The Informant

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

Good reads from October

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.

Socialist strategies, the labor wars, and more.

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

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...

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

Four tips for identifying honest info from salacious misinformation.

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.