The day after a remarkable one-day general strike in Minneapolis held to protest federal agents' murder of Renée Nicole Good, on January 26 federal agents murdered a second person, Alex Jeffrey Pretti, an intensive care nurse at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Federal spokespeople immediately declared that Pretti was a domestic terrorist who had intended to “massacre” federal agents who, they said, shot him in self-defense but videos of the event contradicted the government's claim. (…)

“We have no right to destroy the air which our ancestors breathed and the crystal-clear waters with which they quenched their thirst. This river, this air, this mountain, this jungle, these chirping birds—this is our land.” The words are Shankar Guha Niyogi's, from Hamara Paryavaran (Our Environment), one of the few extended texts left by a man too consumed by organising to write much. Niyogi was a trade unionist. He led contract miners in Chhattisgarh, fought for wages and bonuses, built (…)

L'hiver 2026 s'est avéré plus difficile que tout ce qu'on aurait pu imaginer. Les attaques ennemies constantes ont transformé la vie de millions de personnes en Ukraine en un cauchemar froid et sombre. Dans ce contexte, le travail de tous ceux qu'on appelle les travailleurs des infrastructures critiques est devenu très visible. L'arrivée des équipes d'urgence suscite la joie des gens, les informations décrivent leurs exploits et les politiques leur expriment leur gratitude. Mais ce tableau (…)

The winter of 2026 has proved harder than anyone could have imagined. Constant enemy attacks have turned the lives of millions of people in Ukraine into a cold and dark nightmare. Against this backdrop, the work of all those called critical infrastructure workers has become highly visible. The arrival of emergency crews brings joy to people, the news describes their exploits, and politicians express gratitude to them. But this picture is marred by a cruel reality: these heroic workers still (…)

Labor federations and many other groups have called for a day of protest January 23. The momentum is growing from mass protests, like this one in downtown Minneapolis on January 10 that drew 10,000, and building on long-term organizing. Photo: Brad Sigal Minnesota appears to be in gear for a mass uprising. Unions, community organizations, faith leaders, and small businesses there are calling for a statewide day of “no work (except for emergency services), no school, and no shopping” on (…)

À l'annonce du calendrier électoral, Meghna Alam a officiellement lancé sa campagne électorale, et c'est avec ce message clair qu'elle fait son entrée sur la scène politique : la politique doit redevenir l'affaire des citoyens et citoyennes. Des réunions de quartier aux rassemblements au coin des rues, en passant par les interventions en direct sur les réseaux sociaux et la présence dans les médias en ligne, sa campagne commence à se dessiner autour d'un discours qui combine sens de (…)