The Day That Shook the World
The story of November 7, 1917 — the day the Bolsheviks changed world history.
19092 Articles 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.
From Compromise to Power
Over the course of 1917, the Petrograd Soviet transformed from a body willing to negotiate with capital to one ready for revolution.
The Baku Commune
The story of the Baku Commune’s leaders, who pursued power democratically and nonviolently, belies many of the myths of the Russian Revolution.
How the Bolsheviks Won
The Bolsheviks’ rise to power, one hundred years ago today, revisited.
When Social Democracy Was Vibrant
The German Social Democrats built a world of cultural institutions that improved workers’ immediate lives — while organizing for a socialist future.
Dennis J. Banks, Naawakamig (1937–2017)
In a world where Native people had little power, American Indian Movement cofounder Dennis Banks was a force.
Free the HDP
One year ago today, Erdoğan’s government jailed the leaders of the HDP. It’s time to build an international campaign for their release.
Argentina’s New Cycle
Argentina’s recent legislative elections fortified an insurgent right eager to conquer the political landscape.
Sabotaging Apartheid
Ronnie Kasrils, head of intelligence during South Africa’s struggle against apartheid, on his revolutionary life and the prospects for the country’s left.
The Amazon Sweepstakes
The feverish bids to attract Amazon’s second headquarters are a side effect of a deeper economic malaise.
Blade Runner in the Gulf
Saudi Arabia’s latest plans for a futurist city show the perils of unbridled urban expansion.
After Balfour
100 years ago today, a 67-word statement from the British cabinet shaped the future of Palestine.
Trump the Sovereign
According to Donald Trump, the US should be able to do what it wants, when it wants, and the way it wants.
No Future
The only future made possible by Blade Runner 2049’s final scene is more and more Blade Runners.
Quantifying Incarceration
The numbers on mass incarceration make one thing clear: it is a gigantic machine for entrenching inequality.
Women and the Nation
In Turkey, nationalist dogma and women’s subordination go hand in hand.
Don’t Trust Jeff Bezos — or Rahm Emanuel
The Amazon sweepstakes is about cities valuing tech profiteers more than their residents.
The American Exception
US men’s professional soccer is uniquely exclusionary. That might be why they didn’t make it to the World Cup.
The Persecution and Vindication of Ron Carey
Ron Carey’s story reminds us of how the powerful respond to threats from labor.
The Revolution of 1517
Five hundred years ago today, Martin Luther launched the Reformation, unleashing a revolt against the late medieval order that went far beyond his intentions.