Inside Corbyn’s Office
Jeremy Corbyn’s former press officer on sabotage within the party, his relationship to the media, and how Labour can close the polling gap.
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Why Brazil Is Striking on Friday
Brazil’s unelected president wants to pass a draconian pension reform — and a general strike may be the only chance to stop him.
Who Fights Colombia’s Wars?
The biggest opponents of Colombia’s peace process are the most removed from the reality of war.
Gramsci and the Russian Revolution
What did a young Antonio Gramsci think about the Russian Revolution?
Macron 2017 = Le Pen 2022
Opposing Le Pen should in no way be limited to voting against her on May 7.
The Left Is Alive
Le Pen is in the second round, but Sunday showed us that the French left isn’t dead after all.
The Right’s Green Awakening
Leading Republicans are abandoning climate-change denialism in order to design “green” policy favorable to capital.
Cuomo’s Bait and Switch
Andrew Cuomo’s fake “free college” plan is about helping his presidential ambitions — not New Yorkers.
The Palestine Exception
One of the world’s most important academic organizations has a choice: uphold academic freedom, or provide cover for Israel’s crimes.
Out of Time
Last year’s prestige cinema focused on working-class characters too consumed to reflect on their own conditions.
The Meaning of France Insoumise
Even in defeat, the movement around Mélenchon offers new possibilities for the French left.
A New Beginning
Despite its defeat today, the Mélenchon campaign created big opportunities for recomposition on the French left.
Erdoğan Can Be Beaten
Erdoğan is not unstoppable. The Turkish left must fight to annul the fraudulent referendum and mobilize against dictatorship.
(Not) Born This Way
There’s nothing natural or innate about inequality — but a long history of pseudo-science will tell you there is.
The Mélenchon Economy
Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s senior economic advisor explains his proposals to grow the economy and carry out an ecological transition.
An Earthquake in the Making
A Mélenchon victory wouldn’t solve Europe’s crisis, but it will put us in a better position to rebuild the movements that can.
Another World Is Possible With Jean-Luc Mélenchon
Two hundred French educators explain why they’re supporting Jean-Luc Mélenchon in tomorrow’s presidential election.
Criminalizing Anti-Austerity in Ireland
Irish activists won major concessions against water privatization. Now, the state is looking to imprison them.
Trump’s Predictable Rise
Trump’s election isn’t cause for reassessing politics as we know it. Shifts in the economy and political parties created an easy opening for him.
Center-Left in No Man’s Land
The difficulties facing Benoît Hamon’s campaign reveal a French Socialist Party being outflanked on its right and left.