Zohran Mamdani’s win in New York has inspired the Left far beyond the city. But in Canada, as elsewhere, trying to replicate his style without rebuilding the institutions and political cadre that made it possible is a dead end.
Big Oil’s Motives Behind the US Attack on Venezuela
In an interview, investigative journalist and oil policy analyst Antonia Juhasz weighs in on what the fossil fuel industry really wants in Venezuela and how the current situation compares to past wars fought over oil.
ICE Shot a Woman Dead — Then Lied About What Happened
Renee Good’s death wasn’t an accident or self-defense. It was the predictable result of a militarized deportation force operating with impunity on American streets.
Claire Valdez Is a Socialist and Union Organizer Running for Congress
Socialist state assembly member and former UAW organizer Claire Valdez is running for Congress in New York’s 7th district. We spoke to her about the race, the right and wrong ways to fight Donald Trump, and how the labor movement changed her life.
Don’t Count On Trump’s Plan to Crack Down on Landlords
Donald Trump is acknowledging that corporate greed is a primary driver of America’s housing crisis and has claimed he’ll move toward banning large institutional investors from buying more single-family homes. His track record says otherwise.
If Zohran Mamdani is serious about delivering on his promises, he needs more than policies — he needs institutions that empower working people. Popular assemblies offer a way to build a new, bottom-up political culture in New York City.
Trump’s Venezuela Actions Are About More Than Oil
Venezuela’s heavy crude is expensive to extract, it will take years of sustained investment to meaningfully lift output, and it may not even be profitable at current prices. The current aggression is more about power than economics.
Trump May Be a Liar, but Starmer Is a Coward
Following the Trump administration’s unprovoked attack on Venezuela, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has done his best to cement the UK’s status as a vassal of the United States.
After Venezuela, Greenland Is Next in Trump’s Firing Line
European leaders’ muted response to the illegal attack on Venezuela showed how afraid they are of antagonizing Washington. Now they fear Donald Trump’s plans to seize Greenland, but they have no clear plan to stop him.
Trump’s Tariffs Defeat Spells Long-Term Danger for the Left
Progressives celebrating the Supreme Court’s anticipated ruling against Donald Trump’s tariffs risk encouraging the consolidation of a dangerous legal doctrine that will be used to defeat their own agenda for decades to come.
Neoliberalism didn’t win an intellectual argument — it won power. Vivek Chibber unpacks how employers and political elites in the 1970s and ’80s turned economic turmoil into an opportunity to reshape society on their terms.
How Zohran Mamdani’s Campaign Crafted a Winning Message
We spoke to Zohran Mamdani’s campaign communications director, Andrew Epstein, about how a disciplined and creative message, mass canvassing, viral videos, and an end run around mainstream media helped the campaign break through.
Venezuela and the Long Shadow of the Monroe Doctrine
Critical historians like William Appleman Williams played a key role in highlighting the US’s imperial record in Latin America. Now Donald Trump has cut out the middleman, bluntly stating the US’s imperialist agenda.
The Lies Behind the US’s Next Forever War
Donald Trump is leaning heavily on drug-trafficking accusations to justify his recent kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro. But a new congressional report has found that the vast majority of illegal drugs come to the US via Mexico and China, not Venezuela.
Corporate Lobbying and the US Attack on Venezuela
Over the past year, corporate actors who stand to benefit from US-backed regime change in Venezuela spent hundreds of thousands of dollars lobbying the Trump administration, including over their economic access to the resource-rich nation.