The Mueller Report Won’t Bring Down Trump
After months of frenzied speculation and breathless commentary, Robert Mueller has turned in his report. But the political landscape some said it would upend is basically unchanged.
20407 Article(s) by: Frances Abele
Frances Abele CM is Distinguished Research Professor and Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy Emerita at Carleton University. She is a research fellow at the Carleton Centre for Community Innovation and the Broadbent Institute. Much of her work focuses on indigenous-Canada relations.
The Decline of the Low Countries
The far right swept to record success in last week’s Dutch elections. Yet the vote also saw Geert Wilders’s PVV overshadowed by more traditionalist reactionary forces.
An Uncommon Historian
Eric Hobsbawm wasn’t just a historian of the twentieth-century communist movement: he was part of it.
Labor Unions of the World, Unite
Labor is struggling with how to build international working-class power. The United Electrical Workers offer a model of just that.
E-Votes for the Far Right
The far-right EKRE party tripled its vote in this month’s Estonian elections. It could soon be in coalition government — and Estonia might start looking like Viktor Orbán’s Hungary.
Rural France in Revolt
The gilets jaunes have put the social ills of rural France at the heart of public debate. These areas aren’t “backward,” they’re suffering from decades of attacks on social welfare and living conditions.
Canada in the Age of Working-Class Power
In the 1970s, Canada’s working class was at the height of its power, combining shop-floor militancy, political ambition, and intellectual confidence. Canada’s liberal elites, led by Pierre Trudeau, were determined to crush it.
Paul Krugman Is Wrong About Medicare for All
Paul Krugman and other critics of Medicare for All are relying on falsehoods to promote a “Medicare for America” faux-alternative.
Finding Marielle Franco’s Killers
The investigation into the murder of Marielle Franco keeps bumping up against the most powerful people in Brazil — like President Jair Bolsonaro. They don’t want us to find out the truth.
The Tories’ Islamophobia Problem
The Tories are incredibly racist, and have been forever, and somehow they’re still getting away with it.
Taking the Fight to CUNY
The City University of New York system has been ravaged by austerity. Educators have gone on strike throughout the country, but CUNY employees are hamstrung by anti-strike laws. CUNY’s biggest union wants to change that.
Don’t Let Beto O’Rourke Kill Medicare for All
After flip-flopping on health reform for years, Beto O’Rourke claims his public-option bill is a path to Medicare for All. It isn’t — the bill’s means-tested approach will pit working people against each another, keep private insurance companies afloat, and stop M4A’s momentum.
“Pay Your Interns Now”
Thirty-five thousand students in Quebec went on strike this week. Their demand is simple: interns must be paid for their labor.
Yes, a Planned Economy Can Actually Work
Mega-companies like Amazon and Walmart are already using large-scale central planning. We can wield that tool for good. Socialists need to renew our embrace of democratic planning and fight for a real alternative to capitalism.
An End to the Darkness
In recent decades the Kurdish New Year has become a festival of resistance against tyranny. This year’s celebrations coincide with victory over the Islamic State.
A Real Green New Deal Means Class Struggle
If we want a Green New Deal that can take on climate change, we need to challenge powerful business interests.
Red for Higher Ed
Tens of thousands of University of California workers are on strike today. Their message is clear: austerity and privatization are destroying education.
Small or Nothing
Donald Trump’s ignorance and hubris are undermining any possibility of a denuclearization deal with North Korea.
Discontent Is Brewing In Erdoğan’s Turkey
Turkey’s autocratic president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, is rushing to shore up the economy ahead of this month’s elections. But the economy’s woes are deeper than any macroeconomic tweak can fix.
Unlike Some People, Bernie Hasn’t “Evolved”
In the seventies, Bernie Sanders called for nationalizing major industries, a stance the media want to frame as a gaffe. But it only shows how consistent he’s been in fighting predatory elites — in stark contrast to the other Democratic candidates.