The High Cost of High Fashion
Campaigns against “fast fashion” scapegoat working-class consumers while doing little to improve the conditions of garment workers.
19271 Articles by: Alex Press
May’s Monsters
Theresa May is clinging to power thanks to the support of one of the worst elements in UK politics: the far-right Democratic Unionist Party.
The Oligarchs’ Constitution
Georgia’s elites are changing the country’s constitution to forever foreclose the possibility of taxing the rich.
Here Come the Kennedys
Chris Kennedy has thrown his hat — and his family’s enormous wealth — into the Illinois governor’s race. But does he really represent a progressive option?
Resisting the Macron Surge
Today’s French parliamentary election marks a new phase in plans for a grand coalition of anti-labor forces.
Independence on Hold
The general election marked a setback for the Scottish National Party. Is the independence dream dead?
Student Activism Isn’t Enough
Eight reasons why universities can’t be the primary site of left organizing.
Capital, Crisis, and Corbyn
The results of the UK election are a disaster for the British ruling class.
Corbyn. Is. Dumbledore.
J.K. Rowling, Barack Obama, the list goes on. Prominent liberals all opposed Jeremy Corbyn — and it didn’t matter.
Hobsbawm’s Long Century
The historian Eric Hobsbawm would have turned 100 today. During his life, he never lost faith that the future belonged to socialism.
Why Corbyn Won
I don’t care if he didn’t actually win — he won. Jeremy Corbyn has given us a blueprint to follow for years to come.
The Movement in Corbyn’s Wake
Corbyn proves you can run a traditional left campaign and energize young people. The future is ours.
A Rebirth of Hope
Whether Corbyn wins or loses, we’re seeing a rebirth of working-class radicalism in Britain that will not end today.
What’s the Matter With Wales?
Corbynism might be the only thing that can save Labour’s most reliable heartland from a historic turn to the right.
Sanctuary for Some
Bill de Blasio has proclaimed New York a sanctuary city. But broken windows policing and law-and-order rhetoric continue to ensnare the city’s immigrants.
C. L. R. James in the Age of Climate Change
What does C. L. R. James’s reading of Moby-Dick tell us about ruling elites and climate change today?
“We’re Filling the Street With Hope”
Paul Mason on the power of the Corbyn campaign and his experience canvassing for Labour.
Cracks in the Fortress
Mexico’s elections on Sunday showed the growing power of the Left — and the lengths to which the ruling party will go to repress it.
Generation Jezza
Labour has offered Britain’s youth a chance at a better future — and been rewarded with a historic polling surge.
Macron and May’s Battle for the Banks
Brexit has opened a fierce battle between London and Paris for the favor of the world’s financial industry. Whoever wins, workers in both countries will lose.