UBI, the Unknown Ideal
A new book on universal basic income argues for us to “give people money.” Sounds good. But a lot of old questions about how to do it are still left unanswered.
20415 Article(s) by: Elizabeth Mahony
Stop Talking About Coups
It’s really very simple: the US has absolutely no right to meddle in the affairs of Venezuela, in any way, shape, or form.
For Corporate Politicians, Julia Salazar’s Victory Is a Bad Omen
Julia Salazar’s victory in New York shows how far the corporate political establishment will go to suppress working-class politics — and why they’re going to fail.
Chasing the Murderers of Ayotzinapa’s Forty-Three
Examining the disappearance of forty-three students in southern Mexico four years ago can lead to only one conclusion: culpability lies with the Mexican state.
The Antisemitism Controversy
Jeremy Corbyn and the Labour Party have been subjected to an outrageous campaign of scurrilous smears.
“The Legitimacy of the System Is Crumbling”
There’s still a lot we don’t know about the nationwide prison strike. But we do know one thing: the legitimacy of American prisons is on the decline.
From Anti-Corruption to Democracy in Guatemala
Anti-corruption politics won’t liberate Guatemala from the military, organized crime, and the wealthy. But only elites’ interests will be served by shutting down the country’s attempts to root that corruption out.
We Need Mandatory Reselection
Mandatory reselection isn’t about settling old scores. It’s about opening up politics to ordinary people.
Call It by Its Name
We have to name the crimes against the Rohingyas, Palestinians, and Kashmiris what they are: genocide, apartheid, and colonialism.
The Rise of Community Control
The New York Board of Education and teachers unions’ refusal to fight racism in public education was responsible for the 1968 Ocean Hill-Brownsville crisis, not Black Power.
Quebec’s No Good, Terrible Election Campaign
Quebec has no shortage of urgent issues: housing, deep cuts to public services, crumbling schools, inequality. But in the province’s forthcoming elections, parties are taking up xenophobia and Islamophobia instead.
We’re On a Winning Streak
Julia Salazar won her New York State Senate race last night. Her campaign, and those that lost, show what the Democratic Party will throw at left candidates — and how we can beat them.
Deeper Into the Dark
On Sunday, the far right had its best ever result in Sweden. And they’re pushing the rest of the political spectrum to capitulate to their agenda.
Workers Are Treading Water
US household incomes saw a small uptick in 2017. But for the working class, the larger picture remains largely bleak.
Teachers’ Strikes Are Escalating in Washington
To win their walkouts for better pay and better schools, educators are defying court injunctions and district-organized strikebreaking across Washington state.
There Is Nothing Confusing About Medicare for All
Medicare for All is good policy. It’s also very easy to understand.
Twilight of the Superdelegates
Desperate for unity, the Democrats have clipped the superdelegates’ wings. It’s another win for the Bernie wing of the party.
Richard DeVos, Great American Scam Artist
Right-wing billionaire Richard DeVos, who died at ninety-two last week, tried to cover up his life’s record — pioneering the cruel pyramid scheme Amway, attacking organized labor, fighting LGBTQ equality — with philanthropy. But he should be remembered as a bigoted con artist.
The UFT’s Opposition to the Community Control Movement
The New York teachers’ union in the 1960s was stridently anticommunist and embraced an elitist sense of professionalism — producing an obsessive opposition to community involvement and black nationalism and the 1968 Ocean Hill-Brownsville strikes.
Ocean Hill-Brownsville, Fifty Years Later
On the fiftieth anniversary of the “strike that changed New York,” the Ocean Hill-Brownsville teachers strikes have much to teach us about building a strong anti-racist labor movement made up of both workers and community members.