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"These Are the Mistakes a Dying Empire Makes"
A conversation with professor and economist Richard Wolff on operation "Economic Fury" and the fragility of the petrodollar
Glenn Diesen and Richard D. Wolff
May Day Was a Reminder That We Make the World Run
It wasn’t just a day of protest, boycott or celebration—May Day showed that we, the workers, are all on the same glorious team.
Hamilton Nolan
South Carolinians Wage May Day Protest of the Israeli Weapons Factory in Their Back Yard
The International Workers’ Day protest targets Elbit America, a subsidiary of the largest weapons company in Israel, now supplying munitions used in Lebanon.
Sarah Lazare
Why we celebrate May Day
This May Day, support media that serves the working class, not billionaires.
Miles Kampf-Lassin
The Legacy of Jewish Worker Organizing That Brought Us to This May Day
A century of Jewish labor organizing centered on solidarity has helped lead us to this moment.
Ann Toback
Why Mayors Across the Country Are Signing On To a Haymarket Declaration This May Day
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson explains why a coalition of mayors has come together to commemorate the legacy of May Day and defend workers from attacks by the Trump administration.
Brandon Johnson
Remembering Amisha Patel, a Lifelong Organizer for Justice
Amisha Patel was a trailblazing leader in the ongoing fight to transform our city, society and communities for the better. Her legacy will live on in Chicago and beyond.
Madeline Talbott and Keith Kelleher
Why Democratic Socialists Are Taking to the Streets This May Day
The legacy of May Day is a fight for working-class power against the ravages of capitalism. Democratic Socialists of America is organizing to keep that proud tradition alive in 2026.
Will Bloom