
As Biden Marks 100 Years Since Tulsa Massacre, Calls Grow for...
June 02, 2021
President Biden traveled to Tulsa, Oklahoma, to mark the 100th anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, one of the single greatest...
The Republican Party Is an Existential Threat to American Democracy
The GOP is increasingly defined not by its shared beliefs but by its shared delusions. This right-wing political party puts us all in peril
by...
The Biden administration plans to suspend Arctic drilling leases issued during...
Jun. 1, 2021
President Biden met with survivors of the 1921 attack in Oklahoma, one of the worst outbreaks of racist violence in American history....
The Grassroots Battle To Change America’s Labor Laws
To fight for historic worker rights legislation, major unions and the socialist left are joining forces like never before.
By Sam Mellins
Apr. 12, 2021
For the...
An Open Letter to Maria Svart, National Director of the Democratic...
By David North
22 May 2021
Maria Svart
National Director
Democratic Socialists of America
May 22, 2021
Dear Ms. Svart,
On May 17, the World Socialist Web Site reported that during...
Over 70% of Republicans blame Capitol riot on ‘left-wing protesters trying...
28 May, 2021
A new poll suggests Republicans have a very different idea about who was behind the January 6 riot at the US Capitol,...
Bernie Sanders says “tone down the rhetoric” on Israel’s crimes
By Ali Abunimah
24 May 2021
Palestinians are still reeling from the horrific toll of death and destruction inflicted by Israel in the Gaza Strip...