Spoiling the Beautiful Game
How big-money influence and loose financial regulations are allowing human rights abusers to launder their public image through soccer.
19576 Articles by: Frantz Durupt
Frantz Durupt is a journalist at French daily Libération.
The Left After Charlottesville
The Left can’t allow itself to be consumed by debates about antifa. We need a proactive program and patient organizing.
When the Floods Hit
The catastrophic flooding in India shows that the greatest victims of global warming will be those least responsible for it.
The Hollow Courage of Bill Maher
Throughout his career, Bill Maher has delighted in scolding the powerless.
Take Your Guns to Town
US warmongering left North Korea with a simple lesson: it might be worth hanging on to its nuclear weapons.
The Kornilov Coup
One hundred years ago, why did the alliance between General Lavr Kornilov and Alexander Kerensky fall apart?
Why the United States Is Falling Apart
The reason our schools and bridges are decaying is clear: we’re spending next to nothing.
Why Culture Matters
Liberals are obsessed with “cultural appropriation” nowadays. But what would a materialist account of the phenomenon look like?
Politicize Hurricane Harvey
There’s no avoiding politics when talking about Hurricane Harvey and its tragic aftermath.
The Coming Storm
After Hurricane Harvey, Trump and one of the most right-wing state governments in history get to “rebuild” an area of more than 7 million people.
After the February Consensus
The October Revolution was propelled by mass dissatisfaction with the erosion of February’s gains.
An Organizing Seat in City Hall
Meet the socialist city council candidate trying to make Minneapolis more than just a liberal bastion.
Saving, Not Invading
In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, here’s an idea: bring the troops home. Retrain them. And use them for disaster relief.
The Narco-State to the North
The astronomical levels of drug violence and corruption in Mexico can be directly attributed to the policies of the United States.
How to Win Medicare For All
The Medicare-for-All movement needs a goal that will help broaden its base and inspire the next big push. A national march could do just that.
Houston Was Left to Drown
The unplanned, for-profit development of Houston turned the country’s fourth-largest city into a death trap.
Victory Over the Sun
Postwar America’s greatest environmentalist was a labor leader.
Before the Hurricane
Cuba is a world leader in hurricane preparedness and recovery. What can we learn from the small island nation?
Between the Shining Seas
Behind the billionaire-backed campaign to deregulate, defund, and privatize our public lands.
The Bannon Ultimatum
Steve Bannon, the president’s nativist consigliere, has left his post in a stronger position than Trump himself.