Cologne University has canceled philosopher Nancy Fraser’s planned visiting professorship after learning she signed a pro-Palestine letter. In her first interview after the cancellation, Fraser says she won’t let Germany stop her from standing up for Palestine.
Revisiting Marx’s Eighteenth Brumaire
In The Eighteenth Brumaire, Karl Marx analyzes revolution and reaction in mid-19th-century France to blistering effect. His appraisals offer enduring lessons on revolution, class dynamics, and the perpetual tussle with the bonds of history.
Israel’s Spy-Tech Industry Is a Global Threat to Democracy
Israel has developed one of the most advanced surveillance industries in the world. With government support, companies like the NSO Group have been offering their services to authoritarian regimes to help them clamp down on political dissent.
The UAW Is Supporting Mexican Autoworker Organizing
The UAW announced it will be providing material support to Mexican autoworker organizing. The effort aims at spreading independent unionism across the border — and at undermining automakers’ ability to threaten US workers with offshoring their jobs.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Workers Want a Raise
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is necessary to prevent predatory corporate behavior. Americans need it to be functional. Instead it’s embroiled in an internal labor conflict, with management stonewalling unionized workers demanding a raise.
With the development of artificial intelligence racing forward at warp speed, some of the richest men in the world may be deciding the fate of humanity right now.
Daniel Dennett’s Dead-End Social Darwinism
Throughout his career, philosopher Daniel Dennett has combined arrogant speculation about science with his conservative philosophical assumptions. His recent attempts to pettily settle scores in his memoir only confirm his backward worldview.
Labour’s Misplaced Faith in a Capital-Led Green Transition
The Labour Party has retreated on its ambitious climate spending pledges, scrapping a plan to invest £28 billion a year in green energy. But the continued reliance on private capital to drive a rapid green transition is a demonstrably bad bet.
The “Uncommitted” Movement Is Hugely Popular
Large numbers of Democratic primary voters are rejecting Joe Biden over Israel’s murderous war on Gaza. The president risks undermining any moral argument for his reelection in November.
Don’t Fear “Collectivism”
The socialist objective of securing shelter, leisure time, and economic well-being is about creating a foundation upon which everyone can pursue their dreams, curiosities, and ambitions — without having to constantly worry about their mere survival.
ChatGPT feeds on language, outputting texts that reinforce the basic assumptions of our culture. The rise of AI forces the Left to take a hard look at the politics of language and the linguistics of Noam Chomsky.
The UAW Is Gearing Up for Two Union Elections in the South
At a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and a Mercedes factory in Vance, Alabama, the United Auto Workers have filed for union elections. If the UAW wins, it would be a major victory against anti-union bulwarks.
The For-Profit Nursing Home Scam
Private equity–owned nursing home facilities across the country are poaching government funds that should be used to increase staffing levels and pay workers more to line their owners’ pockets.
To Make Unions Resonate Again, Study the CIO’s History
Declining union density has diminished American workers’ awareness of labor organizing, pride in union status, and sense of belonging to a tradition of collective struggle. The history of the CIO can teach us how to embed unions in the working class again.
How Israel Facilitated the Guatemalan Genocide
Gaza isn’t the only place where Israel has sponsored mass killing. During the 1980s, Israel intervened in Guatemala as a proxy for the United States, providing arms and training to the military governments that slaughtered thousands of indigenous Maya.