The Dark Side of Local
There’s nothing ethical about “buying local” and supporting small farms when the workers on them are brutally exploited.
19215 Articles by: Christina Groeger
Cristina Groeger is a history professor at Lake Forest College and a member of the Chicago Democratic Socialists of America.
A Tale of Two Standoffs
The federal response to Lakota protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline couldn’t be more different than their reaction to this year’s Bundy occupation.
Crowdsourcing Austerity
New York University has found a way to make budget cuts and worker exploitation appear like “innovations” from below.
Taking Back Naples
Can the reelection of Naples’s radical mayor serve as a springboard for revitalizing the Italian left?
Fascism and Democracy
What Gramsci can tell us about the relationship between fascism and liberalism — and the rise of Donald Trump.
The Limits of Excellence
A feminism based on lionizing hyper-successful women obscures the unjust structures that need to be dismantled.
Negroponte’s Crimes
Hillary Clinton is bragging about support from John Negroponte, a Republican diplomat linked to mass atrocities in Central America.
Hillary Clinton, Secretary of War
Five ways Hillary Clinton used the State Department to maintain and expand US power across the globe.
A Son of His Class
Executed by the Nazis on this day in 1944, the life of German Communist Ernst Thälmann was as contradictory and tragic as the movement he led.
Why They Invaded
Former British ambassador Craig Murray on the UK’s decision to invade Iraq and the lessons still not learned.
A Brief History of Scientology
The strange story of Scientology — Hollywood’s favorite cult.
Policing Black Radicalism
The US state has long sought to monitor and undermine black resistance movements.
The Third Way’s Last Triumph
Hillary Clinton’s triangulation may win in November, but it’s a politics that has little future.
Beyond Social Movement Unionism
Bringing together weak unions and weak social movements isn’t enough. We need a new kind of socialist party.
Policing Class
In Baltimore and elsewhere, repressive policing isn’t just about racism — it’s also about class.
The Republican Crack-Up
Trump is only a symptom — the seeds of the GOP’s decline were sown long ago.
A Sharing Economy Strike
London’s striking Deliveroo drivers are in a fight against the worst exploitation and abuse of the sharing economy.
The AKP’s Hegemonic Crisis
Erdoğan has unleashed a massive purge in the wake of last month’s attempted coup. But he’s weaker than he appears.
A Better Olympics Is Possible
We can turn the Olympics from a corporate wonderland into a place of mass celebration and popular competition.
South Africa’s Coming Two-Party System
Recent local elections show the bleak future of South African politics: two centrist parties and no left alternative.