Don’t Fly Like a GA-06
The future of left politics is not with the affluent voters Jon Ossoff thought he could win over.
19576 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.
Disaster at Arm’s Length
The Grenfell Tower fire exposed the class violence embedded in London’s rich, gentrifying neighborhoods.
After the Queen’s Speech
Britain has a new government. What does it mean for Corbyn’s path to power?
Trump’s Cuba Rollback
Trump’s stance on Cuba will do untold harm to the Cuban people and only strengthen anti-democratic forces on the island.
The Pittsburgh Fairy Tale
Pittsburgh’s much-touted revival has remade the region for the wealthy while leaving workers and the poor behind.
Anatomy of a Campaign
A lot has changed since Jeremy Corbyn won leadership of the Labour Party two years ago. His vision hasn’t.
Baghdad in France
Today’s reactionaries don’t seem to be interested in a new world war, but in a clash between North and South, rich and poor.
The Washington Post Is Selling Snake Oil
Our friends at the Washington Post are waging a brave campaign against Medicare for All.
In the Belly of the Beast
German workers fighting for a fair contract with Amazon could transform the service sector on a global scale.
The Left Under Macron
Newly-elected Communist MP Elsa Faucillon on France’s divided Left and the way forward in the fight against Macron.
The Language of Oppression
The MLA had a decision. It chose to side with Israeli occupation.
From Coast to Coast
California shows that the road to universal, publicly funded health care runs through the states.
The Canton Speech
Today in 1918, Eugene V. Debs delivered the speech that landed him in jail. We reprint it here in full.
Storming the Stage
This July, Germany will host the twelfth annual G20 summit. Its message of global neoliberal rule will be met by mass protest.
On the Precipice
With the Trump threat looming and Raúl Castro possibly stepping down, the future of the Cuban Revolution is uncertain.
Control the Supreme Court, Control the Republican Party
Why does the GOP stick with Trump? It’s all about the judges.
Whose Violence?
In the US and around the world today, political violence is the hallmark of the Right, not the Left.
It Nearly Didn’t Happen
Two years ago today Jeremy Corbyn made it onto the Labour leadership ballot — with seconds to spare.
Repressing Radicalism
The Espionage Act was passed today in 1917. It helped destroy the Socialist Party of America and quashes free speech to this day.
The Root of Appalachia’s Problems
The main problem for Appalachia and the white working class is capitalism. It always has been.