Issue N°6
July 11, 2026
Which Side Are You On?
Kshama Sawant is running for Congress against Adam Smith, a 30-year incumbent who funded the genocide in Gaza, broke a railroad strike, and voted to create ICE. Three other candidates have thrown their hats in the ring to stop Kshama and hand the election to Smith.
Rotten New Bill for Israel
There is a new bill in Congress that has immediately sparked huge outrage.
The Bizarre Campaign of Melissa Chaudhry
Chaudhry’s campaign is a strange thing to behold. Whose interests does Melissa Chaudhry represent?
Why Is Doug Basler Even Here?
Doug Basler couldn’t give less of a shit about beating Adam Smith.
Sawant or Mamdani
Kshama Sawant was elected as an independent socialist to Seattle City Council. Six months later, Seattle became the first major city to pass a $15 minimum wage. But we’re now over six months into Mamdani’s term as mayor, and what does he have to show for it?
What is wrong with the left?
A handful of other socialist organizations have endorsed Kshama’s campaign. But most of the left has failed to leave sectarianism and infighting tendencies behind.
Monster of the Week: Jacob Perasso
A surprise candidate has entered the ring to split the socialist vote and help Adam Smith win.
Labor Leadership Abandons Striking Hotel Workers
Labor leaders have left 117 hotel workers to fight Hilton largely alone.
Pride Issue
June 13, 2026
Gays, Communists & Workers
Capitalists and Democrats may have taken over Pride month, but they aren’t friends of the LGBTQ struggle. As far back as the 1890s, socialists in Europe were leading the fight for gay rights. It took the Democrats another 120 years to support gay marriage.
Dems Blame Trans People for Trump
The Democratic Party has finally published its post-mortem of the 2024 election. They blame their loss on not being anti-trans enough.
Free Healthcare for the Gays!
Like with the Black Panther health clinics established in the same decade, free gay clinics were a response to systematic discrimination against LGBTQ people in the healthcare industry. Free gay health clinics were on the front lines of fighting AIDS.
They're Evicting the Dolls
Eviction rates are spiking in cities and states around the country. Working-class queer people are facing the brunt of the nationwide eviction crisis.
The Democrat-ification of Trans Pride
Pride events have been turned into corporate vendor fairs have nothing to do with the militant struggles that actually won gay rights.
Monster of the Week: Pete Buttigieg
From his start working for McKinsey, to his time as “Mayor Pete”, to his presidential run in 2020, Pete Buttigieg has put a “progressive” sheen on the Democratic Party’s assault on workers at home and abroad.
750 Anti-Trans Bills
Nearly 800 anti-trans bills have been introduced in state legislatures this year. These attacks are not only attacks on transgender people, but all workers.
Issue N°5
May 23, 2026
Vote Socialist
Historic anger at both parties has lead to a record number of independent socialist campaigns in states across the country.
Mamdani Makes Mockery of Socialism
Mamdani called himself a socialist on the campaign trail. Is he acting like a socialist now that he's in office or is he just another Democrat?
California DSA Backs Billionaire Tom Steyer
The DSA has endorsed a billionaire to be governor in California.
The Washington State Labor Council Endorses Strikebreaker
On May 16, the Washington State Labor Council endorsed strikebreaker Adam Smith.
California Democrats Kill CalCare Again
This marks the third attempt at a failed strategy.
Monster of the Week: Abigail Spanberger
Spanberger is winning the competition to become the country's most-hated governor.
Justice for Juniper Blessing
On May 11, a 19-year-old transgender student, Juniper Blessing, was murdered at off-campus student housing at the University of Washington in Seattle.
The FDR They Don’t Tell You About
The Democratic Party lives large on the mythology of Franklin D. Roosevelt. But the myth is just that: a revisionist history.
Democrats ♥︎ Crushing Rail Strikes
Workers at the largest commuter rail service in North America have ended a three-day strike, which cost NYC bosses $61 million a day.
Issue N°4
May 9, 2026
Democrats Are Sharpening Their Knives
Democrats in Seattle and King County are unleashing cuts to transit and the public services that working people rely on.
Seattle Democrats on Notice
May 5 was the largest anti-ICE mobilization yet to City Hall in Seattle this year.
History of the Workers' Movement: the Struggle for a Fighting Grocery Union
In 1968, the starting wage for a unionized grocery worker in Los Angeles was $3.00 an hour, equivalent to over $31 today. Today, Kroger workers can make as little as $12/hour. So what happened?
Kshama's on the ballot
We should build the maximum support for Kshama’s socialist campaign and oppose every effort to divide the left vote.
A Response to Kshama Sawant
On April 26, Kshama Sawant issued a statement calling our organization "reckless" & "damaging." Her statement is a dishonest political attack on our organization and on revolutionary socialists.
Workers Vanguard Endorse Kshama Sawant for Congress
This round of elections offers a candidate who provides a genuine rallying point for all those looking to begin a collective fight under in opposition to both parties.
We Went to Indiana
In April, four members of Labor Militant flew to Indiana, to build the newly-launched Socialist Party of Indiana (SPI).
Monster of the Week: David Sabey
Dave Sabey has made a fortune as a landlord for the worst tenants in modern capitalism: deportation agencies, data centers, biotech firms, and military-linked operations — the physical backbone of corporate and state power. Across the country, opposition to data centers is exploding. Sabey is at the center of that fight too.
PCC Workers Take to the Picket Line
The union's demands are a wage increase of about $3/hour over the next two years and protection against ICE.