What Abolitionists Do
Prison abolitionists aren’t naive dreamers. They’re organizing for concrete reforms, animated by a radical critique of state violence.
19079 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.
Che Guevara in Nepal
Che Guevara never actually visited Nepal. But the country is marked by his legacy.
The 1917 Peasant Revolutions
In Russia 1917, ordinary rural people took direct action to remake their world.
The Killing of Sacco and Vanzetti
The execution of Sacco and Vanzetti ninety years ago today is a reminder of how the American state treats radicals.
Strikers, Scabs, and Sugar Mongers
How immigrant labor struggles shaped the Hawaii we know today.
“The Society We Are Fighting for Has to Be Free From All Oppression”
Kshama Sawant on how the fight against race- and gender-based oppression fits into the fight for socialism.
Revisiting the Meidner Plan
In the 1970s, the Swedish labor movement developed a plan to gradually socialize ownership. What can we learn from it today?
What Is Trump Country?
Donald Trump’s base has always been the upper class — not poor workers.
When the Normal Is Insane
Tonight, Trump will continue the longest war in US history.
The Flight of the CEOs
Corporate leaders abandoned Trump in the wake of Charlottesville. What does it mean for his presidency?
“We Are The Lions, Mr. Manager”
On this day in 1976, a group of Asian immigrants in London began a strike that would define an era.
Between Party and Movements
Under MAS, Bolivia has seen massive decreases in poverty — but its social movements have grown weaker.
Richard Florida Is Sorry
For years, Richard Florida preached the gospel of the creative class. His new book is a mea culpa.
How to End Mass Incarceration
The American prison system is brutal and unjust. But the rhetoric of prison abolition won’t help us end its depravities.
Fortress Europe’s Last Stand?
Italy has reversed its policy on Mediterranean migration, endangering the lives of those fleeing violence and civil war.
Not Just Signing Cards
In the wake of the UAW’s loss at Nissan, it’s clear that the dominant strategies for winning a union aren’t working.
Don’t Work With Reactionaries
Richard Trumka’s strategy of working with Trump to win concessions for labor was always a naive one.
Old Left, New Victories
How one workers’ center is drawing on the past to revitalize the radical movement of the present.
Normalized Hate
We cannot ignore the relationship between the media, government, political parties, and the UK’s rising tide of far-right violence.
Finland, We Hardly Knew Ye
The Finnish welfare state is being eroded, and the far right has gained momentum. As the country turns one hundred, what’s happened to Finland?