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.
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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.
Epilogue to a Revolution
An excerpt from China Miéville’s new book, October: The Story of the Russian Revolution.
Nothing New Under the Fascist Sun
The National Front is temporarily defeated, but its durability and adaptability should not be underestimated.
Democratize This
Labour’s plans to pursue democratic models of ownership are the most radical aspect of Corbyn’s program.
Who’s Killing the MTA?
Millions of New Yorkers are footing the bill for a dangerous and deteriorating subway system, and politicians are refusing to confront the problem.
David Friedman’s Anti-Palestine Politics
The past writings of the US’s ambassador to Israel show just how committed he is to deepening the Israeli state’s brutality.
Against a Muslim Misleadership Class
Islamophobia will not be defeated through a depoliticized inclusion that simply elevates a new class of state-friendly elites.
Crimes Against Design
Donald Trump isn’t just ruining lives. He’s ruining fashion.
A Health Care Bargain
Don’t believe the critics: a new report shows California’s single-payer plan is eminently affordable.
An Equal Opportunity Racket
Hillary Clinton is right that cashing in on speaking fees is nothing new. But neither is public criticism of it.
Slumming It
The BBC reality show Victorian Slum House demonstrates just how far our society has slid back into Dickensian misery.
The Comeback Kid
Pedro Sánchez has overcome a palace coup against his leadership in Spain’s social-democratic party. But can he steer it in a left-wing direction?
Between the Black Body and Me
Writers like Ta-Nehisi Coates focus on the metaphysics of racism to the point of obscuring its material realities.
“Just Cause” and Its Aftermath
With the death of Manuel Noriega, we look back at the bloody 1989 invasion of Panama and the imperial wars that it helped justify.
Intellectual Property Is Real Money
Want to reduce income inequality in the US? Dismantle its onerous system of copyrights and patents.