The Columbus Worker
Revolutionary News and Analysis from Central Ohio
Why is Socialism Weak in the United States?
It has long been a popular observation that the socialist movement never took root in the United States as deeply as it has in other countries. This view is not entirely accurate — we have the history of the Socialist Party, the Industrial Workers of the...
Motivation to read and study Beyond Capital by István Mészáros
On more than one occasion I’ve heard the story about the morning of July 19, 1979, when the Sandanistas (FSLN) walked into the capital city Managua. They are said to have turned to each other and asked, “Now what do we do?”
They ha...
Understanding Fascism
Given the ubiquity of accusations of fascism in contemporary political discourse, it’s important we begin our analysis of fascism with a working definition. Fascism is, at its core, one of capitalism's modes of self-preservation in times of deep crisis. It presents itself as...
A Partial Victory in the Struggle Against Fascist Violence
The morning of March 11th blew in cold, quick, and unforgiving. Organizers arrived, one car-full of nerves at a time; we struggled to recognize each other in the unfamiliar, small-town suburban landscape of Wadsworth, Ohio. Despite arriv...
It was the morning of November 20th – Trans Day of Remembrance and hours after news broke of the Club Q shooting – that we first became aware of the Proud Boys' plan to terrorize the “Holi-Drag Storytime.” This event and the far right’s response to it were slated to take place at 10 a.m. on Saturday...
The Ohio State University deprives its students of reproductive healthcare. These are our demands.
Sign the Petition here.
1. Provide Plan B, on demand and for free.
Emergency contraception (levonorgestrel) is free for University of Cincinnati students at their Women’s Center, while OSU stud...
It was a hot evening in Columbus, Ohio on June 2nd of 2020. That day was the sixth consecutive day of protest as incited by the murder of George Floyd, and the streets of downtown were full of people, though the crowd was still significantly sparser than it had been during the past week. The peopl...
Abortion is More Than a Women's Issue
Although abortion rights do impact the health and safety of women, the abortion ban affects everyone with a uterus, and by extension, all those who have relations with people with uteruses. It is, necessarily, a trans issue. Moreso, access to safe abortions (l...
On May 3rd of this year it was leaked that the Supreme Court intends to overturn Roe vs Wade, a decision that will result in the ban and lead to the criminalization of abortion in at least thirteen U.S. states. This potential ban, in threatening to undo the gains of the second-wave feminist movemen...
The recent Russian invasion of Ukraine has ignited the long-standing imperial antagonisms between the United States and NATO on the one-side and Russia on the other. Central Ohio Revolutionary Socialists calls on all progressive and socialist forces to forge unity behind a set of principles for the...
