Braveheart Lied to Us
Many of the traditions we hold dear are less traditional than you might think.
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The Middle East in the Mid-Atlantic
The UAE maintains a team of Washington-based lobbyists. They have spent millions influencing US policy decisions.
Internationalism After Mass Politics
Internationalism persists as a rallying cry, but what would it mean to go beyond sloganeering?
The Future of Academic Unionism Will Play Out in the University of California System
The recent academic workers’ strike at the University of California was the largest of its kind in US history. It also saw robust internal debate about whether or not the contract was good enough.
Armenia’s Turn for the Worse
Besieged by its neighbor and caught between great powers, will Armenian democracy survive?
The Only Funny Socialist
We talk to comedian and activist Rob Delaney.
Skin in the Game
In Israel, the most proudly racist team comes out on top.
Songs for Europe
The Eurovision song contest has long been a way of taking the continent’s pulse and challenging commonsense notions of what Europe is.
Try Not to Laugh, But Republicans Are Calling Themselves Pro-Worker
It sounds farcical, but GOP politicians like Marco Rubio and Mitt Romney are casting themselves as pro-worker. And corporate Democrats are making the fraud more believable by advancing their own weak-tea program.
Turf War
Many of the national liberation movements that dominated the news throughout the 20th century have given up the gun. Others have risen to take their place.
They Loved Stalin. They Loved America.
In the 1930s, the Communist Party made America’s ideals and culture their own.
The Crypto Emperor’s New Clothes
Sam Bankman-Fried fanned the flames of crypto madness. And he couldn’t have done it without his powerful friends.
What Was MAGA Nationalism?
On the campaign trail, Donald Trump fused nationalist appeals with selective attacks on Republican market ideology. As president, he provided more rhetoric than change.
Democrats Keep Handing Working-Class Voters to Republicans
By letting false friends in the GOP appeal to striking railworkers, Democrats are playing with fire.
Mussolini in Beijing
The Chinese model of state-directed capitalism is coming apart — and it’s unleashing a new authoritarianism.
Communism in Words
A brief history of Esperanto.
For Railworkers, It Was About More Than Sick Days
By ramming a contract down railworkers’ throats, Joe Biden reinforced a basic fact of American life: when you’re at work, you have no democratic rights.
Stuck in the Middle With Lula
After narrowly coming to power, Lula begins his third presidential term navigating between the demands of his supporters and the threat of a right-wing coup.
The ANC Can’t Save South Africa
With violent crime and mass shortages spiraling out of control, South Africa is nearly a failed state. And the ANC has no one to blame but itself.
Cheese, Baguettes, and Victor Hugo
France’s right wing claims “Islamo-leftism” is subverting their national culture. But “Frenchness” has always been in flux.