In this video, Andre Damon interviews World Socialist Web Site Arts Editor David Walsh about the themes, content and political background of Walsh’s new book, Sky Between the Leaves, available now at mehring.com or at the new website for the book, skybetweentheleaves.com.
Trump bans transgender athletes from entering the United States
Lifetime visa bans on international transgender athletes for “fraud” are just the latest in a series of efforts to create a pogrom-like atmosphere against transgender people.
Isla Anderson, Evan Winters•
Canada and US hockey players brawl amid nationalist furor over Trump’s trade war
The promotion of such backward sentiments, for which the players are by no means chiefly responsible, underscores the real dangers confronting North American workers as the rival capitalist elites whip up national chauvinism.
James Clayton•
Australian cricket commentator sacked for noting mass deaths in Gaza
Zionists ludicrously claimed that hearing Peter Lalor’s voice as he commentated Test cricket would make them feel “unsafe.”
Oscar Grenfell•
Los Angeles City Council’s minimum wage vote: A band-aid over a deep wound
The “Olympic wage” is a measure targeting hospitality and service workers in the lead-up to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. These events have transformed from international sporting events into platforms for large-scale profiteering, corruption and exploitation.
Marc Wells•
Alan Gilman•
Nick Barrickman•
Evan Blake•
Joshua Fae•
Benjamin Mateus•