Summary: First round of Chicago mayoral election focuses and threat to leftwing politics posed by the spurious claim that the U.S. is experiencing an unprecedented epidemic of crime – Editors

Summary: Joint charter listing “minimum demands,” written by independent Iranian trade unions, feminists, and student groups – Editors

Summary: Two strands of Elizabeth Varon’s book, that of a real democracy vs. a white southern oligarchy and that of a racist, nativist politics of grievance in the face of the Confederacy’s defeat, lead to some inspiring but also sober reflections on America’s past — Editors

Summary: Report on U.S. President Biden’s State of the Union before the 118th Congress – Editors

Results of the 2022 elections, the coup attempt, and the challenges facing the working class in order to defeat the neofascist ongoing insurrection – Editors

Summary: To appease conservative backlash, College Board removes content from new Advanced Placement African American Studies curriculum – Editors

Summary: Interview with Kevin B. Anderson on how Marx was far more attuned to questions of race and ethnicity than his critics would have you believe – Editors

Summary: The contradictions of policing cannot be hidden behind a veil of “law and order” when people recognize that law and order in a capitalist society just means the continuation of racist and classist practices to maintain the accumulation of capital. – Editors

Summary: A Marxist-Humanist reports on the complex situation in Peru with critical historical context. — Editors

Summary: As gender liberation is an indispensable part of the greater struggle for liberation, the lives of trans and other gender expansive folks must be taken seriously and defended unequivocally – Editors

Summary: The mass movement in France has reached unexpected size, posing a serious challenge to the government’s austerity plans — Editors

Summary Recording of book launch for Volume IV of the Complete Works of Rosa Luxemburg, Political Writings 2, “On Revolution” (1906–1909). Hosted by Verso Books and the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation – Editors.

Summary: This discussion from an activist in China evaluates the massive protests in recent months in light of what they signify for a possible rebirth of genuine Marxism there – Editors.

A student activist on the unfoldment and debates of the strike of 48,000 academic workers at University of California – Editors

Summary: We are reposting this article from December 16, 2019 about the horrible conditions at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility for women, as it has received several comments with reports by people who either have, or have relatives who have, been incarcerated there — Editors