by Peggy Wang & Nicholas WurstMassachusetts Teachers Association / Association of Professional Administrators (personal capacity) // SMART-TD Local 1473 / Railroad Workers United (personal capacities) Zohran Mamdani’s Democratic primary win for NYC mayor is being hailed as a game-changer for politics and for the Democratic Party. The victory of Zohran Mamdani in the Democratic primaryContinue reading “Mamdani: Rocking the Boat, or Keeping It Afloat?”
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End the war with Iran! Ceasefire Now!
On June 21st, President Donald Trump ordered attacks on three Iranian nuclear sites. The strikes included the use of B2 bombers, dropping six 30,000-pound bombs, along with missile launches from submarines. This constitutes an act of undeclared war by Trump, and it must be opposed.
Meet a Socialist: Nick Wurst
I was raised in a liberal, pro-labor family. I got curious about socialism from music and from history in school, and I started hanging around with people who considered themselves “anti-capitalist” in the local punk music scene when I was a teenager. I became more interested in socialism by witnessing the tail end of OccupyContinue reading “Meet a Socialist: Nick Wurst”
2025 Pride and “No Kings”: Mass Protests and Strikes to Stop Trump and the Right
Pride was originally rooted in protest against police brutality and nationwide discrimination against the LGBTQ community. This year’s Pride month and celebrations around the country will include urgent protests against Trump and the right. The Trump administration is trying a divide and conquer strategy against working people by its vicious attacks on trans people, federalContinue reading “2025 Pride and “No Kings”: Mass Protests and Strikes to Stop Trump and the Right”
Full union rights for the Holyoke Teachers Association: End “exit assurances” to support students and educators!
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has announced the end of receivership–state control–of Holyoke Public Schools (HPS) in July. The attacks on unions, pay, and working conditions that came with receivership are driving educators out of the district. Unfortunately, DESE decided to maintain many anti-worker measures from receivership as “Exit Assurances.” ExitContinue reading “Full union rights for the Holyoke Teachers Association: End “exit assurances” to support students and educators!”
Fight Back Against Trump’s Attacks on Workers!
Nearly five months have passed since the second inauguration of Donald Trump. In that time we have seen his administration work hard to confirm its status as the racist, reckless, vicious, corrupt, and anti-worker operation that his first day, and his first term, promised it would be. The various threads of assault on democratic rights,Continue reading “Fight Back Against Trump’s Attacks on Workers!”
Make Pride a month of protest and resistance!
By Ashley RogersPhiladelphia, PA Trump and the right are on the offensive against LGBTQ+ rights. This Pride month we need to make Pride a protest and expand the fight against the Trump regime. The first four months of Trump’s second term as president saw a barrage of attacks against LGBTQ+ people, and transgender people inContinue reading “Make Pride a month of protest and resistance!”
Freedom’s Unfinished Work: Celebration and Protest on Juneteenth
by Brother FrancisPortland, Maine In 2020, Juneteenth erupted into rallies and protests across the US, led by the Black Lives Matter movement in outrage against the murder of George Floyd and chronic, systemic police brutality and racism. Protesters in the South tore down Confederate Civil War statues. On the West Coast, the International Longshore andContinue reading “Freedom’s Unfinished Work: Celebration and Protest on Juneteenth”
Meet a Socialist: Thomas Dowling
Like many other millennials I know, I grew up in a household of Democrat voters and followed suit, as a progressive sorta liberal. As a teenager during the Bush years, I began to see the failings of both political parties, but bought into Obama’s bold promises of change. After he came into office though, itContinue reading “Meet a Socialist: Thomas Dowling”
Meet the New Imperialist, Same as the Old Imperialist
by Jacob BielskiMassachusetts Teachers Association (Personal Capacity)Springfield, MA During the 2024 elections, Donald Trump cast himself as an anti-war candidate, harshly criticizing Biden over the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. Trump’s slogan, “Prevent World War III and Restore Peace in Europe and the Middle East,” mentioned in his Agenda 47 presidential platform, appealed to working-classContinue reading “Meet the New Imperialist, Same as the Old Imperialist”
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