The Dirty Energy Bullies
Climate justice activists must take on the electric utility companies blocking the transition to renewable energy.
19109 Articles by: Gezi Platform NYC
Gezi Platform NYC is an alliance of activists that engage in actions to support public protests in Turkey.
Conservatives Against Democracy
Trump’s “rigged election” claims aren’t new. The conservative movement has waged a war on electoral democracy since its inception.
The Revenge of Joe the Plumber
The post-crisis class interests of small business sit comfortably next to the xenophobia of the alt-right.
There’s Always Money for Cops
Rahm Emanuel’s war on teachers goes hand-in-hand with his unquestioning support for the police.
Six Reasons for Optimism
The Trump campaign’s bluster can’t hide the fact that modern conservatism has lost confidence and direction.
The School of Subcontracting
Universities use subcontracting to distance themselves from their low-wage employees’ needs.
Tom Hayden (1939–2016)
Tom Hayden and the radicals who built Students for a Democratic Society weren’t products of “the 1960s counterculture.” They were political from start to finish.
A Portrait of the Con Artist as a Young Man
Donald Trump’s The Art of the Deal is a guidebook for ruining lives.
The Nature of Capitalism
The ruling class will never give up fossil fuel, because it’s key to their power over workers.
Travesty in the Twin Cities
Lackluster union leadership doomed the most significant nurses’ strike in recent US history.
Haiti’s Clinton Problem
During his term, Bill Clinton used violent and underhanded tactics to promote US interests in Haiti.
Neoliberalism’s Deadly Experiment
In Michigan, privatization and free-market governance has left 100,000 people without water.
Why Bernie Was Right
Wikileaks’ latest document dump vindicates Bernie Sanders’ critique of Hillary Clinton and the Washington establishment.
The Fight for Mexican Labor
The recent teachers’ strike in Mexico is part of a struggle for unionism that isn’t controlled by employers or the state.
Standing Against Barbarism
Both the Syrian regime and the Saudi-led campaign in Yemen aim to bury the aspirations of the Arab Spring.
Against the No-Fly Zone
A no-fly zone in Syria isn’t a humanitarian response — it’s a call to war.
Sympathy for the Devil?
Refusing to engage with Trump’s base will only guarantee the growth of the far right.
The Standing Rock Split
The rebellion at Standing Rock has forced labor officials to choose which side they’re on: fossil-fuel companies’ or the planet’s.
The Deficit Hawks
The mainstream media never misses a chance to fearmonger about social welfare spending. Tonight’s debate will be no exception.
Derailing Neoliberalism
Workers at the United Kingdom’s privatized railways are on strike, highlighting Jeremy Corbyn’s calls for renationalization.