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Hard days on the picket lines, but baristas pour into unions

This is a repost of a recent article by Adam Shils for the International Socialism Project, originally posted on August 17, 2022. We post reprints like this to call attention to important ideas that might influence working class and other organizing, whether we agree...

The Right Book at the Right Time: A Review of “Class Struggle Unionism”

Speak Out Now is pleased to repost this review by Adam Shils of Joe Burns’ new book, Class Struggle Unionism (Haymarket, 2022). The review was originally published online by the International Socialism Project on April 22. We value Burns’ categories contrasting...

The Beijing Winter Olympics Are a Political Disaster

This article was written by Jules Boycoff and originally published at jacobinmag.com on February 4, 2022. It has been republished here with permission from the author. On the cusp of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, activists are ramping up their opposition to the...

Here’s what COVID does to your body when you’re vaccinated — and when you aren’t

This article, written by Dr. Dipti S. Barot, a primary care physician in the San Francisco Bay Area, was originally published by the San Francisco Chronicle on Oct. 15, 2021. It offers a clear and thorough description of the health protection of full vaccination from...

Speak Out Now calls for a reimagining of society (repost from Johns Hopkins News-Letter)

This is a repost of an article from the Johns Hopkins News-Letter, published on September 20, 2021 written by Michelle Limpe A year and a half after George Floyd protests began, a socialist organization called Speak Out Now hosted a discussion about police brutality...