Winter of Our Discontent

Braveheart Lied to Us

Many of the traditions we hold dear are less traditional than you might think.

The Middle East in the Mid-Atlantic

The UAE maintains a team of Washington-based lobbyists. They have spent millions influencing US policy decisions.

Internationalism After Mass Politics

Internationalism persists as a rallying cry, but what would it mean to go beyond sloganeering?

The Future of Academic Unionism Will Play Out in the University of California System

The recent academic workers’ strike at the University of California was the largest of its kind in US history. It also saw robust internal debate about whether or not the contract was good enough.

Armenia’s Turn for the Worse

Besieged by its neighbor and caught between great powers, will Armenian democracy survive?

The Only Funny Socialist

We talk to comedian and activist Rob Delaney.

Skin in the Game

In Israel, the most proudly racist team comes out on top.

Songs for Europe

The Eurovision song contest has long been a way of taking the continent’s pulse and challenging commonsense notions of what Europe is.

Try Not to Laugh, But Republicans Are Calling Themselves Pro-Worker

It sounds farcical, but GOP politicians like Marco Rubio and Mitt Romney are casting themselves as pro-worker. And corporate Democrats are making the fraud more believable by advancing their own weak-tea program.

Turf War

Many of the national liberation movements that dominated the news throughout the 20th century have given up the gun. Others have risen to take their place.

They Loved Stalin. They Loved America.

In the 1930s, the Communist Party made America’s ideals and culture their own.

The Crypto Emperor’s New Clothes

Sam Bankman-Fried fanned the flames of crypto madness. And he couldn’t have done it without his powerful friends.

What Was MAGA Nationalism?

On the campaign trail, Donald Trump fused nationalist appeals with selective attacks on Republican market ideology. As president, he provided more rhetoric than change.

Democrats Keep Handing Working-Class Voters to Republicans

By letting false friends in the GOP appeal to striking railworkers, Democrats are playing with fire.

Mussolini in Beijing

The Chinese model of state-directed capitalism is coming apart — and it’s unleashing a new authoritarianism.

Communism in Words

A brief history of Esperanto.

For Railworkers, It Was About More Than Sick Days

By ramming a contract down railworkers’ throats, Joe Biden reinforced a basic fact of American life: when you’re at work, you have no democratic rights.

Stuck in  the Middle With Lula

After narrowly coming to power, Lula begins his third presidential term navigating between the demands of his supporters and the threat of a right-wing coup.

The ANC Can’t Save South Africa

With violent crime and mass shortages spiraling out of control, South Africa is nearly a failed state. And the ANC has no one to blame but itself.