From national, state, to even local politics, we are told one thing over and over again; if you want change, vote in the right people and change will be delivered to you. To be frank, our needs and the interests all of our elected politicians end up representing are diametrically opposed. We cannot just vote [...]
In the past months, Senator Sinema and Senator Manchin have been flooded by everyone from climate activists to dreamers asking, begging, for reforms and resolutions they promised during their campaigns. Both politicians have refused to acknowledge them, even when activists face them in a bathroom, airplane or yacht. Both democratic Senators raised hope among their [...]
Children at CCBB. Front sign says “CCBB Occupation – Protected Under Law 6657/2020”. Sign in the background says “When housing is a privilege, occupying is a need!” Credit: @imatheusalves Wednesday, April 7 saw a true war scene take over Brasília, the not-so-famous capital of Brazil. On one side, military police teams heavily equipped with rubber [...]
Hospitality and tourism are some of the largest employers in Miami, and it is the first industry to be severely crippled by the coronavirus outbreak. Since the beginning of March, this workforce has been experiencing layoffs and cut hours so drastic that it has changed the outlook of an entire industry in a matter of [...]
There’s a lot out there that tries to explain what fascism is. Historians, academics, philosophers, and journalists are struggling to define the term now, as they did almost eighty years ago while actual fascist regimes were in power. Today, hate groups are seeping into popular culture with organizations like the Proud Boys, Identity Evropa [...]
I have become a new member of the 75 million gig workers in the United States. After being laid off from a company that was being poorly run by management, I was forced to enter this new system that is often confused with independence. I used to find joy in my career. It used to [...]
One Struggle has addressed the concept of a progressive militant in the past, but as we see capitalist and imperialist powers continue to adapt to ideas meant to move us beyond this current social, economic, and political arrangement, we must continue to reclaim the term and insist on our definition of what is truly progressive. [...]