Taming Walmart
Journalist Liza Featherstone on women, Walmart, and the future of American labor.
19274 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.
Honoring the Resistance
Alexis Tsipras on the Greek Resistance to Nazi occupation and the need for German reparations.
The Problem With Podemos
Podemos has risen rapidly. But is its populism enough to transform Spanish politics?
Big Data’s Radical Potential
Today, big data is used to boost profits and spy on civilians. But what if it was harnessed for the social good?
Greece: Phase Two
Greek MP Costas Lapavitsas on the economic barriers ahead for Syriza and the challenges of eurozone exit.
The Good Old Liberals
Fifty years after its release, the Moynihan Report is still being used to attack the black poor.
Rolling Back Neoliberalism
In Chicago, there are cracks in the foundation of Rahm Emanuel’s political machine.
The Next Four Months
Though many were hard to accept, recent compromises have bought the Greek government valuable time.
Hillary Clinton’s Empowerment
Hillary Clinton isn’t a champion of women’s rights. She’s the embodiment of corporate feminism.
The Firebombing of Tokyo
Seventy years ago today, the United States needlessly killed almost 100,000 people in a single air raid.
The Enduring Logic of Austerity
Austerity won’t collapse under its own contradictions. We’ll need a movement for that.
Reading Paine From the Left
Though embraced by the likes of Glenn Beck, Thomas Paine was the American Revolution’s most radical figure.
Syriza on a Tightrope
Syriza remains popular with the Greek public. But the strategies developed over the next four months will determine the party’s future.
What’s Next After “Right to Work”?
“Right to work” is about to spread to Wisconsin. But with patient organizing, the Left can still respond.
It’s Not Just the Drug War
Progressive narratives about what’s driving mass incarceration don’t quite add up.
Enemies in Blue
The recent police killing of a homeless man in Los Angeles shows how the capitalist state treats the marginalized.
The Teacher Wars
Dana Goldstein’s new history of American teaching is superb. But she’s much too easy on the “reformers” undermining public education.
Counting on Billionaires
Philanthrocapitalists like George Soros want us to believe they can remedy the economic misery that they themselves create.
Communists for Austerity
In criticizing capitalism for mass consumption instead of exploitation, The Americans uses Soviet characters to valorize austerity.
Goodbye, Mr. Spock
Leonard Nimoy’s passing reminds us of the spirit of wonder and discovery represented by Spock and the Star Trek series.