A play on victimhood and political vanity performed in Nowhere, Ohio will leave viewers confused and mystified.

A society ruled by violent and antisocial impulse can’t persist. This warning went unheeded, and Troy was sacked. Will we listen to the next Cassandra?

Nosferatu demands we critically examine our social order and how it has deluded social relationships. What demons have we summoned and what would their pact demand of us?

A member of the Metro DC Democratic Socialists responds to two articles recently published in the chapter's political journal.

Perhaps making mindful choices about what we eat based on a recognition of the human and non-human labor can bring us one step closer to fulfilling authentic needs.

At Labor Notes 2024, workers in the US came together to learn from each other about fighting and winning in the workplace.

Does Initiative 83 pose a threat to the District's left-wing electoral project? A Minnesotan expatriate shares their perspective on the proposed system.

Palestine is a political nexus of colonialism and apartheid, a space that exposes the illiberal endgame of neoliberal politics.

Bill Fletcher Jr.'s newest novel uses working-class realities as fuel for gripping mystery.

Damned if she does, damned if she doesn’t, Mitski loves her job in a way that has been killing her.

Adam Hochschild's historical account on turn of the century political repression echoes the struggles faced by socialists in the present.

A genre maligned. It did not begin with social media, but social media introduced a new utility of the medium to its fans.

Assessing the power of the Manifesto today, Miéville illuminates the document’s power as prediction, prophecy and call to revolution.

To celebrate May Day as a single event can lead one to miss the spirit that animated its origins as an international workers holiday.

That year went faster than expected. ICYMI - here's where you can catch up on the status of the labor movement, local and national.

A troubling new technology risks deteriorating working conditions for working artists.

Montgomery County, Maryland is building a network of social housing at virtually zero cost. Here is how they do it, and why social housing is desperately needed in DC.

Through Amazonians United, Starbucks Workers United, and many other nontraditional sites of struggle, the hope and promise of the labor movement hasn't felt this strong in decades.

In the late 1970s, Korean immigrant Chol Soo Lee was wrongly charged, and eventually convicted, with two counts of murder by the San Francisco District Attorney's office. The conviction set off an international and multiracial movement that challenged the injustices and malignancies of the US legal system.

Debt organizers have vowed to continue the fight.

The enthusiasm and promise of a nation-wide tenants network was on display at the ATUN 2022 convention.

We hate to say ICYMI, but we just did...

On capitalism, abortion rights, and queer rights.

On DC's DIY scene, explorations of beauty, and deploying novel artist feedback mechanisms.

The vehicle Mayor Bowser is using to build more affordable units is not well managed, and her administration has a history of using it to reward developers that do not perform the best.

Arrestable protests in Washington are not the only way to get a response from the President. It is time for mainstream media to give creatives greater news coverage.

At the North America's Building Trades Union's conference, the promise and limitations of organized labor's current resurgence were on full display.

Or - why aren't more electrician's women? A children's book published by lefty-publisher Hard Ball Press seeks to change this.

Labor wars, memories of January 6, and tactical thinking define the common thread linking January's discourse.

“…portraying the struggle ahead of us, but with hope and motivation”

We round up the best good reads to walk us into a high-information — and high stakes — 2022.

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Good reads from October

Keeping a loose record of 'Build Back Better' negotiations on Capitol Hill

Reflections on Hägglund's articulation of what it means to be human and what we value as a product of socialization

Socialists should provide unwavering support to Afghan refugees. Here's where we can help.

A two-decade recounting of local perspectives on the labor movement.

It's not as daunting as it looks.

An (admittedly old-fashioned) MDC DSA member outlines his skepticism about podcasts. Does the history of peasant rebellions in the 16th century provide clues to their value?

To achieve racial equity, every institution, without exception, needs to change. Here's how you can do it.

From Bush-era "alt" rock to verbose left-wing magazines: a common path for the millennial Left.

Socialist strategies, the labor wars, and more.

A collection of some of the best stories for socialist interest: thinking about a Green New Deal, political organizing, and deep economics.

The Capitol Coup, Trump's Twitter break, Democratic Party intrigue, and the populist revolt of Wall Street norms.

A collection of intriguing articles that have been passed around the socialist universe from 2020.

An amusing look at how a small right-wing college serves as academic cover for a classic push-poll about the dread menace socialism.

Good reads for socialists, with links and summaries. Brain candy!

Russian botpages on Facebook, endangered Act, what to do about the Janus decision and other good reads.

Good links for July 2018.

Good reads are back! -- about Trump's tariffs, ridesharing vs. public transit and a few odds and ends

Unions, death and transfiguration; Democracies; death; history as the alt-right sees it and as Tet '68 revisions try to warp it -- and a couple of nice shout-outs for DSA.

Good links for January 2018.

Good reads for December 2017 - with a November bonus!

A roundup of headlines and news clips commenting on election night, 2017.

Good Reads: More on Juggalos, Corbyn's triumph, mapping social movements and much more.

Recent articles from a leftish perspective that you may have missed; with links...

Four tips for identifying honest info from salacious misinformation.

This month, don't miss Bob Roman's compilation, "DSA in the News"...

Essays and articles of recent vintage that socialists and fellow radicals might have missed, from various sources.

A collection of good reads - organized just the way you like it.