No Free Lunches
Here’s something liberals and conservatives agree on.
20417 Article(s) by: Elizabeth Mahony
The Rebel Girl
As we build a movement to thwart Trump and win genuine social change, the activist life of Elizabeth Gurley Flynn is instructive.
On the Market
New York governor Andrew Cuomo wants to be loved by the people but paid by the developers.
The Politics of Nostalgia
To defeat the nostalgic nationalism that Donald Trump personifies, we must offer an alternative future worth fighting for.
Assessing Obama
With Donald Trump set to enter the Oval Office, we look back on what Barack Obama’s presidency meant for the Left.
The Party We Need
Imagine a different inauguration. If we had a working-class party, what would it fight for?
The DeVos Democrats
Corporate Democrats have enabled Betsy DeVos’s privatization agenda for years. It’s time for them to choose which side they’re on.
Missing the Point
We can’t take down Trump’s cabinet picks with technocratic zingers. We have to fight the radical right-wing ideas that animate them.
Mark Fisher, 1968–2017
Mark Fisher gave a moribund left the imaginative jolt it needed to wake from the nightmare of neoliberal complacency.
Betsy DeVos’s Golden Age
Betsy DeVos has spent a fortune to influence education policy. If she is confirmed as education secretary, for the first time, she can do it for free.
Freeing Oscar López Rivera
The widespread jubilation over Oscar López Rivera’s release shows that anticolonial struggle still resonates in Puerto Rico.
Serving the Leviathan
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani’s life and death highlight what’s at stake in Iran today.
A Wasted Opportunity
Despite union officials’ post-election justifications, it’s clear Hillary Clinton did not deserve labor’s support.
What Did Bernie Do?
Looking back at the Sanders campaign and the struggles to come.
The UBI Bait and Switch
Finland’s UBI experiment serves as a cautionary tale for basic income proponents on the Left.
Patrice Lumumba (1925–1961)
58 years ago today, Congolese prime minister and anticolonial leader Patrice Lumumba was assassinated.
Requiem for a Lightweight
Markos Moulitsas was once the face of American progressivism. That shouldn’t happen again.
Food Stamp Fables
The New York Times’ front-page attack on food stamps over the weekend peddled harmful myths and outright lies.
El Salvador’s New Battlefield
Twenty-five years after laying down their arms, the FMLN continues its struggle.
The Legacy of Eleanor Marx
On her birthday, we honor the life of Eleanor Marx.