Richard Cohen Plays Lord
Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen’s defense of tipping reveals just how reactionary the convention is.
19512 Articles by: Agathe Dorra
Agathe Dorra is a PhD researcher in political aesthetics at King’s College London
Just Another Business
The Knick sharply captures American health care’s historic inequities.
Juan Perón’s Many Heirs
Ahead of Sunday’s elections, the Argentine left is operating in a political landscape still dominated by Peronism.
An Open Letter to DeRay Mckesson
Teach For America undermines the fight for racial justice.
Canada’s Hollow Victory
Despite the defeat of Harperism in yesterday’s Canadian election, the Liberals’ victory leaves little to celebrate.
The Man Behind the Dragon Tattoo
Former Internationalen editor Håkan Blomqvist on the socialist politics of his colleague Stieg Larsson.
Why We Need Open Borders
The magnitude of the refugee crisis in Europe only strengthens the case against immigration controls.
Remembering Rosalyn Baxandall
Rosalyn Fraad Baxandall, who died last Tuesday, was a pioneering figure of socialist feminism in the United States.
A New Generation of Resistance
In showing that Palestinians won’t submit to Israeli violence, the ongoing youth uprising has given the rest of Palestine hope.
Beyond the NDP
Canadian voters could oust Stephen Harper in today’s election. But it’s time to build a genuine left alternative to austerity.
The Catalan Left
Will the Catalan independence movement couple its calls for self-determination with demands for socialism?
John Locke’s Road to Serfdom
John Locke advocated for a world based on expropriation, enslavement, and serfdom.
The Status Quo Election
Ahead of Monday’s election, all three major Canadian parties are misdiagnosing the source of the country’s economic woes.
Ending Harperism
Two days before the Canadian election, Stephen Harper’s Conservatives seem on the verge of losing power.
The Medicalization of Dissent
Bowe Bergdahl’s case shows how military veterans’ antiwar actions are depoliticized by chalking them up to mental illness.
Grace Lee Boggs (1915–2015)
Grace Lee Boggs dedicated her life to the belief that ordinary people could change the world.
What Doomed El Faro?
Hurricane Joaquin was only the direct cause. The drive for profit sunk El Faro.
The Torture and Imprisonment of Amer Jubran
The Kingdom of Jordan plays an often overlooked role in silencing the movement for justice in Palestine.
The Harvard School of Union-Busting
Harvard is enlisting faculty in its drive to prevent graduate workers from unionizing.