THE MARK Twain we learned about in school is a less than inspiring figure: Twain, the children's author of riverside idylls; Twain, the bitter misanthrope who lashed out at society because of his ...

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

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

"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.

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

One of the Nobel Peace Prize winners is a socialist opponent of U.S. drone strikes, but you wouldn't know it from the media.

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

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

Ten years ago, immigrants took to the streets in massive numbers across the country to protest a Republican plan to criminalize the undocumented.

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

Lenin showed how colonial expansion and imperialist rivalry were rooted in profound changes in the nature of capitalism.

The 1960s movements against the war and for Black Power led to the radicalization of a significant layer of industrial workers.