A Window Into Victorian Socialism
The Fabian Society immortalized its brand of reformist socialism in stained glass.
20407 Article(s) by: Frantz Durupt
Frantz Durupt is a journalist at French daily Libération.
The Counterculture’s Come-to-Jesus Moment
How a corruption of New Left ideology became fodder for the religious right.
Jim Larkin: Labor Prophet
Irish labor leader Jim Larkin’s combination of Christian faith and socialist zeal electrified the working class — and threatened to tear down the established order.
The Church of Human Resources
For some, capitalism’s failures are to be redeemed not by political action but by civilization-scale moral projects under the remit of a new clergy: human resources.
Socialists in the Kingdom of God
Today the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is widely understood to be a right-wing force in US politics. But just over 100 years ago, Mormons were at the center of a religious socialist renaissance in Utah.
The End(s) of the World
How some world religions imagine the apocalypse.
Waiting for the Savior
History is full of dynamic religious leaders who were not, in the end, the messiah.
Walter Benjamin’s Final Prophecy
Walter Benjamin grew up in a secular family, but later combined Jewish messianism with Marxism in order to reignite past hopes in present struggles.
UAW President Shawn Fain Is Reviving That Old-Time Religion
Mixing Bible verses with class-struggle rhetoric, Shawn Fain’s pro-labor Christianity stands in a rich tradition brimming with scripture-quoting union workers and labor leaders.
The NLRB’s Book of Exodus
A little-known ruling has crushed unions at religious colleges and universities all over the country.
Labor’s Great Awakening Continues
After a year of huge strikes and rising militancy, workers look to carry the momentum forward into 2024.
Dealignment of the Faithful?
It’s tempting to see America’s declining religiosity as nothing but good news for the Democrats. The real picture is more complicated.
In Astoria, Queens, an Iftar in Solidarity With Palestine
Last month, socialist NY Assembly member Zohran Mamdani organized a public iftar in his district in Astoria, Queens, calling for a cease-fire in Gaza — a modest attempt to build international solidarity at the most local political level.
The Holy Spirit Has Nigeria in Its Grip
Nigeria’s Pentecostal pastors have brought their angels and devils into the halls of power.
The Left Side of the Church
The Catholic Church is responsible for a litany of injustices. But the glorious tradition of liberation theology can’t be forgotten.
The Junta and the Monks
Buddhist nationalism has been a central tenet of Myanmar’s politics since independence. A new alliance against the military dictatorship could finally change things.
All-Natural Holistic Germany
A century after Rudolf Steiner, Germany is still in thrall to a spiritualist message that emphasizes the healing power of nature.
Peoples Temple 2.0
South Korea is home to hundreds of Christian offshoots. Many of these groups are more cult than church.
(More) Church Conversions
Even in Europe, where so many have fought and died for Christianity, the churches are closing their doors.