The Indigenous Revolution
Standing Rock points the way forward for indigenous people and the Left.
19640 Articles by: Christina Groeger
Cristina Groeger is a history professor at Lake Forest College and a member of the Chicago Democratic Socialists of America.
Accounting for Thanksgiving’s Ghosts
What would the United States have looked like had microbes and strength of arms not been on the Plymouth Protestants’ side?
A Million in South Korea’s Streets
South Korea’s unions and civil society have taken to the streets to demand conservative president Park Geun-hye step down.
Labor After Bernie
An organizer with Labor for Bernie argues that the gains won within the Democratic Party must be defended and expanded.
Turkey and the Road to Genocide
There are frightening parallels between the Armenian genocide and the situation of Kurds in Turkey today.
Everybody Hates Cornel West
How Cornel West went from liberal media darling to pariah.
Engines of Solidarity
The struggle against Trump must be powered by the fight for generous, universal, and visible social programs.
Listening to Trump
What did millions of voters see in Trump? His speeches hold the answer.
No Rent for Rats
From Tompkins Square to Zuccotti Park, New Yorkers have long resisted their city’s neoliberal housing initiatives.
The Dangers of Anti-Trumpism
Silvio Berlusconi’s tenure as Italian prime minister shows how not to resist an authoritarian demagogue.
Empire of Sleaze
Trump’s populist image was always a mirage. His administration will be a Trojan horse for lobbyists, Washington insiders, and Wall Street.
Out Now: The Party We Need
You will find our new issue to your liking.
Class Confrontation in Chicago
The Chicago Teachers Union is confronting Chicago’s elite. Let’s hope their model of unionism spreads further.
The Phantom Limb
Why it matters that the United States has no labor party.
Not One Less
One month ago, women in Argentina walked off work to demand an end to violence, fair pay, and full reproductive rights.
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-Wall Street)
Left populism is the answer to Trumpism. But all incoming Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer has is more favors for Wall Street.
Rattling the Cages
This fall’s prison strikes are a model of how to both survive and challenge an authoritarian, racist order.
Garbage In, Garbage Out
Turns out Clinton’s ground game sucked.
Vengeance Is Mine
Chaos reigns…fascist stooge finds his balcony…the resistible rise of Donald Trump…bomb crater America finds its Dauphin…Hillary Clinton: 10.0 Richter scale failure….the pinko revolt begins….digging ourselves out of the collapsed gold mine….
From the Shop Floor to the White House
Under Trump, labor must abandon its insider approach and concentrate on the power of the rank and file.