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.
19378 Articles by: Benjamin Case
Benjamin Case is a researcher, educator, and organizer living in Pittsburgh.
Labor’s Last Chance for Solidarity
Many unions responded to past attacks by abandoning the rest of the working class. To fight Trump, that won’t cut it.
The Hard Green Line
The Canadian Green Party’s fight against pro-union legislation shows the dangers of an environmentalism that’s not rooted in the working class.
Morocco’s Burgeoning Resistance
In Northeast Morocco’s mass protests for “a university, hospital, and work,” a liberatory vision of Islam has played a key role.
USAID’s Trojan Horse
Behind the heartwarming photo ops, USAID’s projects in El Salvador are stealthily advancing the interests of the Salvadoran corporate class.
Labor’s Legitimacy Crisis Under Trump
Unions are under unprecedented attack under Trump. But labor can rebuild itself — if it chooses to.
An English Rust Belt?
To win power, Corbynism must challenge a creeping conservative presence in England’s former industrial heartlands.
An Independence Day Alternative
How the “enlightened” leaders of the early US disregarded an Independence Day oration and set in motion indigenous peoples’ brutalization.
Toward a Marxist Interpretation of the US Constitution
The US Constitution inaugurated a social order that benefits property owners and makes a mockery of equal rights.
The Democrats Are Eisenhower Republicans
For decades, Democrats have positioned themselves as guardians of fiscal responsibility while Republicans happily hand tax cuts to the rich.
We Need a Medicare for All March on Washington
Both parties aren’t addressing our health care needs — now is the time for socialists to lead a national Medicare for All campaign.
After the Elections
The French left’s task is clear: build a coherent majority that can work together to change society.
Standardizing Wales
The recent history of education reform in Wales serves as a cautionary tale for educators everywhere.
“Having America Care About You Is Not Necessarily a Good Thing”
The war in Afghanistan is already the longest in US history. And now Trump is considering sending more troops.
Cleaning Toilets for Jesus
Inside the program teaching submission to capitalism as a divine duty.
No More Walter Scotts
Ending racism requires us to take up class struggle, to shift the social terrain that gives race practical meaning.
Posting Left and Right
Angela Nagle’s Kill All Normies forces us to reconsider left media strategy in the age of Trump.
Where Despots Rule
The American workplace is marked more by hierarchy and domination than democracy and freedom.
Between Capital and Volk
Germany’s AfD poses as a defender of the “common man,” but seeks to impose an authoritarian form of neoliberalism.
An Education Worth Fighting For
The neoliberal revolution is radically reshaping higher education. Faculty can play a central role in fighting it.