After the Friedrichs Scare
US public sector unions have gotten a reprieve. Will they use it to rebuild, or squander the opportunity?
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.
The Long Road to Crisis
The dismantling of autoworker gains was a class project, not the inevitable result of globalization.
The Bullies’ Club
Just like Trump, UFC president Dana White built his fortune off exploitation and union-busting. No wonder they’re friends.
Planning for Disaster
Community climate-adaptation initiatives preserve and build on stark geographic inequalities.
From Reagan to Trump
Donald Trump’s brand of reaction is particularly noxious, but it sits comfortably in the Reagan tradition.
The Wrong Answer
The Turkish military isn’t a friend to democracy or progress, and never has been.
Disrupting Uber
Driver-owned apps could end Uber’s exploitative reign over the ride-share market.
Hollywood’s End Times
Independence Day: Resurgence reflects how little vision Hollywood — and neoliberalism — have left.
Good-bye, Indonesia
West Papua is fighting for independence from Indonesia — but will it win regional solidarity for its efforts?
The Olympic War on Drugs
The ban on performance-enhancing drugs is fueled by moral panic, not medicine.
The Art of Politics
Debates during the rise of Margaret Thatcher can tell us much about how to respond to our political moment.
What Happened to the Pink Tide?
Latin America’s “pink tide” governments challenge neoliberalism and US hegemony, but leave the basic structures of capitalism intact.
Inside the CIA’s Penal Colonies
Declassified CIA documents reveal a deadly security state operating far outside the bounds of democratic control.
Taking Back Control
Old ways of thinking about mass democratic politics won’t cut it in today’s globalized, atomized society.
Obama on Obamacare
President Obama’s new paper defending the Affordable Care Act only shows why we need single-payer health care.
The Center Won’t Hold
Hillary Clinton’s selection of Tim Kaine shows how out of touch Democrats are from the country’s populist political mood.
The Last Days of Mugabe?
New movements threaten Robert Mugabe’s authoritarian government in Zimbabwe. But they risk being co-opted by elites.
What Is the Left?
Solidarity is about what you do, not who you are.
Scotland After Brexit
Scotland wants to remain in the European Union — and that might make a left-wing break from the United Kingdom impossible.
The Roots of Ebola
A long history of multinational corporate exploitation and political corruption crippled West Africa’s response to the Ebola epidemic.