Iranians have been trying to complete their democratic revolution for over a century. Every time the US gets involved, it sets that project back by decades.
Reassessing the People’s Hospital in the Bronx
After a militant 1970 hospital takeover birthed a pioneering detox program in the South Bronx, New York City is now studying what it dismantled, and what redress requires amid an ongoing overdose crisis.
Sócrates Showed Us the Best Way to Bring Politics Into Sports
Today would have been the birthday of the late, great footballer Sócrates, who challenged the military dictatorship in his native Brazil — an example needed today on the eve of a World Cup designed to be a Trumpian propaganda showcase.
In France, the Far Right Has Its Martyr
French far-right activist Quentin Deranque has died from injuries sustained in a street battle with anti-fascist activists. Conservative media is using his death to whip up a moral panic about France Insoumise, painting it as a violent insurgent threat.
The Olympics May Soon Embrace Private Equity
The International Olympic Committee, the body that oversees the Olympics, is hunting for more revenue. It may soon open the door to private equity, which has been increasingly reshaping sports to squeeze every last dollar out of athletes and fans.
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.
Jesse Jackson Paved the Way for a New US Left
With his two unabashedly left-populist campaigns for president in 1984 and 1988, Jesse Jackson opened the door to Bernie Sanders’s presidential runs — and a reborn American socialist movement.
The Prairieland 19 Case Is a Test for Criminalizing Dissent
Nine members of the “Prairieland 19,” anti-ICE protesters in Texas who the Trump administration is dubiously accusing of domestic terrorism, are going on trial this week. The case is a test for how easily Trump might criminalize dissent going forward.
The Left Owes a Lot to Jesse Jackson
As a movement builder, spokesperson, and candidate for the presidency, Jesse Jackson’s accomplishments were massive. He was one of the towering figures of American progressive politics in his era — or any era.
What Will It Take to Unionize Chipotle?
Workers in Michigan became the first Chipotle employees to ever win union recognition. Three years of fighting management for a contract they didn’t get taught them everything the next Chipotle union campaign will need to know.
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.
Gary Dorrien Is Christian Socialism’s Greatest Champion
The theologian and historian Gary Dorrien has made it his mission to chronicle and revive the tradition of Christian democratic socialism. His work reminds the American left of our project’s spiritual dimensions.
The DOJ’s Top Antitrust Officer Has Left as Lobbying Surges
The head of the DOJ’s antitrust division has been ousted after clashing with Attorney General Pam Bondi over how aggressively to crack down on corporate crimes. Her removal lays bare a broader fight within the department over enforcement priorities.
Politics Is Everywhere, So Why Do People Feel So Powerless?
The defining feature of the last decade was that everything, from food to music, was politicized. All the while, our capacity to act collectively only grew weaker. Anton Jäger’s Hyperpolitics sets out to explain why.
What Universal Childcare Should Look Like
A universal childcare policy that ensures adequate care for all families will not means test or rely only on vouchers to subsidize private providers. It should be free for all, with government taking direct responsibility for providing childcare seats.