What Happened to the French Left?
Many thought the Parti de gauche would reinvigorate the French left. Why has the effort failed?
19283 Articles by: Abigail Torre
Abigail Torre grew up in Chile and now lives in Berkeley, California where she is cochair of the East Bay chapter of Democratic Socialists of America.
Politics by Other Means
Arundhati Roy on why she is returning her National Award to India’s top literary institution.
Counter-Insurgency in the Classroom
School police embody the school-to-prison pipeline. They have no place in our hallways and classrooms.
When Taking Power Isn’t Enough
Reformers took power in the British Columbia teachers union in the late ’90s. Their tenure has much to teach US unionists.
Creative Resistance
A former Syriza central committee member on building popular power when a left government is implementing austerity.
Organizing the Choke Points
Workers in the rapidly transforming logistics industry have potentially enormous political and economic power.
In Defense of Progress
Material progress and democratization are still the basic tenets of any viable socialist politics.
Erdoğan’s Victory by Violence
The ruling AKP won yesterday’s Turkish election through sheer violence and repression.
The Corbyn Leap
Mass movements outside the Labour Party brought Jeremy Corbyn to power within it. What will it now take to transform British society?
The Argentine Challenge
With the Right rising and Kirchnerism floundering, only fierce resistance will prevent further austerity.
The Metamorphosis at 100
Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis speaks to the banality of terror in a world dominated by capital.
The Myth of the Bernie Bro
The notion that Bernie Sanders’ supporters are overwhelmingly male isn’t borne out by the numbers.
The Logic of Global Capitalism
Why Nations Fail has been widely praised for its explanatory power. But it oversimplifies the workings of global capitalism.
Why the State Matters
The state has been used to discipline capital before. With climate change upon us, it’ll have to do so again.
The Most Basic of Rights
The global fight to make water a human right is part of the broader struggle against neoliberalism.
Bolivia’s Passive Revolution
Evo Morales’s government has increasingly incorporated conservative elements into the Bolivian state.
Are We Winning?
The Obama administration’s new rhetoric on testing shows the tide may be turning against corporate education reformers.
What Can Corbyn Do?
Jeremy Corbyn’s task is formidable: contend with Labour’s conservative bureaucracy, while restoring the party’s mass base.
Unelectable and Unafraid
We have a rare opportunity to redefine socialism for a new generation. That’s more important than who wins the 2016 election.
Stigmatizing Solidarity
The smear campaign against a Bay Area pro-Palestine group shows the depths pro-Israel groups will go to silence critics.