La Guardia’s Heir
Bill de Blasio has put forward some progressive policies as New York City mayor. But he’s also primed the pump for real estate and finance.
19152 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 Seattle Socialist
Fifteen months after her election to the Seattle City Council, Kshama Sawant is still attracting support.
Edutopia
Education is not a design problem with a technical solution. It’s a social and political project neoliberals want to innovate away.
Questions about Chuy
Jesus “Chuy” Garcia’s campaign to replace Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel doesn’t present a real break from neoliberalism.
Time Isn’t on Our Side
For Syriza, there is an alternative to “strategic retreat.”
Too Much Oil
Taking on climate change will require massive state investment and the destruction of the fossil fuel industry.
The Next Great Treasury Raid
A new proposal to eliminate capital gains taxes would realize a dream the Right has had for decades.
Democratize the Universe
As humanity pushes outward into space, how will the galaxy’s wealth be shared?
Marx Still Matters
A recent biography tries to prove Marx’s irrelevance. It fails miserably.
The Civil Rights Movement’s Forgotten Radicals
The gains of the Civil Rights Movement won’t be expanded through constitutional law, but solidarity and militant struggle.
What You Need to Know about Venezuela
Venezuela is a “national security threat” only because it refuses to be controlled by the US.
Occupation Apps
New applications and mobile services for Palestinians are being called liberatory. But they’re more a way for capitalists to profit from occupation.
Struggling for the “Safe Zone”
Bill McKibben on capitalism and the state of the climate justice movement.
Ours to Master
Our challenge is to see in technology both today’s instruments of employer control and the preconditions for a post-scarcity society.
The Smartphone Society
Just as the automobile defined the twentieth century, the smartphone is reshaping how we live and work today.
Winning “Hearts and Minds”
The United States won’t be able to control terrorism, because it is unwilling to alter its imperial policies.
How the Cartels Were Born
What’s known as the “Mexican Drug War” was fueled by American free-market policies.
Taming Walmart
Journalist Liza Featherstone on women, Walmart, and the future of American labor.
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?