The Life and Death of Yugoslav Socialism
Yugoslavia’s “self-managed” socialism appeared to be a real alternative to the Soviet model. Why did it collapse so suddenly?
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The Not-So-Beguiled
Sofia Coppola’s new film gets rid of everything that made the original interesting.
Violence and Revolution in 1917
The revolutionary violence of 1917 paled in comparison to that on the fronts of the Great War.
Opening Labour
Media controversies about civility are obscuring the real battle in the Labour Party — for real democracy and representation.
The Meaning of Lula’s Conviction
Lula’s conviction could shore up Brazil’s bickering ruling class while further fragmenting the Left.
The Rise and Fall of the Second International
On July 14, 1889, the Second International was born to unite the workers of the world. What happened to that dream?
A Political Purge
We don’t have to defend Lula to say his conviction is just about keeping him out of the 2018 presidential race.
Women’s College vs. Women Workers
Don’t be fooled by their progressive rhetoric. Even the most “socially conscious” university administrator is still a boss.
Park Menn
Only a political party as useless as the Democrats could take advice from a vacuous snake-oil salesman like Mark Penn.
The Speech Racists Didn’t Want You to Hear
Fox News tried to intimidate Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor from speaking. Now we’re printing her words in full.
Trump, Carter, and the Politics of Parties
Trump has been a remarkably weak leader. And that may turn out to be his salvation.
Against Bluexit
Liberals want to write off huge swathes of the United States. We shouldn’t follow suit.
Russia’s Trump
The movement in Russia against Putin’s authoritarian government is dominated by one man: the right-wing populist Alexey Navalny.
The Fall of Working-Class New York
The history of the 1970s New York City fiscal crisis shows how power under capitalism is ultimately located outside electoral politics — and must be defeated at its source.
Out of Left Field
Major league baseball has a long but little-known history of rebels, reformers, and radicals.
New York Mag’s Climate Disaster Porn Gets It Painfully Wrong
The real climate danger is that a vicious right-wing minority will impose an order that privileges the affluent few over everyone else.
The Pitfalls of Radical Feminism
Fighting capitalism remains the only path toward women’s full liberation.
Being Honest About Venezuela
As Nicolás Maduro’s increasingly antidemocratic government battles violent right-wing forces, ordinary Venezuelans are watching the gains of Chavismo slip away.
The American AKP
The Republican Party has more in common with Erdoğan’s increasingly authoritarian AKP than GOP leaders would like to admit.
The Little Democratic Strategist That Could(n’t)
Mark Penn wants Democrats to move to the center. But the only thing the failed strategist is qualified to offer advice on is how to lose.