Claire Valdez argues that worker power is built through organizing unions on the shop floor. Days after winning New York’s 7th District Democratic primary, she returned to the labor fights she says elected office should serve.
DSA’s Haters Hate Democracy
What is the dastardly conspiracy that the Democratic Socialists of America stands accused of by defenders of the status quo? That sinister, underhanded, authoritarian tactic of running on popular policies and winning elections.
Israel Is Undermining the Struggle Against Antisemitism
Controversy about the meanings of antisemitism, especially in relation to Israel, has become one of the major flash points in contemporary politics. Mark Mazower’s invaluable history of the concept deserves to be a touchstone in the debate.
Migrant Rescue Operations Navigate a Mediterranean Bloodbath
The Seabird is a plane that monitors violence along the world’s deadliest migration route. Piloted by a German NGO, it is showing how European authorities collaborate with militias to harass people crossing the Mediterranean.
The Socialist Case Against Nationalizing AI
AI is not a neutral technology whose benefits need to be redistributed. It is a weapon of class war from above, designed to cheapen labor and concentrate power. Nationalizing it does nothing to change that.
American Freedom Was Built on Endless Conquest
The Founders made expansion the precondition of American freedom. We must find an alternative.
Jonathan Chait’s Atlantic essay claims the Democratic Socialists of America has betrayed the legacy of its founder, Michael Harrington. It gets DSA’s history, and what the organization is today, wrong.
Workers Need a Legal Right to Full-Time Hours
A wage hike is desperately needed for the American working class, but higher wages can’t pay the bills if you want full-time hours and can’t get them. Legislation mandating a right to full-time work could fix this.
The Cloud Cartel Has Created a Global Rentier Economy
The US tech giants have achieved an unprecedented concentration of economic control, forcing other firms, American or not, to pay intellectual rents. These cloud hegemons are boosting US global power even as it declines in other fields.
No Regrets for Being on the Right Side of History
Daniel Tatlow-Devally is one of five activists on trial in Germany over a direct action targeting Israeli arms firm Elbit Systems. In an interview from jail, he explains why he doesn’t regret it, and how the case has highlighted complicity with Israel.
The Democratic Socialists of America Want to Expand Democracy
Right-wing and centrist pundits, and even House Speaker Mike Johnson, have rushed to denounce the Democratic Socialists of America’s new “Workers Deserve More” platform. But the platform’s central insights are hard to dispute.
Mainstream economics cannot accept the concept of contradiction that is foundational for Karl Marx’s analysis of capitalism. David Harvey explains why we need the Marxist perspective if we want to make sense of capital’s latest mutations in the age of AI.
What Do We Actually Mean When We Talk About Class?
Socialist politics is a class politics. A clear conception of class is essential for our political strategy.
Amazon Organizers Should Study the Fight for 15
Nothing is more important for unions right now than organizing Amazon. Organizers can learn from the Fight for 15’s success at building pressure through a broad public campaign — and its failure to build a real organization of, by, and for workers.
How Egg Price-Fixing Went Unpunished
The Department of Justice had evidence that three major egg producers colluded to raise egg prices, driving “eggflation” while padding their profits. Like a long list of corporate price gougers before them, they are getting off with a slap on the wrist.
The Genoa Protesters Were Right About Global Capitalism
Twenty-five years ago, 300,000 people marched in Genoa against the G8 summit. The Italian state responded with tear gas, rubber bullets, and improvised torture chambers, but history has vindicated the critique of capitalist globalization by the protesters.