California Über Alles

A roadblock for California domestic workers.

War, Sport, and Inflatable Sex Dolls

Eric Hobsbawm and the Next Left

Eugene D. Genovese (1930–2012)

Gene in his last years is better categorized as a “man of the Right” rather than as a conservative.

The End of History and the Last Obituary

Soviet Space Opera

How the Soviet imaginations put us on the moon.

First You Get the Money, Then You Get the Power

Eric Hobsbawm (1917–2012)

Marc Mulholland on the death of the twentieth century’s greatest historian.

Socialize Football

A modest proposal to save the National Football League.

A War of Emancipation

The Republicans were emancipators — from start to finish.

The Civil War Reconsidered

Socialize Backpage

Back on the Moon

Capitalism isn’t just killing the planet — it’s keeping us on it.

Changing the World in One Contract

On Debt: A Reply to Josh Mason

In Defense of David Graeber’s Debt

In Immigrant Struggle, Occupy’s Presence Still Felt

Capitalism and Insanity

Liberals vs. Teachers

Liberals and Teachers: An “Examination on the Merits”