From Zuccotti Park to Trump Tower
“Privately owned public spaces” epitomize the dangers of privatizing collective goods.
19351 Articles by: Elizabeth Mahony
Against the Politics of Fear
Fighting Trump requires believing in the possibility that we can change our circumstances.
Merkeling to the Right
Angela Merkel has disappointed liberals by yielding to anti-refugee backlash. We shouldn’t be surprised.
The Forgotten Cameroon War
French officials like to project a sunny view of their country’s colonial past. Tens of thousands dead in Cameroon would tell a different story.
The Alternative in Austria
For now, the far right has been beaten back in Austria. But the coalition that did it can’t hold.
Casualties of the Crisis
The dozens who perished in an Oakland warehouse fire were victims of the affordable housing crisis.
Blood on His Hands
As head of SOUTHCOM, Trump’s pick for Homeland Security secretary facilitated atrocities across the Americas.
Who’s Afraid of the Rank and File?
The UAW’s dissident AWDU caucus argues that democratizing the union is the only way for workers to win big.
Against Liberal Nostalgia
The Left shouldn’t counter the logic of “Make America Great Again” with nostalgia for an idealized liberal democracy.
The Power of Deep Organizing
Jane McAlevey’s No Shortcuts provides a dynamic framework for building union power.
Franco’s Afterlife
Spain’s uncertain democracy, built from the ruins of the dictatorship, is finally beginning to collapse.
The Blind Spots of Liberalism
What an impoverished small town tells us about the dangers of not taking class seriously.
The Fate of Honduras
From the “USS Honduras” to the 2009 coup and its aftermath, Honduras has suffered some of the worst abuses of US foreign policy.
Stand With Keith Ellison
We can debate what Ellison can accomplish as the chair of a party dedicated to selling out workers — but there is no doubt about who would cheer his defeat.
An Uncertain Alternative
Iceland’s recent general election shows that the country’s neoliberal consensus is over. What happens next?
Why Corbyn Won
What led to Jeremy Corbyn’s rise and what does the future hold for the movements around him?
After Choi-gate
Protests in South Korea expose both a growing discontent with the status quo and the hurdles faced by the Left.
The Antiwar Tour
Two American veterans journeyed to Japan to apologize for US war crimes. They found a growing grassroots antiwar movement.
Journey to the Other Side
The Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party has walked a long road with compromise, and it has ended in capitulation.
Jobs For All
In an age of precarity, a left-wing demand for full employment could be massively popular. But liberalism can’t deliver it.