Walt Disney’s Latin American Tour
Two 1940s Disney features show how the film industry learned to sell American empire.
20407 Article(s) by: Alex Press
Room to Grow
When leftists push their ideals on their kids, politics looks more like drudgery than liberation.
The Tax Debate We Need
Progressive taxation curbs the power of the wealthy — and that’s exactly why the Right hates it.
Police and the Liberal Fantasy
Body cameras and more training aren’t enough. We need to divert funding for police into funding for human needs.
Egypt’s Rainbow Raids
Sisi is whipping up homophobia and targeting gay people to distract his base from rising unemployment and inflation.
“We the People” and the Lone Gunman
The Second Amendment isn’t the only problem — it’s our whole premodern Constitution.
The Reparations Puzzle
The existing distribution of wealth creates a predicament for reparations proposals.
The Popular Front Didn’t Work
The Communist Party’s 1930s popular front strategy weakened the labor movement and empowered the Democratic Party.
Harvey Weinstein’s Crimes and SAG’s Failure
Unions are the best vehicle to halt workplace harassment. But the Weinstein revelations show the Screen Actors Guild has failed its membership.
Obamacare Lives
Trump’s moves to “sabotage” Obamacare are hardly a death blow for the health law.
The Movement and the Money
What’s behind the recent rise in wages for undocumented workers? It could be immigrants’ rights activism.
Inheriting the World
Rich people pretend to be self-made, but inheritance played a huge role for many.
Victory in Stagnation?
Die Linke’s electoral result shows what the party must do to really contend for power.
The Clinton Double Standard
There’s little in the Weinstein story that doesn’t apply to Bill Clinton.
The Flint Militants
Eighty years ago, the Flint Sit-Down Strike showed the power of a determined rank and file and a class-conscious leadership.
Adam Smith’s Invisible Hand at Work
In an oppressive workplace, everyone has good reason to think speaking out is someone else’s job.
Embedded Inequality
Age, race, education — no matter how you slice it, wealth inequality in the US is astronomical.
Kathryn Bigelow’s Moral Parable
Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit turns a deep-rooted urban rebellion into a “race riot.”
Freedom for the Many
Medicare for All isn’t just about expanding health coverage. It’s about expanding freedom.
Ending a Civil War
Fatah and Hamas are talking unity again — will this time be different?