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Since we launched our print edition just before the 2024 election, each edition has marked a deeper, darker descent into a made-in-America authoritarian hellscape.
Since our last issue, the whole world watched in horror as Tufts graduate student Rümeysa Öztürk was grabbed by unmarked police lurking outside of her home. It was immediately clear that Rümeysa, whose research focuses on child welfare, was targeted because she had co-authored an article in the Tufts student newspaper calling for the university to do more to demand a ceasefire in Gaza.
Trump’s attacks have escalated, and they will escalate more. We know that labor has the power to stop Trump. But where will labor fall?
In this issue we look back at labor’s fight against apartheid, largely kicked off in Massachusetts. And we also look at the development of labor reformers, including Boston local Sean O’Brien, who moves rapidly to the right, and the UAWD caucus, which has dissolved itself after long infighting.
Not all is bleak. We are also happy to reflect (deliciously) on the success of the Carnation Revolution on its 51st anniversary. You’ve heard of bread and roses… but what about cod and carnations?
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In solidarity,
Managing Editor
Henry De Groot
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