US Out of Syria
We should oppose the ongoing, disastrous US intervention in Syria without reservation.
19614 Articles by: Frantz Durupt
Frantz Durupt is a journalist at French daily Libération.
A Socialist Silicon Valley
The best way to reform Silicon Valley is to strike at the root of its power — and that means taking on private ownership.
The Conference Room Is Replacing the Courtroom
Workers are increasingly being blocked from suing abusive bosses. Welcome to the rigged world of “mandatory arbitration.”
The Psychology of Russiagate
Glenn Greenwald on Russiagate and the comforting answers it offers to despondent liberals.
The Gender Pay Gap Is Bigger Than You Thought
Advocates often claim women make 20 percent less than men. It’s even worse: 40 percent.
The Mirage of Pension-Fund Activism
Pension-fund activism is a dead-end. Organizing and empowering workers is still the only way to revive the labor movement.
A Cure Worse Than the Disease
The “fake news” hysteria is unleashing a wave of free-speech crackdowns worldwide.
Fidesz’s Two-Thirds
Hungary’s far-right party has won a crushing victory. And the opposition is in tatters.
Those Who Study and Those Who Know
Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan series refuses to simplify the systems of capitalist and patriarchal domination it describes.
Freeing Education From the Market
Austerity measures have radically restructured the Greek education system — and the Syriza government is only making matters worse.
A Human, Not a Myth
We should resist constructing self-serving myths about political figures — even someone as heroic as Winnie Mandela.
Going the Last Mile
Trump’s specious attacks on Amazon missed the real issue: the giant retailer is exploiting USPS workers to fill in the gaps of its own union-busting model.
The Socialist Case Against the SAT
No matter how you look at it, the SAT is designed to create human hierarchies.
Red Oklahoma
A century ago, Oklahoma had the strongest socialist movement in the US. Today, there are signs it’s being reborn.
The Second Time as Farce
The remake of Death Wish is a failure — because the law-and-order politics animating the original film triumphed long ago.
An Attack on Sex Workers
FOSTA supporters say the bill would crack down on illegal sex trafficking. But the real victims would be sex workers.
The Kurdish Dilemma
Will the most promising democratic experiment in the Middle East be allowed to survive? The answer increasingly depends on the geopolitical whims of the Trump administration.
The Medicaid Patchwork
In theory, Medicaid is America’s national health insurance program for the poor. But there’s nothing “national” about it — and the poor suffer as a result.
Coding and Coercion
Unions have been trying to organize software engineers for decades, with little success. Here’s a look at the organizing campaign that might turn things around.
The Oklahoma Strike Is At a Crossroads
Oklahoma schools have been closed more than a week. But faced with Republican intransigence, the strike has now reached a critical turning point.