Previous entries — Part One, Introduction; Part Two, Electoral Politics; Part Three, Labor As we learn from the successful organizing of the SPA, we must also acknowledge the SPA’s greatest failure. At the same time reactionary tendencies dominated the AFL, bigotry also had a far too common place in the socialist movement. Many prominent SPA … Read more
Previous entries — Part One: Introduction; Part Two: Electoral Politics There were two different approaches to “the labor question” in the 1910s SPA. The first approach was to work within the existing unions. In the early 20th century, the dominant AFL was composed of trade unions representing workers with specific skills, did not stand up … Read more
Previous entries — Part One: Introduction It was in this context that the SPA emerged in 1901, with union leader Eugene Debs serving as a unifying figurehead and recurring presidential candidate. The party united socialists who believed in working within existing union formations and dual unionists, many of whom initially split from the SLP. As … Read more
Part 1 of our new 5 part series on the history of socialism in Cleveland!
Author: Serge S. Artwork can carry many meanings. Sarah Selan, the artist behind the recent Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA) exhibition What is Violence?, hopes that people can see the deeper meaning underneath the surface of her paintings and take action to end the genocide in Palestine. Her paintings consist of saturated dark backgrounds, figures … Read more
Our member Russell K reflects on his recent experience as part of Minneapolis’ rapid response network against ICE.
Author: Mike Z On Wednesday in Minnesota an innocent poet, journalist, and mother of three children was murdered in cold blood by a masked ICE thug. Renee Nicole Good was acting as a legal observer to the ICE raid in question, taking on an extremely important role in documenting the abuses our government inflicts upon … Read more
The author of this piece chose to remain anonymous. This is a review and commentary on “A Queer Marxist Trans Feminism: Queer and Trans Social Reproduction” by Nat Raha, from Transgender Marxism. This review is from an agender perspective. In the essay, Raha says that domestic social reproduction is a “feminine act.” In other words, … Read more
Author: Mack B. Hey all! Verso is having an end of the year sale – if you buy five books they are all 50% off. They have a lot of great reads so I wanted to recommend five for those who are interested in the discount. The Beast: Riding the Rails and Dodging Narcos on … Read more
Author: Mike B A multigenerational, intersectional hub for Palestine organizing in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio. VisionA free Palestine as part of a liberated world. MissionMobilize and organize the greater Cleveland community to elevate the visibility of Palestine and put material and political pressure on the occupation. Save The Dates OFF DEC 23 & DEC 30First … Read more
