A Guide to Hurricane Katrina and Its Aftermath
Hurricane Katrina made landfall on this day in 2005. In the devastating aftermath, the US government abandoned its citizens, intensifying the trauma of the disaster.
19372 Articles by: Benjamin Case
Benjamin Case is a researcher, educator, and organizer living in Pittsburgh.
What About the Greek Communist Party?
What explains the Greek Communist Party’s stance toward Syriza and the euro crisis?
Ghosts of the Left
Few remember that Yemen once had vibrant movements and a powerful left.
The War on Syria
Foreign intervention has only worsened the situation in Syria.
Challenging Chile’s Neoliberal Consensus
New movements in Chile are fighting to bring down the country’s post-Pinochet establishment.
Asking the Right Questions
The Left in Europe and beyond faces enormous challenges. What kind of political strategy do we need going forward?
Our Forgotten Labor Revolution
After the Civil War, workers struggled to make wage labor go the way of chattel slavery.
Against Charity
Rather than creating an individualized “culture of giving,” we should be challenging capitalism’s institutionalized taking.
Why the Rich Love Burning Man
Burning Man became a festival that rich libertarians love because it never had a radical critique at its core.
America’s First Red Scare
For many of its ideologues, a slaveholding Confederacy was meant to be a bulwark against radical politics of all stripes.
From Germany to Greece
Five German left activists on building solidarity with the Greek people and confronting the pro-austerity elites in their own country.
It’s All About a Salary
The new biopic Straight Outta Compton is more mixtape than manifesto.
Why Liberals Separate Race from Class
The tendency to divorce racial disparities from economic inequality has a long liberal lineage.
The Cinematic Lost Cause
Why have so many films dealing with the Civil War embraced the Confederate struggle?
Exit Stage Left?
The independence movement in Catalonia is gaining steam. Incorporating anti-austerity and democratic demands is the next step.
Introducing Popular Unity
Syriza’s left wing has split from the party, becoming the third largest group in the Greek Parliament.
The Black Belt Communists
During the Great Depression, black sharecroppers and the Communist Party waged war against tenant farming in the South.
Tearing Down the Walls
The story of the Stonewall Rebellion and the rise of the gay liberation movement.
How Class and Race Immiserate
Class and race operate both separately and together to impoverish huge swaths of American society.
The Many Lives of François Mitterrand
Before Alexis Tsipras, Europe battered François Mitterrand’s reformist ambitions into a sweeping neoliberal program.