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Trump Again?! WTF? A Marxist Analysis of the US Election Results

Trump Again?! WTF? A Marxist Analysis of the US Election Results

Donald Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris in the US presidential election on November 5 was a shock to many observers and especially to supporters of the Democrats. What does this mean for US politics? Are the American people turning to the right? How should the left respond?

Defend Samidoun and the Palestinian Liberation Movement

Defend Samidoun and the Palestinian Liberation Movement

Based on unsubstantiated claims that Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network is fundraising for Palestinian resistance fighters, the US and Canada have sanctioned the organization. This is an attack on the entire Palestinian liberation movement. While the US government supports the Zionist genocide with billions of dollars in military aid, in defiance of popular opinion, they declare Samidoun’s alleged donations to be “terrorism.”

Firebrand at the 2024 Socialism Conference: Revolutionary perspectives amid reformist currents

Firebrand at the 2024 Socialism Conference: Revolutionary perspectives amid reformist currents

In Firebrand’s second visit to the Socialism Conference in Chicago, we took part in discussions throughout the weekend, intervening with Marxist perspectives in a “big tent” event now largely defined by reformism. The Gaza genocide rightly dominated discourse. We spoke to affirm the importance of class independence, class analysis, genuine anti-imperialism, and revolutionary organization.

On the Ground with the Student Intifada

On the Ground with the Student Intifada

Auraria Campus, Denver Report by James Radek A protest encampment in solidarity with Palestine was established on Thursday, April 25 on Denver’s Auraria Campus, which is home to the University of Colorado Denver, Metropolitan State University, and Community College of...

Aaron Bushnell: Martyr for Palestine

Aaron Bushnell: Martyr for Palestine

Last Sunday, February 25, Aaron Bushnell, a 25-year-old active-duty airman in the United States Air Force, set himself on fire in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington DC, in what he called “an extreme act of protest against the genocide of the Palestinian...

Central Ohio Revolutionary Socialists Suspended Over Palestine

Central Ohio Revolutionary Socialists Suspended Over Palestine

Our comrades in Central Ohio Revolutionary Socialists are facing outrageous repression from Ohio State University, who suspended their campus chapter in December on grounds that their activities in support of Palestine “pose a significant risk of substantial harm.”...

Why We Support Palestinian Armed Resistance

Why We Support Palestinian Armed Resistance

In the wake of the events of October 7 and the genocidal aftermath, there is a growing divide on the left between those who unconditionally support the right of Palestinians to fight back against their oppressors, and their critics. Support on the left for resistance...

Palestinian Liberation By Any Means Necessary

Palestinian Liberation By Any Means Necessary

Stop the genocide Israel’s settler-colonial project has again shown its true nature. In retaliation for the new military phase of the Palestinian liberation movement that started on October 7th, the Zionist entity is committing open genocide against Gaza. Israeli...

Against Dual Membership in the DSA

Against Dual Membership in the DSA

We have enacted a policy prohibiting our members from holding dual membership in our organization and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). This policy is based on our commitment to working-class independence and revolutionary socialism, because we understand...

No U.S./NATO Arms to Ukraine 

No U.S./NATO Arms to Ukraine 

Sharp divisions among revolutionary socialists The question of war has always been a key division among socialists. It divides reformist supporters of the capitalist state from revolutionary opponents of the capitalist state. Since the late 1800s, it has divided soft...