Scotland Moves Left
The Scottish National Party has been running to Labour’s left ahead of the May 7 elections. How should we relate to it?
19568 Articles by: Agathe Dorra
Agathe Dorra is a PhD researcher in political aesthetics at King’s College London
Is Merkel Being Irrational?
German elites are willing to let the euro crash to guarantee their own political survival.
Canada’s Austerity Consensus
It’s not just Stephen Harper. Since the 1990s, austerity has carried the day in Canada.
LBJ’s Other War
Fifty years ago today, the United States invaded the Dominican Republic, continuing its sordid history in Latin America.
Why Baltimore Rebelled
The most salient thing in Baltimore isn’t the damage caused by protesters, but the grinding poverty and neglect wrought by capital.
Nixon and the Cambodian Genocide
The genocidal rule of the Khmer Rouge began forty years ago this month. Their rise to power was inseparable from US intervention.
The Cybersyn Revolution
Five lessons from a socialist computing project in Salvador Allende’s Chile.
A Cozier Carceral State
Scandinavia is less brutal than the United States. But we can do better than its prison state.
Challenging the Industrial Narrative
Railroad workers are increasingly rejecting the old “jobs versus environment” story.
Why They Hate Cornel West
Michael Eric Dyson’s attack on Cornel West signals the bankruptcy of the black political class.
Greece: The Noose Tightens
There are only three options remaining for the Syriza government.
The Occupation and BDS
Supporting Palestinian liberation requires just one thing: upholding the right to self-determination.
The Neoconservative Counterrevolution
In the anti-sixties backlash, neoconservatives were the most formidable intellectual opponents of social progress.
From Open Door to Open Border
The US and Cuba have finally resumed diplomatic relations. But what will the restored ties mean for immigration policy?
Killing Capital Punishment
With public support for the death penalty declining dramatically, the barbarous practice may be on its way out.
The Next Hundred Days
What should Syriza’s economic strategy be going forward, given Greece’s position in the eurozone?
Gravediggers of the Gulf
The Gulf State monarchies have profited from the exploitation of migrant workers. But can they contain a challenge from below?
We’re All Precarious Now
The economy is changing and work is getting more precarious. How can radicals organize in the new conditions?
Photography Against the Walls
A history of photographers who prefer the streets to the museum.
Eduardo Galeano (1940–2015)
Eduardo Galeano was a man of letters who lived a life of resistance.