Colonies and Capital
The work of Native American activist Archie Phinney shows how Marxism can help advance indigenous struggle.
19118 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.
Not a Revolution — Yet
The weak spots in Trump’s victory show that the future still lies with Bernie’s democratic-socialist coalition.
Trump and the Muslim Question
In the wake of Donald Trump’s election, Muslims don’t need allies. We need comrades.
Occupying Trump?
Five years after its formation and demise, Occupy is mostly a study in what to avoid for the anti-Trump movement.
It Happened Here
Hillary Clinton’s foreign policy would have been bad. Donald Trump’s will be a bloody disaster.
Reactionaries in Robes
Donald Trump’s Supreme Court will fight social progress at every turn. But his reactionary judiciary can’t just be resisted in the courts.
The False Promise of Education
Better education won’t fix inequalities rooted in capitalism.
A Losing Coalition
The Democrats’ losses last week all stem from the same cause: the hollowing out of middle- and working-class America.
Breaking the Retail Chains
The retail sector has been notoriously tricky to unionize, but there is a way forward.
Passing the Baton
Barack Obama spent eight years expanding the national security state. Now it belongs to Donald Trump.
Brazil’s Student Upsurge
Brazil’s massive student occupations are occurring against a backdrop of crumbling left parties and a vicious austerity government.
COP22’s Imperialist Environmentalism
In Morocco, where COP22 talks began this week, and around the world, climate change is inherently tied to the history of colonialism.
Health Care in the Age of Trump
There is no uniquely Trumpian health care agenda. The danger is the enactment of the GOP’s reactionary proposals.
How Trump Won
The Democratic Party’s abandonment of the working class cleared the space for Trump.
Turkey’s Fascist Slide
Turkish president Erdoğan is wielding the state to attack anyone who won’t capitulate to his authoritarian rule.
Abolish the Electoral College
Tuesday’s election showed once again that the Constitution is an impediment to democratic rule.
Labor Under Trump
Donald Trump’s election means it’s truly organize or die time for the labor movement.
The Old World
To defeat Trump’s nightmarish vision, we can’t keep clinging to liberalism’s dead or dying ideas.
Seven Theses on Trump
A fear-mongering, race-baiting, predatory Islamophobe has won the White House. Here are some thoughts.
Politics Is the Solution
We can’t move to Canada or hide under the bed. This is a moment to embrace democratic politics, not repudiate them.