The Murder of Michael Brown
How regional inequities and a local fiscal crisis conspired to kill Michael Brown two years ago today.
19358 Articles by: Adrien Beauduin
Adrien Beauduin is currently researching a PhD on Polish and Czech politics at the Central European University’s department of gender studies.
Bernie Sanders and the New Class Politics
Adolph Reed on assumptions about black voters, the legacy of the Sanders campaign, and the task ahead.
The Olympic Calamity
It might not be captured on primetime Olympic coverage, but Brazilians are welcoming the Games with mass protest.
The Forgotten Militants
Weak working class resistance is rooted in the loss of radical trade unionists.
Alton Sterling’s Right to the City
The murder of Alton Sterling attacked the idea that public space and culture should belong to those who produce them.
A Lost History
Socialists have long championed the struggles of all oppressed peoples, not just the white male factory worker.
The Last Convention
Ill fares the land in 2016 … the shame of Cleveland … America First … 9/11=Inside Job … Islamic Plots … Alex Jones … Build the Wall … Police State Vibes … Un-American Activity … Loneliness, Despair, Frustration … Meet the people ushering in the age of Trump.
The Repression Lists
For decades, the state has used lists like the no-fly list to expand its power and harass political dissidents.
How the Trumps Got Rich
The Trump fortune was built off theft — from workers, from the state, and from the commons.
When Donald Comes to Town
Donald Trump tried to transform Atlantic City into a personal cash cow — and doomed the city in the process.
Why “Twenty-First-Century Socialism” Failed
The Bolivarian Revolution improved millions of lives, but it was never able to fundamentally challenge the logic of capital.
Redeeming Australian Labor
If they’re to have any chance of reviving, Australian unions need to abandon backroom deals and activate their rank-and-file.
Winning Over Labour
NEC candidate Rhea Wolfson on how she discovered socialist politics and what it will take to change the Labour Party.
The Monetary Hawks
Federal Reserve policies did more to smash the power of American workers than Ronald Reagan’s union busting.
The Two Souls of Labour
Corbyn supporters’ vision for the Labour Party is fundamentally at odds with that of its entrenched elite.
Assessing Robert Conquest
Historian Robert Conquest was a fierce critic of Stalinist brutality, but Cold War anticommunism hampered his scholarship.
Allende’s Poet
Victor Jara was tortured and killed for being the musical voice of Allende’s Chile. Now his murderer may finally be brought to justice.
Lessons From Vermont
Five things a Vermont third party can teach us about carving out a space to the left of the Democrats.
How Labour Can Win
Campaigning for Jeremy Corbyn isn’t enough. The Labour Party must be transformed into a vehicle of popular democracy.
Rank and File
Without a socialist left, both inside and outside of unions, organized labor will continue to lose ground.