Assessing Obama
With Donald Trump set to enter the Oval Office, we look back on what Barack Obama’s presidency meant for the Left.
19633 Articles by: Christina Groeger
Cristina Groeger is a history professor at Lake Forest College and a member of the Chicago Democratic Socialists of America.
The Party We Need
Imagine a different inauguration. If we had a working-class party, what would it fight for?
The DeVos Democrats
Corporate Democrats have enabled Betsy DeVos’s privatization agenda for years. It’s time for them to choose which side they’re on.
Missing the Point
We can’t take down Trump’s cabinet picks with technocratic zingers. We have to fight the radical right-wing ideas that animate them.
Mark Fisher, 1968–2017
Mark Fisher gave a moribund left the imaginative jolt it needed to wake from the nightmare of neoliberal complacency.
Betsy DeVos’s Golden Age
Betsy DeVos has spent a fortune to influence education policy. If she is confirmed as education secretary, for the first time, she can do it for free.
Freeing Oscar López Rivera
The widespread jubilation over Oscar López Rivera’s release shows that anticolonial struggle still resonates in Puerto Rico.
Serving the Leviathan
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani’s life and death highlight what’s at stake in Iran today.
A Wasted Opportunity
Despite union officials’ post-election justifications, it’s clear Hillary Clinton did not deserve labor’s support.
What Did Bernie Do?
Looking back at the Sanders campaign and the struggles to come.
The UBI Bait and Switch
Finland’s UBI experiment serves as a cautionary tale for basic income proponents on the Left.
Patrice Lumumba (1925–1961)
58 years ago today, Congolese prime minister and anticolonial leader Patrice Lumumba was assassinated.
Requiem for a Lightweight
Markos Moulitsas was once the face of American progressivism. That shouldn’t happen again.
Food Stamp Fables
The New York Times’ front-page attack on food stamps over the weekend peddled harmful myths and outright lies.
El Salvador’s New Battlefield
Twenty-five years after laying down their arms, the FMLN continues its struggle.
The Legacy of Eleanor Marx
On her birthday, we honor the life of Eleanor Marx.
The Evolution of Dr. King
By the end of his life, Martin Luther King Jr was an avowed socialist.
Restoring King
There is no figure in recent American history whose memory is more distorted than Martin Luther King Jr.
What Happened in Aleppo?
Democratic forces have always been the main target of the Assad regime.
When the Indians Defeat the Cowboys
How indigenous people and the Left can continue to win in the wake of Standing Rock.