Weaponizing Accreditation
University of Puerto Rico students are on strike against austerity — and in retribution, officials might terminate their school’s accreditation.
20401 Article(s) 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 Women of 1917
Women weren’t just the Russian Revolution’s spark, but the motor that drove it forward.
Exporting Deportation
Even before Trump, the US had begun outsourcing key elements of immigration enforcement to Mexico.
California Single Payer Is a No-Brainer
If California implemented single-payer, the state would spend much less on health care than the rest of the US.
The Continental Strikes
The history of general strikes in Brazil shows why last month’s — the country’s largest yet — was so vital.
Red Is the New Red, White, and Blue
Chinese investments in Latin America have skyrocketed over the past ten years. But not everyone is thrilled about the new superpower in the region.
Hillary Clinton’s Self-Defeating Triangulation
It wasn’t just petty infighting that tanked Hillary Clinton’s campaign. It was the lack of any coherent program for the country.
Inequality University
Ivy League universities fuel social inequality at the same time public colleges are cut to the bone. They deserve to be dismantled.
Class Struggle Still Gets the Goods
How do wealth and income inequality develop? And how can they be reversed?
The European Choice
Yanis Varoufakis on how to build a democratic Europe in a post-Brexit landscape.
Unfinished Business
The Bolivarian Revolution went too far for capitalism but not far enough for socialism.
More Island Than Frontier
A look back at Barbados’s brutal history and hopeful future.
Good Cop, Bad Cop
The Ukrainian state and far-right groups have allied to build a new nationalist consensus.
Back to the Streets
Podemos has called a mass demonstration against the Rajoy government today as the party adopts a more combative approach.
Grime for Corbyn
A wave of endorsements have brought Britain’s most vibrant music scene together with its most left-wing political leader.
Remeasuring Stephen Jay Gould
Fifteen years after his death, Stephen Jay Gould’s ideas have never been more vital.
The Left in Power
Evo Morales’s presidency made real gains for working people. But could it have charted a more radical course?
Doom and Gloom
We may not be very good, but we’re better than Vox.
Build It Now
Creating institutions where people exercise control over their lives is important in itself as a goal of socialist politics.
Debating the Bolivarian Revolution
Hugo Chávez’s victory set into motion the Pink Tide’s deepest attempt at social transformation. What happened?