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APRIL 6. 2025

“Hands Off’ Protests May Signal Rising Opposition to Trump

As Trump sends the economy into a tailspin and continues to attack the working class and oppressed people, hundreds of thousands took to the streets to fight back. This may signal the start of a wider struggle in the streets against Trump.

APRIL 5. 2025

In Latin America, Trump is Heralding a New Age of Yankee Domination

With a cabinet full of Latin American hardliners, attacks on immigration, and the threat of a trade war, Trump’s second term has been geared towards reinforcing fraying U. S. hegemony in the region.

APRIL 4. 2025

Liberation Day

Originally Published in The Next Recession It’s not April Fools day (1 April).

APRIL 3. 2025

DOGE Is About Shoring Up Executive Powers and Punishing Workers

Elon Musk’s DOGE is about shoring up executive powers to stave off the U. S. regime’s decline. A united working class can fight it — and the system that made it possible.

Columbia at a Crossroads: For a Democratic Open Town Hall for All Students, Faculty, and Staff against the Repression and All the Attacks

As repression escalates on Columbia University's campus and beyond, many students, faculty, and workers want to fight back. An open town hall, led by rank-and-file workers and the student body, would be a step forward to come together and decide.

Die Linke and War Credits

Socialists have always said: not one cent for militarism. It’s a betrayal that ministers from Germany's Left Party voted for the German government’s trillion-euro rearmament.

Arms Trade With Israel Shows Swedish “Neutrality” is a Sham

Sweden’s increasing arms trade with Israel marks a further step away from its 200-year facade of “neutrality. "

Youth in Indonesia Mobilize Against Austerity and the Specter of Military Dictatorship

The Indonesian president passed a law allowing military officers to hold government positions. The decision has fuelled protests and caused fears of a return to military dictatorship.

Trump Takes Aim at Globalization on “Liberation Day”

On Wednesday, Donald Trump announced a new tariff plan that marks a significant shift from the trade rules that defined the neoliberal period.

APRIL 2. 2025

An Injury to One Is an Injury to All: Let’s Fight for Each Other to Fight for Ourselves

This is a transcript from a speech given at a CUNY discussion panel on March 21.

We Can’t Rely on the Courts to Stop Le Pen

Before you start breaking out the socialist champagne, consider: Marine Le Pen’s conviction could actually backfire for the Left.

Berlin Moves to Deport Four Pro-Palestinian Activists

Taking a page from Trump's playbook, Berlin's government has issued deportation orders for three EU citizens and one student from the U. S. None have been convicted of a crime.

APRIL 1. 2025

The Labor Movement Must Support the Half a Million Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans Under Attack

In Trump’s latest round of attacks against immigrants, the Department of Homeland Security announced that it will be terminating legal status and work permits for 532,000 immigrants. Organized labor must take a stand.

Trump Threatens Putin as His Plans Meet Geopolitical Realities

Negotiations on Ukraine are not progressing as quickly as Trump would have liked. His threats against Russia are aimed at forcing Putin to give in to some of his demands. The prospects for ending the war remain uncertain, given the contradictions and complexity of the situation.