Centrists Aren’t Political Realists. Leftists Are.
Barack Obama’s call for Democrats to stay grounded in “reality” has it backward — it’s centrist liberals who are living in a fantasy world.
20412 Article(s) 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.
The Music of Twenty-First-Century Uprisings
From Lebanon to Haiti to Chile, the world is in revolt. And the music that makes up the soundtracks to those revolts can point to a radically democratic, egalitarian, and joyful world.
A Chance to Shake Israel’s Zionist Consensus
While Israel’s Palestinian parties are energized and growing, the constraints of the country’s Zionist institutions have kept them marginalized. But Jewish center-left parties could change that — if only they were willing to put aside Zionist shibboleths and forge an alliance based on common interests.
Internet for the Many
The UK Labour Party is campaigning on a platform of providing broadband free to everyone in Britain through a new public company. It can be the start of a radically democratic approach to the internet.
Bolivia Is Descending Into a Full-Blown Far-Right Military Dictatorship
The Bolivian military forced President Evo Morales to step down — the classic definition of a coup. Now, the country is caught in a spiral of horrors as the far-right regime of terror consolidates its rule.
It’s Not Enough to Be Against “the Monopolies”
Antitrust is, and was, an extremely limited strategy for reining in corporations. We need a broader project to democratize the economy and the state.
Last Night’s Democratic Debate Was Really Bad
The Democratic presidential candidates’ debate last night was overcrowded, light on substance, and somehow both hyperpartisan and boring as hell. Is this what we have to keep suffering through for the rest of the primary?
“We Are Reading Thinly Disguised Propaganda”
Just like always, the corporate media’s coverage of the recent Israeli strikes against Gaza was blatantly one-sided. The truth is simple: Israel must end its occupation and its bombings and finally recognize the Palestinian people as equals.
“In Moments of Crisis, Behind Every Moderate Liberal, There’s a Fascist”
Bolivia’s ousted vice president Álvaro García Linera told Jacobin about last Sunday’s coup d’état and the murderous violence now being unleashed against Evo Morales’s supporters.
Jeremy Corbyn Won Last Night. But He Needs to Get Angry.
Ignore the media spin — Jeremy Corbyn was the clear winner of last night’s debate. But to defeat Boris Johnson, he’ll need to make sharper attacks on the Tories’ shameful record.
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The Corporate Media’s War Against Bernie Sanders Is Very Real
A new report offers hard evidence for what you already suspected: MSNBC is riding hard against Bernie.
Labour Is for a Green New Deal
Labour’s manifesto will be published tomorrow, and a Green New Deal will be a part of it. It’s a major victory for climate activists and the Left — if we can keep its bold vision intact.
Labour Is Going to Transform Britain
For three decades, the “extreme center” has silenced all alternatives to neoliberalism, presenting itself as above challenge. But as Tariq Ali insists, there is an alternative — and Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour is offering it.
The Political Utility of Feeling the Bern
The polls are all over the place, but Bernie Sanders has a trick up his sleeve: no other candidate in the Democratic primary boasts such a deeply devoted support base. Come the general election, that deep enthusiasm for Sanders will be crucial for beating Donald Trump.
Here’s What Voters Actually Think About Medicare for All
“Medicare for All isn’t politically viable” is the refrain from the pundits. But how many non-pundits have they actually talked to about Medicare for All? Democratic Socialists of America activists have been going door-to-door talking to thousands — here’s what they’ve been hearing.
The Military Coup that Overthrew Our Government Was Revenge Against Indigenous Bolivians
One week after being ousted by the military, Bolivian vice president Álvaro García Linera writes that the force behind the coup against Evo Morales was elite revenge — stealing power back from the poor and indigenous Bolivians who benefited most from his presidency.
The Tory Plan to Undo the NHS
The Tories have tried to undermine the National Health Service since its creation. And now they’re attempting to privatize its services — making handsome profits in the process.
Labour Is Fighting Dirty — By Actually Trying to Improve People’s Lives
Labour’s critics are horrified that the party would stoop so low: proposing popular policies like free broadband and more public holidays. It’s understandable they’re surprised — before Jeremy Corbyn arrived, the Tories and New Labour spent years insisting that life in the UK can’t get better.
What Bernie Brings to the Table
This Democratic primary could change everything. New York magazine columnist Eric Levitz discusses how Bernie Sanders’s class-struggle candidacy could realign US politics and what roadblocks it will run into.