Is it a good idea to destroy the rising socialist current within the Democratic Party, as many centrist pundits are now counseling? Just ask the Labour Party, who waged war on Jeremy Corbyn and the Left and are now in complete disarray.
Can the Left Tolerate Dissent?
The cohosts of F–king Cancelled say the quiet part out loud: a left that condemns internal dissent is a dead end for democracy.
Private Equity Is Taking Over Your Veterinarian
Private equity is taking over veterinary services, driving up prices, and putting the pets we love at risk through its relentless pursuit of financial extraction.
Denmark’s Socialist Left Is Delivering Free Dental Care
After governing in partnership with the Right for three years, the Danish Social Democrats are now reliant on support from the socialist left. The Red-Green Alliance secured a list of reforms that include free dental care and expansion of social housing.
Socialists Are Winning Using Old-Fashioned Democratic Means
Too many explanations of socialist electoral victories have ignored the democratic politics at the heart of the socialist movement today: employing many volunteers to engage face-to-face with voters and earnestly make the case that socialism is the answer.
American Freedom Was Built on Endless Conquest
The Founders made expansion the precondition of American freedom. We must find an alternative.
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.
The Americanization of the World Cup Is Here to Stay
Unwarranted ad breaks, entry bans on some foreign nationals, and political tampering with the game all made this a Trumpian World Cup. But if Donald Trump put his stamp on the world’s game, it’s also set a precedent for future FIFA-organized tournaments.
America’s Only Successful Coup Served the Ruling Class
The only successful coup in US history took place in Wilmington in 1898. It dismantled not a government but a black and white alliance that threatened the ruling class then — and still could today.
Jewish Socialists Helped Build Multiracial Democracy in America
In the early 1900s, the Jewish People’s Fraternal Order fought for multiracial democracy and Yiddish culture, building solidarity across ethnic and racial lines — until it was destroyed by the Red Scare.
Spain’s Social Revolution Against Fascism
Francisco Franco launched his uprising against the Spanish Republic 90 years ago today. The resistance to fascism developed into a social revolution in Republican-held areas that challenged the power of capitalists and landowners.
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.
Don’t Just Nationalize AI. Democratize It.
Public ownership of AI is no guarantee of democracy. We need democratic public ownership to prevent elites from maintaining control of the technology.
Some Vets on the Ballot Defend the VA. Others, Not So Much.
Many candidates for public office in the US tout their status as military veterans. Yet many of those same candidates, like US Senate hopeful Seth Moulton, want to privatize and undermine veterans’ health care.
Richard Wolff on the Left’s New Openings in 2026
As American hegemony falters and a new global order emerges, Richard Wolff argues the crises around Iran and the Strait of Hormuz reveal capitalism entering another era of historic upheaval — and the need for a socialist alternative.
No Future, and Plenty of Past
Fifty years ago, British punk made its first breakthrough. From it grew a DIY culture that rejected traditional political labels but expressed a powerful discontent with Britain’s postwar social model.