Identity Politics Can Only Get Us So Far
Let’s give identity politics its due, but let’s also be clear about why we need universalist politics.
19648 Articles by: Elizabeth Mahony
An Open Letter to Emmanuel Macron
Emmanuel Macron is wrong. Anti-Zionism is not “the reinvented form of antisemitism.“
How Socialists Can Fight for Single Payer
Socialists have played a key role in the fight for single payer in California. Their campaign has lessons for organizers everywhere.
Undergraduates Are Workers, Too
Undergraduates aren’t just students — they’re increasingly also workers.
Not Just an Artifact
The Russian left doesn’t just belong to the past. It can use the surge around Alexei Navalny to grow a new independent movement.
What Should Socialists Do?
Democratic socialism needs to become a mass presence in US society.
How to Escape the Present
The desire to radically challenge capitalism is widespread and growing. Naomi Klein’s new book is an important contribution to that project.
The Success Sequence Is About Cultural Beefs, Not Poverty
Marriage and high school diplomas are a distraction. To end poverty, we simply have to structure our economy to ensure nobody falls below the poverty line.
From Trumpcare to Transformation
The apparent death of Trumpcare is more than a resounding victory — it’s a case study for how to organize in the Trump era.
The Politics of Narcos
In the world of Narcos, dim-witted cops and populist narco-capitalists become the heroes we need.
GE’s Switch
Jeff Immelt’s resignation as CEO of General Electric shows that we cannot think of industry as finance’s opponent.
A Question of Academic Freedom
BDS opponents are wrong — boycotts are well within the bounds of academic conduct.
After Trumpcare
Republicans wanted to repeal Obamacare and gut Medicaid. Instead they galvanized the push for Medicare for All.
Closed Rooms and Class War
Yanis Varoufakis presents himself as a heroic Prometheus in his new memoir, but he comes off looking more like a Narcissus.
Which Way Out of the Venezuelan Crisis?
As Venezuelans go to the polls this Sunday, the country faces a choice between deepening revolution and an elite-enforced rollback.
Voices From the Sweltering Inside
The recent protests at the St Louis Workhouse jail serve as a brutal reminder that American prisons are oppressive hellholes.
John McCain: “American Hero”
Journalists and politicians venerating John McCain’s civility and decency have a short memory.
What Happens If We Win?
For the Left, winning local office is one thing — actually governing is another.
Backed Into a Corner
The recent violence in Jerusalem is a response to Trump and Netanyahu’s policy of turning up the pressure on the city’s Palestinians.
Up Against Pepsi
Pepsi’s mass firing of bottling plant workers in Argentina has led to a pitched battle in the streets of Buenos Aires.