Meet the New Church, Same as the Old
Pope Francis’s progressive rhetoric obscures his past and the role the church still plays throughout the world.
21056 Article(s) by: Benjamin Case
Benjamin Case is a researcher, educator, and organizer living in Pittsburgh.
Leaking the Drone War
A courageous new whistleblower has revealed the terrible extent of President Obama’s drone program.
Rewriting the Holocaust
Netanyahu’s attempt to shift the burden of Nazi atrocities to Palestinians is nothing new.
The Left Alternative to Peronism
Argentines go to the polls Sunday. What’s the state of the country’s left, electorally and in the streets?
Richard Cohen Plays Lord
Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen’s defense of tipping reveals just how reactionary the convention is.
Just Another Business
The Knick sharply captures American health care’s historic inequities.
Juan Perón’s Many Heirs
Ahead of Sunday’s elections, the Argentine left is operating in a political landscape still dominated by Peronism.
An Open Letter to DeRay Mckesson
Teach For America undermines the fight for racial justice.
Canada’s Hollow Victory
Despite the defeat of Harperism in yesterday’s Canadian election, the Liberals’ victory leaves little to celebrate.
The Man Behind the Dragon Tattoo
Former Internationalen editor Håkan Blomqvist on the socialist politics of his colleague Stieg Larsson.
Why We Need Open Borders
The magnitude of the refugee crisis in Europe only strengthens the case against immigration controls.
Remembering Rosalyn Baxandall
Rosalyn Fraad Baxandall, who died last Tuesday, was a pioneering figure of socialist feminism in the United States.
A New Generation of Resistance
In showing that Palestinians won’t submit to Israeli violence, the ongoing youth uprising has given the rest of Palestine hope.
Beyond the NDP
Canadian voters could oust Stephen Harper in today’s election. But it’s time to build a genuine left alternative to austerity.
The Catalan Left
Will the Catalan independence movement couple its calls for self-determination with demands for socialism?
John Locke’s Road to Serfdom
John Locke advocated for a world based on expropriation, enslavement, and serfdom.
The Status Quo Election
Ahead of Monday’s election, all three major Canadian parties are misdiagnosing the source of the country’s economic woes.
Ending Harperism
Two days before the Canadian election, Stephen Harper’s Conservatives seem on the verge of losing power.
The Medicalization of Dissent
Bowe Bergdahl’s case shows how military veterans’ antiwar actions are depoliticized by chalking them up to mental illness.