A Rift Has Opened in Bolivia’s Movement Toward Socialism
The conflict between Evo Morales and Luis Arce for the Bolivian presidency in 2025 has not only split the ruling MAS party but also the social movements and labor unions that form its base.
19633 Articles by: Enver Motala
Enver Motala is an associate of the Centre for Education Rights and Transformation (CERT) at the University of Johannesburg and of the Centre for Integrated Post-School Education and Training at the Nelson Mandela University.
Credit Card Lenders Are Getting Rich Off Your Late Fees
A new rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is banning excessive credit card late fees. In retaliation, the greedy banking industry is threatening to punish debtors by increasing already exorbitant interest rates.
In Mexico, Morena Looks Poised to Win the Presidency Again
Last Friday in Mexico City, Morena’s presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum launched her campaign. In the wake of AMLO’s popular presidential term, the left-wing party looks set to consolidate and build on its accomplishments.
The UAW Has Set Its Sights on the Anti-Union South
The South has long remained a nearly impenetrable citadel for labor. Fresh off of the success of its Big Three strike last year and looking to organize an Alabama Mercedes plant, the United Auto Workers wants to storm the castle.
Forty Years Later, the Miners’ Strike Leaves Bitter Memories
On March 6, 1984, Britain’s coal miners began a strike against mass pit closures. Their yearlong struggle with Margaret Thatcher’s government was a defining moment in working-class history — and the miners’ eventual defeat left lasting scars.
The Biden Administration Is Visibly Feeling the Heat on Gaza
Kamala Harris’s speech calling for a six-week cease-fire wasn’t a major shift in the White House’s position on Gaza. But it did suggest the administration knows its unflagging support of Israel is deeply unpopular.
Peru’s President Is the Most Hated in Latin America
Peru’s unelected president, Dina Boluarte, remains in office despite abysmal approval ratings and calls for elections. Authoritarianism and repression are all the government has left.
The Plutocratic Plan to Remake Colorado Elections
A “philanthropic venture fund” backed by elites is trying to remake Colorado’s electoral system to make it easier for the wealthy to buy up elections.
How Medical Debt Destroys the Lives of Millions of Americans
In the US, patients recovering from life-threatening illnesses often find that their first concern is not their health but the massive medical debts they’ve incurred. Right-wing politicians, insurers, and hospitals have worked to maintain this status quo.
Cuts to UNRWA Are Devastating Gaza
UNRWA, the United Nations Palestinian refugee relief agency, has faced severe funding cuts after Israel dubiously accused the organization of ties to Hamas. We spoke with a director of UNRWA in Jordan about the impact of the cuts.
Yazan al-Kafarneh’s Death Is a Stain on Humanity
The world just watched a ten-year-old Palestinian boy, Yazan al-Kafarneh, starve to death in Gaza. Others like him have already died of hunger, and many more will if Israel does not stop its brutal starvation of Gaza’s civilian population.
The Scottish National Party Is Facing a Political Crisis
The SNP has dominated Scottish politics for well over a decade, but Nicola Sturgeon left her successor, Humza Yousaf, with a dubious legacy. The party now risks being overtaken by Labour, even though support for Scottish independence remains solid.
Donald Trump’s Toxic Politics Continue to Set the Agenda
Joe Biden hopes to eke out a reelection win by raising alarms about the threat Donald Trump poses to democracy. Yet on immigration, Biden has pointlessly moved closer than ever to Trump’s cruel border policy.
The Problem With Finance Is the Problem of Capitalism
Finance’s dominance over the economy isn’t a deviant evolution of a “good” industrial capitalism. Finance and industry are interdependent — meaning solving problems like inequality and climate change will require a far-reaching democratization of the economy.
Keir Starmer’s Market Solutions for Housing Won’t Work
Fixing Britain’s housing crisis requires rebuilding the country’s publicly owned housing system — the opposite of the private developer–centered approach recently announced by Keir Starmer.
Germany Should Be Supporting a Cease-Fire, Not Israel’s War
Germany’s political establishment strongly supports Israel’s war in Gaza, sending messages of “solidarity” as well as weapons. Nicole Gohlke, an MP for left-wing party Die Linke, writes for Jacobin on why Germany should instead be calling for a cease-fire.
Mayoral Hopeful Flo Cofer Envisions a Democratic Sacramento
With an activist background and a left-wing perspective, Sacramento mayoral candidate Flo Cofer bears the markers of an outsider candidate. But backed by big unions, sitting councilmembers, and the city paper, she’s giving the Sac elite a run for their money.
The Vatican’s History of Vicious Anti-Communism
Modern European history is sometimes told as a story of growing secularization. But the Catholic Church played a central role in 20th-century Europe as one of the main purveyors of anti-communism and a frequent ally of far-right reaction.
Itamar Moses’s The Ally Is an Exercise in Liberal Ambivalence
Itamar Moses’s new play The Ally, about free speech and Israel, boldly broaches the topic of Palestine activism on US college campuses. But the play ultimately stays on the safe side, endorsing agnosticism and inaction in a time of massacres.
Rossana Rossanda Upheld the Best Traditions of Italy’s Left
Rossana Rossanda represented the very best of the generation drawn to Italian communism in the 1940s. Rossanda insisted on the need for militant working-class politics throughout her life while much of the Italian left lost its political bearings.