An Uninspired Victory
Abstention, not the divided left, was the main beneficiary of French voters’ pessimism.
21063 Article(s) by: Elizabeth Mahony
The Fire Last Time
The history of the Grenfell Tower disaster stretches back into mid-century housing policy.
The Bolsheviks and Antisemitism
Antisemitism was found across the political divide in Russia’s year of revolution.
Remembering Peekskill
The 1949 Peekskill Riots remind us of a period of postwar rebellion and reaction that set the stage for the rest of the century.
Pac’s Passion
The new Tupac biopic All Eyez on Me does an injustice to the politics and contradictions that drove him.
“People on the Left Have Dreamt of This Situation for Generations”
Two of Labour’s newly elected MPs discuss the stunning general election results and the prospects of a Corbyn government.
Who Built the Panama Canal?
Donald Trump might not know it, but the United States didn’t build the Panama Canal. Workers did.
Don’t Fly Like a GA-06
The future of left politics is not with the affluent voters Jon Ossoff thought he could win over.
Disaster at Arm’s Length
The Grenfell Tower fire exposed the class violence embedded in London’s rich, gentrifying neighborhoods.
After the Queen’s Speech
Britain has a new government. What does it mean for Corbyn’s path to power?
Trump’s Cuba Rollback
Trump’s stance on Cuba will do untold harm to the Cuban people and only strengthen anti-democratic forces on the island.
The Pittsburgh Fairy Tale
Pittsburgh’s much-touted revival has remade the region for the wealthy while leaving workers and the poor behind.
Anatomy of a Campaign
A lot has changed since Jeremy Corbyn won leadership of the Labour Party two years ago. His vision hasn’t.
Baghdad in France
Today’s reactionaries don’t seem to be interested in a new world war, but in a clash between North and South, rich and poor.
The Washington Post Is Selling Snake Oil
Our friends at the Washington Post are waging a brave campaign against Medicare for All.
In the Belly of the Beast
German workers fighting for a fair contract with Amazon could transform the service sector on a global scale.
The Left Under Macron
Newly-elected Communist MP Elsa Faucillon on France’s divided Left and the way forward in the fight against Macron.
The Language of Oppression
The MLA had a decision. It chose to side with Israeli occupation.
From Coast to Coast
California shows that the road to universal, publicly funded health care runs through the states.
The Canton Speech
Today in 1918, Eugene V. Debs delivered the speech that landed him in jail. We reprint it here in full.