Against the Current

The Building Relations with Cuban Labor delegation brought medical supplies collected by Not Just Tourists. I VISITED CUBA over the 2026 May Day week with a delegation from Building Relations with Cuban Labor. The effects of the 65+ year U.S. embargo and recent blockade of oil were everywhere to be seen. The airport was practically… Continue reading Visiting Cuba 2026 — A Critical Point

THIS ARTICLE TAKES a look at striking features of the immigration system historically with a view towards its latest phase during Trump’s second presidential administration, and how we might respond by building rapid response networks rooted in local community. The article begins with a “Historical Background” section. If you’d like to read that later, you… Continue reading Not Plan “A” or “B”: For Immigrant and Racial Justice!

There will be no Gulag under the new socialism. Introductory note by Mikhail Orlov, /Spichka (Matches): “There will be no Gulag under the new socialism” — an article by Boris Kagarlitsky. Boris Kagarlitsky wrote this article from a Russian penal colony, where he is currently serving his sentence. Here is the new socialism he is… Continue reading Socialism: A Prospect, not a Utopia