Cyprus at the Crossroads
Syriza wasn’t the first left party to come to power in Europe. What can we learn from Cyprus’ AKEL?
19673 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.
Mad Max and the End of the World
Mad Max dramatizes a clash of civilizations, in which the West must win out over everyone else.
John Oliver Should Be More Like Mad Max
John Oliver is mad at corporations but not capitalism. It’s time he channeled the spirit of Mad Max.
Hillary Clinton: Capital’s Plan A
Hillary Clinton has been talking about economic inequality lately, but there’s a reason Wall Street isn’t worried.
The Demilitarization Ruse
President Obama touts Camden as a model of police demilitarization. But the city has taken counterinsurgency surveillance to a new level.
The Exploitation University
New York University’s labor record epitomizes everything wrong with the neoliberal university.
The Impossible “Honorable Compromise”
For Syriza, embracing an “honorable compromise” means abandoning the platform that brought them to power.
A Plea for Culinary Modernism
The obsession with eating natural and artisanal is ahistorical. We should demand more high-quality industrial food.
Kobayashi and the Class Struggle
The stories of Japanese communist Takiji Kobayashi represent the best of proletarian literature.
Africa as Battlefield
The US is trying to win “hearts and minds” in Africa. It’s not going well.
Who’s to Blame for Amtrak 188?
The deadly Amtrak derailment is the product of a system that doesn’t take public transportation seriously.
Resurrecting Thomas Sankara
Nearly thirty years after his assassination, African revolutionary Thomas Sankara is still inspiring the struggle for self-determination.
Games Without Wages
The video game industry has long relied on the unpaid labor of “modders.” Is it ready to finally pay up?
Kanye West Isn’t the Problem
Neoliberalism is the real affront to higher education — not Kanye West’s honorary doctorate.
Five Ways to Help Nail Salon Workers
The short-term solutions to injustice in the nail salon industry are worker organizing and more regulation.
A Winning Strategy for the Left
Social movements should focus on targeting corporations and oppressive institutions rather than politicians.
Mad Men and the Movement
Mad Men succeeded in showing how social change seeps into otherwise unremarkable lives.
The New York Times Goes to War, Again
Israeli state propaganda has found a home in the paper of record.
The Saudi War on Democracy
Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies are willing to devastate Yemen to forestall any democratic progress.
The Mayor Who Cracked Down on Baltimore
Martin O’Malley is no left alternative to Hillary Clinton — he’s a “tough-on-crime” liberal.