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Historical materialism is the cornerstone of Karl Marx's theories and views--but how does this concept help us explain the world?

The term "exploitation" conjures images of sweatshops, but Marxists have a broader understanding that applies to the whole working class.

"Nothing can be changed until it is faced," wrote James Baldwin, and a new generation is learning from him about the challenges we face today.

Intersectionality is defined in very different ways, but the concept as developed by Black feminists can help advance Marxist theory and practice.

Fifty years ago, students at San Francisco State were fighting racism and repression during the longest student strike in U.S. history.

Jackson's 1980s campaigns for the Democratic presidential nomination showed the new hold of electoralism in Black politics.

A U.S. socialist explains why Marxists view the working class as the social force capable of transforming capitalist society.

The winning strike by Chicago teachers can be an opening wedge against corporate school "reform"--and a fighting example for other unions.

The emergence of student anti-NRA protest as a vibrant new wing of the anti-Trump resistance requires us to reckon with modern gun politics.

The discussion continues about the late Michael Harrington and the relevance of his legacy for rebuilding the left today.

Often overlooked along with the International Working Women's Day holiday is the German socialist who first proposed it: Clara Zetkin.