WARTEL: A Democratic General Assembly is not a victory until right-to-work is repealed The election will only mean something if Democrats use this opportunity to fight for working-class people.
WARTEL: Corporate ownership of newspapers is a threat to journalism everywhere The Blue Ridge Guild, by asserting their intention to unionize shows a path to resist corporations' carving up of newspapers.
WARTEL: Virginia’s poor environment for workers can only be remedied with unions The path forward for working-class residents of Virginia and the United States is through rebuilding the labor movement
WARTEL: The U.Va. strategic plan is a red herring for corporate interest Jim Ryan's plan is riddled with contradictions, showing itself to be a corporate facade that will inevitably fail to deliver on its outlined goals.
Wartel: Bernie or bust Only Bernie Sanders is running a campaign with the explicit goal of creating a movement that can last far beyond him.
WARTEL: Oppose Jaffray Woodriff’s vision for Charlottesville Woodriff replacing important community spaces is just a preface to even broader, more devastating remodeling.
WARTEL: In defense of left-wing populism Right-wing populists like Trump seek to maintain power through division and fear, while left-wing populism seeks to mobilize the majority of people in response to the economic elites.
WARTEL: It’s time to make ROTC obsolete Universal programs like College for All and Medicare for All can undercut the incentives that joining the military currently entails.
WARTEL: Jim Ryan is not our savior Understanding Ryan’s role in the University should involve skepticism precisely because he has immense power.
WARTEL: Ocasio Cortez’s Green New Deal proposal is the perfect remedy to the right-wing The key to the Green New Deal is that it rejects capitalist logic by proposing that we don’t actually have to choose between good jobs and averting climate change.
