The tasks for DSA after the blue wave (plus Socialism wins in a purple district)
The US midterm elections were a major blow to the far right. Now it’s up to democratic socialists to make the most of it, argues the Bread & Roses caucus. Plus Geovanny Tolentino and Jordan Millett look at how socialists in Salem, Oregon won by embracing the rose.
After the blue tsunami: Political openings, material gains and a winning socialist strategy
The Tempest National Committee argues that Trump’s huge defeat in the US midterm elections creates an important opening, but one that will not be met by a strategy centred on electoral politics within the Democratic Party.
Comrade Swadesh Bhattacharya (Shambhuji): Revolutionary extraordinaire
Comrade Swadesh Bhattacharya, the last member of the historic three-member Central Committee founded on the second martyrdom anniversary of Comrade Charu Mazumdar, is no more, writes Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation.
Two blue waves upend ruling parties: US flows left, South Africa drifts right
Two recent elections generated opposite ideological results: while the Democrat’s blue tsunami saw it take over US Congress, South Africans voted in rising numbers for blue-led centre-right and far-right xenophobes, writes Patrick Bond.
Reform or revolution? Why the distinction still matters
Academic Marxism’s retreat from revolutionary politics does not diminish its necessity, argues Raju J Das.
Lessons of the Serbian revolution
Dmitry Pozhidaev outlines five lessons from Serbia’s Student List electoral breakthrough after two years of mass protests — and how this could be turned into lasting social change.
Mobilising against two existential threats
By targeting data centres, argues Walden Bello, we are challenging two existential threats to the planet and humanity: climate change and AI.
AOC 2028: A historic opportunity to build the socialist movement
Bread and Roses voted at its 2026 convention to join efforts encouraging AOC to run for President. Elliot Lewis and James Hernández why.
Turn Lula’s victory into a new cycle of democracy, rights, sovereignty and social justice
The people built this victory with courage, hope and an extraordinary ability to mobilize, writes the Workers’ Party of Brazil.
Brazil: Winning the ‘third round’
A “third round” has begun in Brazil, albeit with contours somewhat different than expected, writes Israel Dutra. Its outcome may consolidate a new phase in the global anti-fascist struggle, in which Brazil is already playing a central role.
Ecuador’s opposition, prosecuted off the ballot
The arrest of former presidential candidate Luisa González is the latest in a series of judicial attacks on Ecuador’s opposition parties ahead of local elections, writes Blair Goodman.
Indonesia’s labour movement is facing a critical juncture in its contemporary political and economic history, writes Frans Ari Prasetyo.