When 34-year-old democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani won NYC’s mayoral race last year, his election was described as a “political earthquake.” If the metaphor is apt, then the city’s Dem primaries were a series of powerful aftershocks. @nickfrenchnyc.bsky.social has analyzed the results for us.

Between 1941 and 1947, the writer Bertolt Brecht lived in exile in the United States. We are looking back at these years in Canada. 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 A 🧶

Our latest article reflects on #LaborNotes2026, the largest gathering of worker organizers in the US and explores the ideas, debates, and international solidarity shaping the future of the labor movement. Read more: rosalux.nyc/labor-notes-... (Auch auf Deutsch)

Labor Notes 2026: Notes from the Largest Gathering of Worker Organizers in the United States - RLS-NYC

It was at the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung’s Streikkonferenz in May 2025 that I first encountered Labor Notes as something more than a publication. Through Keith Brower Brown’s presentation on the revival ...

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During the UN High-Level Political Forum, we co-organized the side event “Water Justice for People and Planet: Democratic Water Governance and Meaningful Civil Society Participation” with @brotfuerdiewelt.bsky.social. A big thanks you to the speakers and everyone who attended!

In New York, einer der teuersten Städte der Welt, regiert seit Anfang des Jahres ein sozialistischer Bürgermeister. Doch anfangs hätte niemand gedacht, dass Zohran Mamdani erfolgreich sein könnte.

New episode out now! Episode 3 of the World Cup Weekly is here for a discussion on the round of 16, political interference and more: open.substack.com/live-stream/...

A single AI data center in the New Mexico desert wants more power than half the state while people in the region fight for drinking water. Affected residents across the US aren't buying the promises and are fighting back: rosalux.nyc/the-environm... #AI #ClimateJustice #DataCenters

TODAY! Listen to The World Cup Weekly. Reflections and analysis about the meaning of the "MAGA World Cup." Going live at 10AM ET.

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Tomorrow at 10 am EST, we launch a six-part weekly, hour-long, live World Cup conversation, hosted by @tonykaron.bsky.social and I. Our first guests are @ishaantharoor.bsky.social and Imran Garda. Supported by @rosaluxnyc.bsky.social.

Join us and Dr. Kathy Bullock—scholar, singer, and choral conductor specializing in gospel music, spirituals, and classical works by composers from the African diaspora—before the Journey of Freedom concert for a powerful workshop.

The far right is on the rise and #anti-feminism is one of its central pillars. In #Argentina, #Spain, and the #US, feminist movements have been fighting back. But are we also, without realizing it, playing into the same polarization logic we’re trying to dismantle?

We won't leave transatlantic cooperation to MAGA or the AfD. At the invitation of our office, @liandersson.bsky.social (Left Alliance/EP) & @socialists.nyc’s Grace Mausser discussed Zohran Mamdani, Finland's left-wing government & left alliances across the ocean.

As the 2026 FIFA #worldcup begins across North America, workers, fans, and local governments confront rising costs, labor struggles, and FIFA’s controversial policies.

No sport has a more global reach than football. When Canada, Mexico and the United States won the bid to host the 2026 World Cup, they promised a tournament built on unity and human rights. Less than a decade later, those promises seem to belong to another era.

As a teenager, Arian Moayed was confronted with the stereotypes from “Not Without My Daughter”. So he founded Waterwell, which now fights against such prejudices. With our support @newhumanitarian.bsky.social hosted a panel discussion to put the stories of those affected back in the spotlight.

Join us at #SB64 for "From Scarcity to Abundance," a discussion on how progressive taxation and measures to make polluters pay can generate public climate finance at the scale required to address the climate crisis. 📅 16 June | 🕟 16:30–17:45 📍 Kaminzimmer Room, Bonn

Across newsrooms, stages & screens, a growing movement is reshaping how migration & displacement are understood. Join @newhumanitarian.bsky.social for an evening of 🎬 & conversation exploring what it looks like when people at the heart of these stories lead the telling: rosalux.nyc/events/who-o...

We invited Pulitzer Prize finalist Suzy Hansen to our office, and the place was packed. She spoke with @seanjacobs.bsky.social from @thenewschool.bsky.social and journalist @natashalennard.bsky.social about her new book, “From Life Itself: Turkey, Istanbul, and a Neighborhood in the Age of Erdoğan.”

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Book Launch | From Life Itself: Turkey, Istanbul, and a Neighborhood in the Age of Erdoğan

We are honored to present the new book “From Life Itself: Turkey, Istanbul, and a Neighborhood in the Age of Erdoğan,” by acclaimed Pulitzer Prize finalist Suzy Hansen. Join us on Wednesday, May 27, 2...

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Join us on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., for the launch of “From Life Itself: Turkey, Istanbul, and a Neighborhood in the Age of Erdoğan,” by acclaimed Pulitzer Prize finalist Suzy Hansen as she sits down for a conversation with @natashalennard.bsky.social & @seanjacobs.bsky.social.

Join former fellow Suzy Hansen for a conversation about her new book, From Life Itself: Turkey, Istanbul, and a Neighborhood in the Age of Erdoğan, with @natashalennard.bsky.social & @seanjacobs.bsky.social at @rosaluxnyc.bsky.social in NY. Please RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Book Launch | From Life Itself: Turkey, Istanbul, and a Neighborhood in the Age of Erdoğan

We are honored to present the new book “From Life Itself: Turkey, Istanbul, and a Neighborhood in the Age of Erdoğan,” by acclaimed Pulitzer Prize finalist Suzy Hansen. Join us on Wednesday, May 27, 2...

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In this new analysis, @tetetlauron.bsky.social reflects on the 2026 Financing for Development Forum. The article examines how shrinking aid, unequal financial structures, and market-driven policies continue to undermine international cooperation and development justice. rosalux.nyc/the-financin...

The Financing for Development Forum 2026: Financing Maldevelopment in a Dystopian World - RLS-NYC

Tetet Nera-Lauron reflects on the 2026 Financing for Development Forum, held amid deepening global crises, rising militarization, and mounting debt in the Global South.

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At our annual meeting in Washington, D.C., the Peace and Security Funders Group discussed what we can do to end the wars in Iran, Ukraine, Palestine, Sudan, and elsewhere, as well as how to successfully fight back against militarism. We are proud to have been a member since 2024.

Join us on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 6:00 p.m., for the launch of “From Life Itself: Turkey, Istanbul, and a Neighborhood in the Age of Erdoğan,” by acclaimed Pulitzer Prize finalist Suzy Hansen as she sits down for a conversation with @natashalennard.bsky.social & @seanjacobs.bsky.social.

This Day in Labor History: May 10, 1913. White gold miners in the Transvaal region of South Africa went on strike in one of the first major strikes in that nation’s history and also one where workers allowed their racial interests to trump their class interests!!!

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This past weekend, the traditional demonstrations and celebrations of the labor movement took place once again around the world. But did you know that these traditions originated 140 years ago in the US? @milanmentz.bsky.social looked back on this history for us: rosalux.nyc/but-we-are-p...

We co-sponsored a civil society gathering in NYC ahead of the UN's NPT Review Conference, aiming to coordinate advocacy for a nuclear-weapon-free world. @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament) addressed one of the panels. #NuclearDisarmament #NPT #Peace

Indigenous activists gathered in New York during the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues to strengthen alliances and advance strategies for self-determination. We are proud to co-sponsor important summits like these. #IndigenousRights #Peacebuilding #UNPFII

What can NYC learn from London, Madrid & Berlin on affordable housing? Last Thursday, RLS-NYC hosted a timely discussion with @andrejholm.bsky.social, @lorettaclees.bsky.social & Sophie Gonick. Moderated by @taljab.bsky.social (NYU). The lessons from Europe are urgent. #AffordableHousing #NYC

Bhaskar Sunkara, founder of Jacobin magazine, received the 2026 Ellen Meiksins Wood award. In his speech, Sunkara described how socialism could work in the real world.