Meet the Ricketts
For the Ricketts family, shuttering Gothamist and DNAInfo is part of a decades-long anti-union crusade.
20383 Article(s) by: Elizabeth Mahony
Leon Trotsky Was My Grandfather
An interview with Leon Trotsky’s grandson, who lived with the famous revolutionary the last year of his life.
Letter From Nagpur Jail
GN Saibaba was sentenced to life in prison for his political convictions. Here we publish an exclusive letter from Nagpur Central Jail’s notorious Anda Cell.
Sayfullo Saipov’s Miserable Job
We can’t say what exactly triggered Sayfullo Saipov’s New York City attack. But we do know his trucking job was a crummy dead end.
Meet Lee Carter
An interview with the democratic socialist who just knocked off one of the Virginia GOP’s legislative leaders.
A Plan to Win
The overriding aim of democratic socialist strategy is to weaken the power of business, before breaking with capitalism entirely.
Power Play
The high-level purge in Saudi Arabia has more to do with consolidating power than fighting corruption.
McMansion, USA
A McMansion is like obscenity: you know it when you see it.
Yesterday Was a Good Day
Socialists and leftists performed well in races around the country.
The Avoidable Rise of Andrej Babiš
The Czech Republic’s new leader is a sad symptom of a broader crisis.
Rogue Protector
For South Koreans, the biggest threat to peace isn’t North Korea but the United States.
The Russian Revolution at 100
We’ve been covering the October Revolution and its aftermath with uncharacteristic nuance.
The Day That Shook the World
The story of November 7, 1917 — the day the Bolsheviks changed world history.
From Compromise to Power
Over the course of 1917, the Petrograd Soviet transformed from a body willing to negotiate with capital to one ready for revolution.
The Baku Commune
The story of the Baku Commune’s leaders, who pursued power democratically and nonviolently, belies many of the myths of the Russian Revolution.
How the Bolsheviks Won
The Bolsheviks’ rise to power, one hundred years ago today, revisited.
When Social Democracy Was Vibrant
The German Social Democrats built a world of cultural institutions that improved workers’ immediate lives — while organizing for a socialist future.
Dennis J. Banks, Naawakamig (1937–2017)
In a world where Native people had little power, American Indian Movement cofounder Dennis Banks was a force.
Free the HDP
One year ago today, Erdoğan’s government jailed the leaders of the HDP. It’s time to build an international campaign for their release.
Argentina’s New Cycle
Argentina’s recent legislative elections fortified an insurgent right eager to conquer the political landscape.