Games Without Wages

The video game industry has long relied on the unpaid labor of “modders.” Is it ready to finally pay up?

Kanye West Isn’t the Problem

Neoliberalism is the real affront to higher education — not Kanye West’s honorary doctorate.

Five Ways to Help Nail Salon Workers

The short-term solutions to injustice in the nail salon industry are worker organizing and more regulation.

A Winning Strategy for the Left

Social movements should focus on targeting corporations and oppressive institutions rather than politicians.

Mad Men and the Movement

Mad Men succeeded in showing how social change seeps into otherwise unremarkable lives.

The New York Times Goes to War, Again

Israeli state propaganda has found a home in the paper of record.

The Saudi War on Democracy

Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies are willing to devastate Yemen to forestall any democratic progress.

The Mayor Who Cracked Down on Baltimore

Martin O’Malley is no left alternative to Hillary Clinton — he’s a “tough-on-crime” liberal.

The Future of Podemos

Podemos can still change Spain for the better. But it won’t do so by chasing the political center.

Making the World Safe for Big Business

The Trans-Pacific Partnership is about expanding US hegemony in East Asia.

Against the Trans-Pacific Partnership

The TPP’s language is complex, but its result would be simple: more corporate power, and less democratic control.

Elon Musk Saves the World?

Tesla’s new Powerwall battery offers an individual solution to the collective problem of climate change.

Socialism and Freedom

Marxist intellectual G.M. Tamás on Syriza, post-fascist authoritarianism, and the nostalgia for state socialism.

Revitalization by Gentrification

Detroit is evicting tens of thousands from their homes this year, even as it trumpets an urban revival.

Alberta’s Orange Crush

What’s behind the New Democratic Party’s surprise win in Alberta?

The Building Blocks of Deprivation

Cell Blocks for Killer Cops?

Supporting the jailing of cops who kill isn’t incompatible with working to abolish prisons.

The Origins of Stop-and-Frisk

Racist policing has a long lineage in urban America.

Beyond Alberta

Progressive victory in Alberta only illuminates the need for a broader challenge to neoliberalism across Canada.

Money Before Music

Corporate music festivals amplify the power of capital, to the detriment of artists and fans.