Why Elites Hate Trump
Battles over Trump’s candidacy reveal the tensions underlying the US-led global capitalist project.
19540 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.
Nixon’s Basic Income Plan
Why Richard Nixon once advocated for basic income — and then turned against it.
From Nixon to Clinton
Pundits have been drawing the wrong comparisons for months: Hillary Clinton is a modern-day Richard Nixon.
Overturning a World
France’s Nuit Debout movement has the potential to not just defeat a single law, but to move beyond defensive struggles.
How to Tax Capitalists
Reintroducing capital controls would help left movements rein in big business.
More Than An Epithet
What Jonathan Chait doesn’t get about neoliberalism.
Up All Night
France’s Nuit Debout movement is mobilizing anger at austerity outside of traditional channels.
Labour in Name Only
Despite its working-class roots, the Irish Labour Party never became an effective vehicle for social democracy.
What It Means to Believe Prisoners
Ending the racist prison system begins with telling the truth about its injustices.
Teaching Trump
Teachers shouldn’t tolerate the rhetoric of Donald Trump in their classrooms.
Europe’s Border Guards
Syriza’s capitulation to the troika has made the plight of refugees even worse.
What Are the Origins of May Day?
Rosa Luxemburg on the roots of May Day.
Today Is Our Day
This May Day, we should celebrate the historic triumphs of the labor movement and the struggles to come.
Unfriendly Terrain
In the Netherlands, the Right is dominating debates on European integration and refugees.
When Poor People Vote
Bernie Sanders is right that many of the poor don’t vote. But the Left can’t win without them.
A Hollow Democracy
Israel has never extended democratic liberties to Palestinians. Now it is beginning to deny them to its Jewish citizens as well.
The First Neoliberals
How free-market disciples and union busters became the prophets of American liberalism.
Liberalism’s Crisis, Socialism’s Promise
Socialism isn’t the negation of liberalism. It’s the realization of liberal values made impossible by capitalism.
A French Spring
Popular protests have erupted against efforts to dismantle France’s labor code.
Socialize the Banks
Breaking up the banks won’t do. They should be publicly owned and democratically controlled.