Kurt Stand

Peekskill, 1949: What Was Lost, What Remained, What It Means Today

Kurt Stand
April 2022
A look back at the late 1940s and its lost opportunities ought to give socialists pause as we consider the left's situation today.

Richard Trumka and the Search for Political Independence

Kurt Stand
September 2021
Famed union leader Richard Trumka died suddenly last month at age 72. Socialists should remember his legacy to ensure labor's revival.

Recap of PG County DSA Labor Meeting: Focus on Amazon

Kurt Stand
April 2021
A labor contingent in PG County reviewed organizing efforts at Amazon and eco-socialist organizing around the PRO Act.

The DSA begins its Prince George's chapter

Kurt Stand
February 2021
Organizers in PG County have finally come together to help build socialism in Maryland.

The Global Commons and Solar Energy: A Review of David Schwartzman’s New Book

Kurt Stand
November 2020
A review of David Schwartzman's new book, which imagines the possibility of a green future within the context of class struggle and socialism.

Voter Suppression and the State of American Democracy

Kurt Stand
November 2020
The danger of authoritarian rule is real. Only broad electoral unity can face down the forces of capital that stand behind Trump's megalomania.