Better Get Back to Building

Bidenomics wasn’t ambitious enough, but the solution isn’t just more welfare.

We Can Do Better Than Bidenism

Bidenomics wasn’t ambitious enough, but the solution isn’t just more welfare.

The Right Without Wrong

For decades, liberals have hoped for the de-Christianization of the American Right. It’s not all it’s cracked up to be.

The Immortal Ghost of Karl Marx

Liberal critics would love to banish the specter of Karl Marx from political discourse. But his ghost will haunt them for as long as they refuse to confront Marxism’s central insight: the reality of class conflict.

A Return to Gompers

Here’s Why the Teamsters Declined to Endorse Kamala Harris

The Teamsters’ refusal to endorse Kamala Harris underlines the need for the labor movement to develop a coherent political appeal to win its members over, on terms that are relevant to the vast majority of the working class.

The Democrats’ “Weird” Glass House

Yes, Republicans are “weird,” but the in-vogue Democratic talking point gets us further away from an economic argument about why Donald Trump is bad for working-class families.

Twilight of the Woke

Hegel claimed that wisdom about a historical period often comes only after it has ended. As wokeness loses sway, we can better see its effects on socialist politics.

A Return to Gompers

Teamster president Sean O’Brien’s speech at the Republican National Convention may represent a return to nonpartisan realpolitik for unions. But does that reflect labor’s strength or its decline?

The Dead End of “Anti-Racist Discrimination”

What a failed racial equity program tells us about the pitfalls of race targeting.

Christianity, Morality, and Socialism

For some, searching for a surer moral footing upon which to launch a socialist political program has again raised the specter of Christian ethics.

Is Nostalgia a Dead End?

A dive into mid-century American history uncovers how a strong labor movement was pivotal in building social unity, equality, and advancing civil rights. While nostalgia might seem like a dead end, the past holds valuable lessons for shaping a better future.

Rustin the Liberal Biopic Versus Rustin the Labor Activist

Netflix’s new feel-good Bayard Rustin biopic, Rustin, claims the civil rights hero has been forgotten because of his sexuality. But it was his fiery and provocative class politics that makes him both controversial and prophetic today.

The Left Is Still Losing the Working Class

It’s good that college-educated workers are unionizing. But it doesn’t tell us much about the working class as a whole.

Build Back Never

It’s not what you spend, it’s how you use it.

Everyone Hates the Democrats

Progressives and moderates accuse each other of being unable to appeal to working-class voters — and maybe they’re both right.

The Siren Song of “Pro-Worker” Conservatism

Some “anti-elitists” on the Right say they want the GOP to be the party of the working class. But what they’re really offering is a PR campaign that won’t fundamentally change the lives of workers.

We Need a Class War, Not a Culture War

A reply to Angela Nagle and Michael Tracey.

Like It or Not, If We Run Third Party, We Will Lose

Socialists say they either want to “realign” the Democratic Party or break with it entirely. But those aren’t political strategies — they are outcomes of political struggle. We need a way to develop working-class politics without condemning ourselves to third-party marginality.

Bernie Sanders Should Retool His Campaign to Lead the Charge Against Coronavirus

Bernie Sanders can’t continue campaigning as usual, and he certainly can’t drop out of the race. We desperately need Bernie to retool his entire operation to demand a robust government response to the coronavirus — a response the Democratic Party will never spearhead themselves.