Welfare for All
Want to improve animal welfare? Focus on bettering the conditions of the people who work with them.
19118 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 Heretic, Not a Splitter
Pietro Ingrao’s life captured the great promise and ultimate tragedy of the Italian Communist Party.
Do We Have a Right to the City?
Mexico City’s experience shows that you can’t establish a “right to the city” without taking on the power of capital.
The James Brown Theory of Black Liberation
We shouldn’t reduce historical narratives solely to questions of black agency. It’s bad history — and can lead to even worse politics.
How to Justify a Crisis
Leading progressive intellectuals are using their influence to disparage refugees and excuse elites.
Rousseff and the Right
Corruption scandals and neoliberal economic policies have weakened the Workers’ Party government in Brazil.
Having the Hard Conversations
Jane McAlevey on Fight for 15, labor’s crisis of strategy, and the difference between organizing and mobilizing.
What Reunification Wrought
East and West Germany reunified on October 3, 1990. But for most workers, the hopes of that day were dashed.
Why the Post Office Matters
The privatization of America’s postal buildings, and the New Deal art inside them, represents an assault on democracy itself.
Can Autoworkers Save the Climate?
Autoworkers can transform their industry from an environmental menace into a machine for social good.
Japan’s Battle for Peace
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe is pushing the country toward dangerous new militarization.
The Specter of Trump
Donald Trump speaks to an aggrieved and radicalized middle class with seemingly nowhere else to turn.
The Young Ho Chi Minh
As a young man in Paris, Ho Chi Minh embraced a radical internationalism.
In Defense of Rafael Correa
Ecuador’s minister of culture defends the social and political record of the Correa government.
Looking for Lost Momentum
With its poll numbers slipping, Podemos is searching for ways to recapture this spring’s energy.
The Latin America WikiLeaks Files
US diplomatic cables reveal a coordinated assault against Latin America’s left-wing governments.
Corbyn and the Left
Jeremy Corbyn will need a broad movement behind him — and the support of radicals — to defeat the Labour right.
Clinging to Power
Stathis Kouvelakis on Syriza’s record in office, the mood in Greece, and why Alexis Tsipras should’ve stepped down months ago.
Resisting the Corporate University
Few forces are better positioned to fight the corporate university than graduate student workers.
A Dangerous Party
Podemos’s mainstream opponents have tried to discredit the party by casting it as outside the bounds of acceptable politics.