The Meaning of Theresa May

Theresa May as prime minister, like Thatcher before her, represents a woman given equal opportunity to oppress other women.

Abortion Is Not a Privilege

Remembering a Dutch Partisan

Truus Menger-Oversteegen was part of a generation that sacrificed everything to fight Nazism and build a better world.

In Defense of Busing

Busing wasn’t an experiment imposed by elites; it was part of a grassroots movement demanding quality education for all.

Ending the Violence

Genuine public safety and social justice will come from projects that build popular consensus and organize for real power.

Fake Controversy, Terrible Comedy

The new Ghostbusters isn’t a feminist triumph. It’s just a bad movie.

Celebrating Defeat

The proposed CUNY contract is no victory — a just settlement will come only through struggle.

Yes, Philando Castile Was Killed for the Color of His Skin

We can’t talk about police brutality without talking about white supremacy.

Terror and Politics in Bangladesh

Outside commentators have failed to understand the recent Bangladeshi terror attacks in the country’s political context.

Battling Convention

Inside the police’s playbook for repressing protests at national conventions.

What Happened in Turkey?

Turkey’s failed military coup wasn’t in service of democracy — but neither is Erdoğan’s countercoup.

The Problem With Gun Control

Homophobic and racist violence won’t be fixed by heavily armed police or discriminatory gun control.

Learning to Fight

Teachers everywhere are fighting against austerity.

Arguing Over Cuba

Far too often, US intellectuals either defended Cuban Communism uncritically or fed into Washington propaganda.

Let the Games Begin

The Rio Olympics are taking to the extreme the overblown promises and neoliberal development now typical of the games.

CUNY’s Last Lifeline

This spring’s contract struggle brought students and faculty together to stem attacks on public higher education in New York.

The Life and Resistance of a Chinese Worker

One worker’s tale of exploitation and fighting back in the new China.

Remaking Labour

MP Jon Trickett on studying under Ralph Miliband and how Labour can become a million-member party.

Teamsters and Cops

Minneapolis teamsters in 1934 knew something we should remember — police enforce the ruling class’s unjust order.

Yes, the French Revolution Was Necessary

Historians who argue otherwise overlook the appalling conditions on the ground.