The 2026 Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecture delivered by @sunraysunray.bsky.social is April 22 at @arts-tmu.bsky.social. Sponsored by @rosaluxnyc.bsky.social, it will give organizers, workers, and thinkers the blueprint for how socialist public policy works in the real world. 🎟️ ➡️ broadbentinstitute.ca

Cuba is not collapsing. It is being deliberately, systematically strangled by the US, with full knowledge of the human cost. Read more: rosalux.nyc/cuba-is-bein...

“Double Standards in International Law” Why are some states held accountable while others aren’t? This piece explores how power and politics shape the uneven application of international law, and what that means for justice and legitimacy. Read more: rosalux.nyc/double-stand...

Join us today at 12pm ET for the webinar “US-Israel-Iran War: Perspectives from the Region.” METO experts share insights and explore the “day after,” with paths toward peace, security, and prosperity, and how we can all contribute to this future. Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

What a night! Yesterday, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung New York Office, @boellus.bsky.social and us hosted a joint reception for the first time on the occasion of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).

The Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung's New York Office works not only in the US and with the @unitednations1945.bsky.social, but also in Canada. 🇨🇦

Just announced here in Ottawa: The recipient of this year’s Ellen Meiksins Wood Lecture price by the @broadbent.bsky.social is @sunraysunray.bsky.social. We at @rosaluxnyc.bsky.social are a proud supporter of this year’s awarding ceremony.

The 2026 Ellen Meiksins Wood Prize recipient is @sunraysunray.bsky.social who will deliver the Lecture on April 22 @arts-tmu.bsky.social sponsored by @rosaluxnyc.bsky.social. Early bird tickets are now available until March 31: broadbentinstitute.ca/events/2026-ellen-meiksins-wood-lecture/

I visited more congressional offices, we launched a new collaboration between @fesonline.bsky.social in Washington DC, @boellus.bsky.social and @rosaluxnyc.bsky.social, and I thanked @hannahwinnick.bsky.social for her outstanding cooperation over the past few years. All the best to you! 💚

We @rosaluxnyc.bsky.social are active within the United Nations and throughout the United States and Canada. 🇺🇳🇺🇸🇨🇦 I will spend the next few days in Montreal and Ottawa meeting with our partners. We will also begin our new collaboration with @broadbent.bsky.social. I am looking forward to it!

RLS NYC was pleased to support a visit by the DSA’s Afrosocialist and Socialist of Color Caucus to the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC. Particularly in the 250th year since the founding of the United States, we believe an honest look at history is essential.

How have @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social first weeks as mayor been so far? Will there be free childcare or even socialism in New York? @dissentmag.bsky.social and @rosaluxnyc.bsky.social invite you to an exciting discussion!

During her visit to Germany, @aoc.bsky.social wanted to get to know @die-linke.de, and we at the NYC office of the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung were happy to facilitate a meeting with party chairwoman @inesschwerdtner.bsky.social and Berlin mayoral candidate @eliferalp.bsky.social. Photo by Olaf Krostitz

#Netpicks 🗣️ In the February edition of Netpicks, we share a selection of news that reflects the growing tension across the American continent. These are our monthly recommendations for information about Latin America. More information: f.mtr.cool/ryshcbiyyc #RosaluxEN

To discuss the role financial transparency needs to play within this process, we hosted an event organised by @giescr.bsky.social with officials and civil society representatives, including Prof José Antonio Ocampo, Commissioner at @icrict.bsky.social and former Finance Minister of Colombia.

East German movies in the United States? That's not so unusual! The Defa Film Library has access to the entire archive of GDR cinema. We have been working with them for a long time and were very happy to welcome Victoria Rizo Lenshyn and Mariana Ivanova.

New Publication: @johnfeffer.bsky.social explores the US Land Back movement - Indigenous efforts to reclaim stolen land to restore sovereignty, stewardship and culture. Examining legal, political and economic routes and limits of market & charity solutions. Find it here: rosalux.nyc/restoring-th...

In his final weeks, Eugene Debs biographer Nick Salvatore smiled when he heard Zohran Mamdani invoke the socialist icon in his acceptance speech. Salvatore urged us both to keep the faith and never to forget the immensity of the challenges ahead.

Today in 1891, the Sardinian Marxist Antonio Gramsci was born. From Turin’s workers’ councils to founding the Communist Party of Italy, the Prison Notebooks he wrote under fascist imprisonment reshaped Marxist thought on power and hegemony. Happy Birthday, Antonio Gramsci! ✊🏽

"Karolidis told me a story about Mamdani, when he was a state assemblyman, supporting seniors at an affordable-housing complex near Ditmars. 'Now there are dozens of older Greek seniors in this complex who love Zohran because he helped them out'"

On this day in 1919, Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht were assassinated by far-right paramilitaries. They warned against half-hearted revolution until the end. The enemies of socialism restored “order” - a prelude to fascism, not peace.

Amazon’s robot revolution isn’t only a tech story; it’s a labor story about who wins and who pays the cost. Luis Feliz Leon explores what managerial choices, not technological inevitability, mean for workers and policy: rosalux.nyc/amazons-robo... In cooperation with @dissentmag.bsky.social

Bernie Sanders talked to more than one hundred Democratic Socialist politicians, staffers, and grassroots organizers in New Orleans at the "How We Win" conference.

Call for applications! @irgac-rls.bsky.social is inviting applications for two three-year PhD fellowships open to citizens of ODA-recipient countries residing outside Europe, the USA, and Canada. Find out more and how to apply: rosalux.nyc/call-for-app...

At the recent 2nd World Summit for Social Development, a roadmap for our times emerged: shift funds from war economies to people & planet, demand government and corporate accountability, and measure progress beyond GDP. The key takeaways by @gpf-unwatch.bsky.social: rosalux.nyc/how-to-repai...

Join us online on Wednesday 8:00 EST for the webinar "The bodies of women in the wars of men," organized by the Geneva Global Health Hub (G2H2). This is part of the initiative "Stop the Pushback on Women’s Rights." Learn more and RSVP: g2h2.org/posts/webina...

Coming up on December 4! Join us for the webinar: “The Intersectionality of Climate Justice.” Women face disproportionate climate impacts and remain underrepresented in climate decision-making. Strengthening women’s leadership is essential. Register now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

I had many appointments on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. this week, where I discussed the @rosaluxnyc.bsky.social's work, made new contacts, and refreshed existing ones. I'll be back in December!

In an interview with @slate.com @heidireichinnek.dielinkebt.de insists that her country’s far-right lurch is not irreversible, and she thinks the lessons her party has learned are applicable to the United States’ own fight against authoritarianism: slate.com/news-and-pol...

We had @heidireichinnek.dielinkebt.de from @dielinkebt.de over here @rosaluxnyc.bsky.social. And @slate.com talked to her. @rosaluxglobal.bsky.social

"When we look for solutions, we need to go back to our roots." Ibrahim Atiam, from Senegal, reminds us that this is not only a climate crisis - but a crisis of values. For him, answers come from the ground: from communities, from collective knowledge, from the roots that sustain life and resistance.

David Williams, from the International Climate Justice Program of the @rosaluxglobal.bsky.social, lays out the core of the debate on climate finance at @cop30brazil.bsky.social

@heidireichinnek.dielinkebt.de, Co-Chair of @dielinkebt.de (The Left) in the Bundestag (German Parliament), visited New York City following @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's historic election. Some of her appointments included 🧵

This year’s UN Climate Conference is both a challenge and an opportunity — especially for social movements write David Williams, Tetet Lauron and Katja Voigt over at @rosaluxglobal.bsky.social: www.rosalux.de/en/news/id/5...

Coming up on Monday 11/10: Tropical Forest Forever: Climate Solution or Green Trap? Join a conversation with David Williams (RLS) and Fabrina Furtado (CPDA/UFRRJ) on the new Brazilian proposal to create the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (#TFFF). Live on YouTube at 10am EST: youtu.be/qt9E_oCB0GM

Next Thursday, join us for a conversation with @die-linke.de's Heidi Reichinnek, Ross Barkan, and @lukashermsmeier.bsky.social on left-wing politics in Germany and the United States. Register here: www.dissentmagazine.org/blog/event-n...

Zohran Mamdani beat the odds. And new polling shows there is a political opening for other socialist candidates, too. A 🧶 Or jump straight to the results: jacobin.com/2025/09/new-... 1/7

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Is New York’s New Socialist Mayor! A member of the Democratic Socialists of America is set to govern the largest city in the US. @brooklynliebich.bsky.social writes for @rosaluxstiftung.bsky.social Read here: www.rosalux.de/en/news/id/5...

Check out the recording from this fantastic conversation! www.dissentmagazine.org/blog/recordi...

We recently hosted the Indigenous of Russia Foundation for a community gathering on tools for indigenous rights and international advocacy. Photos by Valeriia Archakhova.

Join RLS-NYC for a screening and live choir performances from The Songs of Slavery and Emancipation project! 📆 Wednesday, November 5, 6:00 PM 📍 275 Madison Ave, Suite 2114, New York City 👉 RSVP NOW: www.eventbrite.com/e/songs-of-s...

An eventful visit to New York comes to an end. @inesschwerdtner.bsky.social and @max-schirmer.bsky.social held talks in New York with Democratic members of State Senate and City Council, representatives of the DSA and the Zohran Mamdani campaign, and many others.

Packed house at our office tonight for a panel on the past and future of US democratic socialism, with the special participation of @inesschwerdtner.bsky.social

How would a socialist govern NYC? This week, @ceaweaver.bsky.social, @chiosse.bsky.social, and J.W. Mason joined us, @versobooks.bsky.social, and @dissentmag.bsky.social to discuss the challenges Zohran Mamdani would face, from the Rent Guidelines Board to the City Council Speaker race and beyond.

Across the 🇺🇸, the demand for reparations has moved from the margins of debate to the center of local and state politics. 💪🏾 In his new report for @rosaluxnyc.bsky.social, author @johnfeffer.bsky.social examines the resurgence of the reparations movement. 📖 @rosaluxglobal.bsky.social

Across the U.S., the demand for reparations has moved from the margins of debate to the center of local and state politics. In a new report, author @johnfeffer.bsky.social examines the current resurgence of the reparations movement: rosalux.nyc/the-reparati...

How can the DSA survive and thrive in challenging times? Join us for “DSA’s Future: Learning from History," a conversation on what today’s socialist movement can learn from its past. 🗓️ Oct 21 · 6:30–8:00 PM 📍 RLS–NYC (275 Madison Ave, suite 2114) 🔗 RSVP: rosalux.nyc/events/dsas-...

DSA’s Future: Learning from History Oct 21 | 6:30 PM | Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, NYC Join David Duhalde & national @demsocialists.bsky.social leaders for a discussion on lessons from the past to shape socialist strategy. Space is limited. RSVP to secure your spot: www.eventbrite.com/e/dsas-futur...

For two years, Germany’s socialist party Die Linke tried to skirt around its divisions over Gaza. Joining last Saturday’s massive demonstration in Berlin, its leaders finally showed the party can be a clear voice against the genocide.

We are deeply saddened to hear of Rose’s passing. Her wisdom, generosity, and tireless advocacy for Indigenous women and girls touched many lives. Rose’s legacy will continue to guide and inspire us. Our thoughts are with her family and community.