The Origins of the Puerto Rican Debt Crisis
More neoliberal policy won’t help Puerto Rico solve its debt crisis.
19796 Articles by: Alex Press
The Failed Strategy
We must learn the dangers of political shortcut and focus on building radical movements outside of government.
Behind the Compromise
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on the referendum and the agreement that followed.
A Guide to the Hiroshima and Nagasaki Attacks
Today in 1945, the United States committed one of the most horrific atrocities in military history. Why?
Taking Racism Seriously
Economic demands and specifically antiracist demands should not be counterposed — they should be brought together.
The Problem with Saving the World
The UN’s new Sustainable Development Goals aim to save the world without transforming it.
Why Jeremy Corbyn Scares the Right
Jeremy Corbyn’s momentum in the Labour Party leadership election shows British politics is moving leftward.
Egyptian Lingerie and the Robot Future
Panic over automation misses the real problem — that workers themselves are treated like machines.
Peter Singer’s Race Problem
We can’t equate the horrendous treatment of animals with the oppression of people.
The Slaughter of Hiroshima
On this day in 1945, the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Here’s one survivor’s story.
The Amazonization of Everything
Amazon’s success lies in worker exploitation and intrusions into consumers’ private lives.
Ferguson’s Inheritance
The question is never if resistance will appear, but when. For this generation, Ferguson answered that question.
The Right to a Dignified Life
People across the political spectrum support a universal basic income. Socialists must make the anticapitalist case for it.
What Makes Scandinavia Different?
What accounts for the Nordic countries’ strong welfare states? Hint: it’s not white homogeneity.
Seven Lessons From the Sawant Campaign
Kshama Sawant has shown how electoral and movement politics can grow together.
Turning “No” Into a Political Front
Some lessons from Syriza — and where we go from here.
Erdoğan’s Bloody Gambit
The Turkish government is using the massacre in Suruç to wage war — not on ISIS, but on the Kurdish liberation movement.
Who’s the Bad Actor?
Israel is beating Iran and Hezbollah hands down on the “bad activities” front.
Celebrating Emancipation
Frederick Douglass and the story of New York City’s 1865 “Emancipation Jubilee.”
Why We Can’t Support Police Unions
A labor movement that seeks to fight oppression has no room for police unions.