Socialize the Banks
Breaking up the banks won’t do. They should be publicly owned and democratically controlled.
20401 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.
How to Think About (And Win) Socialism
A revolutionary rupture is not on the horizon, but capitalism can still be overcome.
The Race to the Bottom
Bike couriers risk life and limb for unpredictable pay, little job security, and almost no workplace protection.
Saving the NHS
Britain’s junior doctors’ strike isn’t just about pay — it’s about preserving a health system based on need, not profit.
Generation Rent
How one person’s housing crisis becomes another’s housing boom.
What Happened in New York
Four points on last week’s New York Democratic primary.
The Lost Partisans
Today Italy celebrates Liberation Day. But the true spirit of the antifascist resistance has long been obscured.
Left Behind by Good Friday
Bernadette Devlin on her early activism and why the Good Friday Agreement brought some peace, but little justice.
The Prince Position
It may be trite to say that Prince broke down boundaries, but that’s what made his music such a revelation.
Poland’s Abortion Wars
A proposed abortion ban in Poland would subject women to surveillance, criminalization, and even more economic hardship.
Merle’s America
Merle Haggard provided the soundtrack of American reaction for five decades.
Save the Mosquitos
We should fight Zika with better public health, not genetically modified mosquitos.
Crash and Burn
You can’t have capitalist growth without environmental destruction.
Red Environmentalism
A low-carbon socialist future is possible.
The Spirit of ’16
To mark the hundredth anniversary of the Easter Rising, we’re pleased to offer a limited-edition print.
Elite Empowerment
The neoliberal “empowerment zones” that Hillary Clinton touts have done little to alleviate urban poverty.
The Price of Life
Like many coal bosses before him, Massey Energy CEO Donald Blankenship put profits before workers’ safety.
Slovakia Needs an Alternative
Slovakia’s far right is successful because of the retreat of class politics in the country.
The Chicago School
How Chicago elites imported charters, closed neighborhood schools, and snuffed out creativity.
The South Still Has Something to Say
No political revolution in the United States can succeed without the South.