Dead People Can’t Take Selfies

‘Bomb Shelter Selfies’ and other Israeli human interest stories mask the one-sided nature of violence in the region.

What’s the Matter with France?

As we reach a midway point in François Hollande’s presidency, let’s put his staggering unpopularity and political difficulties into context.

When the CIO Was Young

The CIO’s postwar years were marked by a radicalism that seems shocking today.

Failing Up

By promoting our least effective teachers to leadership positions — as Harvard has done with Michael Ignatieff — we can ensure all students have access to a world-class education.

A Watchdog, Not a Lapdog

Human Rights Watch has not answered for its compromised independence from the US government.

People Who Kill Children

Palestinian children face violence at all turns, yet their hardship is not deemed worthy of attention.

Standing Up to Superman: An Interview with Barbara Madeloni

In choosing Barbara Madeloni as president, the Massachusetts Teachers Association has elected a fierce opponent of neoliberal education reform.

Canada’s Third Way

Like other social democratic parties around the world, Canada’s New Democratic Party has fully embraced its shift to the right.

Smash the Engine

Snowpiercer’s themes go beyond merely pointing out class exploitation to challenge the logic of capital.

Why We’re Marxists

Marxism lives because we have not gone beyond the circumstances that created it.

Saving Private Capital

US corporations are sitting on $2 trillion and the public sector is suffering massive budget shortfalls. Yet the Economist can’t imagine the two are connected.

Detroit’s Grand Bargain

Detroit’s bankruptcy and decay are symptoms of a fully-functioning free market, not a new “post-capitalist” order.

When Presidents Get Bored

Beware politicians yearning for more stimulating political life. They usually seek it abroad, in foreign wars and imperial exploits.

Privatizing Marx

We shouldn’t sympathize with Lawrence and Wishart. Karl Marx’s work belongs to the public.

Paying Dues

Ending dues check-off will not reverse the labor movement’s bureaucratization and conservatism.

Blood Banking

Tissue and organ transfers are assumed to go from the healthy to the sick — not the poor to the wealthy.

Stay Classy

Class is not the universal solvent that does away with all identity.

Gabriel Kolko’s Unfinished Revolution

Kolko reshaped the way we think about how the state protects and advances capitalist interests.

Atlas Smug

What’s Next for the German Left?

The German left must figure out how to create an appealing socialist project among the “winners” of Europe’s crisis.