Steve Bannon’s Autobahn
You can’t fight Herrenvolk populism with weak-tea liberalism.
19679 Articles by: Elizabeth Mahony
In Defense of the Lecture
As universities replace the lecture with active learning pedagogy, we should remember the benefits of collective listening.
Bob White (1935–2017)
Canadian union organizer and leader Bob White was committed to charting an independent and democratic course for workers.
Why Women Should Strike
The Women’s Strike on March 8 can help ramp up the movement against Trump.
Charlie Chaplin in Moscow
Early Soviet filmmakers took great inspiration from Charlie Chaplin, but his critique of mass production put him at odds with them.
India’s Short Road to Crisis
For India’s poor, the cost of Prime Minister Modi’s demonetization policy is steep.
Marilyn Young (1937–2017)
Militarism runs deep in the United States, but historian Marilyn Young never gave up believing that it could be overcome.
China and Trumpism
Many believe Trump’s administration will usher in a new era of protectionism. But it’s not that simple.
LeBron and the Union
Things are going well for NBA players. But their livelihoods still rest in the hands of the league’s stars.
Milo and the Mainstream
Milo Yiannopoulos was no “alt-right” deviation for CPAC — the conference has long been a cesspool of reaction.
The Uncanny City
A new translation of the 1970s horror novel The Twenty Days in Turin is an eerily resonant read today.
Twilight of the Technocrats?
Technocratic liberalism prides itself on having no ideology to speak of — which is itself the most dogmatic ideology of them all.
Macedonia in Crisis
Macedonia shows that without radical politics, political crisis is the new status quo.
Truth to Power
Fifty years ago today, Noam Chomsky published his landmark antiwar essay, “The Responsibility of Intellectuals.”
Lessons From the Anti-Austerity Movement
The anti-Trump movement will only be successful if it takes stock of the struggles that came before it.
Interior Decorator in Chief
Trump’s fixation with surface effects and appearance marks the man and his brutality.
The Romanian Protests
Why have hundreds of thousands of Romanians taken to the streets this month against a nominally center-left government?
Resurrecting the Antiwar Movement
Being pro-refugee must also mean being antiwar.
Paleocons for Porn
The new online right draws on transgressive aesthetics to rebrand conservative politics. It’s a contradiction that won’t hold.
Why We Should Strike on May Day
Socialist councilwoman Kshama Sawant on why we need a wave of protests and strikes on May 1.