A Funeral in Bethlehem
A visit to the West Bank reveals the everyday brutality of the Israeli occupation.
19351 Articles by: Gezi Platform NYC
Gezi Platform NYC is an alliance of activists that engage in actions to support public protests in Turkey.
The Alternative to Lulism
Brazil needs a left opposition capable of resisting both Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment and deepening austerity.
What Obamacare Can’t Do
Single-payer is still the best way to achieve universal health care.
The Third Way International
Throughout the 1990s, Bill Clinton and other Democratic Leadership Council figures launched a campaign to take their Third Way ideology global.
The Dream That Became a Nightmare
One year after taking power, Greece’s Syriza government is facing a wave of popular discontent.
What Happened in New Hampshire
Some thoughts on Bernie Sanders’s resounding victory last night in the New Hampshire primary.
The Clinton Spin
Make no mistake: even a narrow Bernie Sanders victory in today’s New Hampshire primary would be an enormous upset.
How a Democrat Killed Welfare
Bill Clinton gutted welfare and criminalized the poor, all while funneling more money into the carceral state.
In Search of Alternatives
How I became a socialist.
Against the New Normal
Workers successfully fought for better contracts from Detroit automakers in the latest bargaining round. But they’re still plagued by historic givebacks.
Atari Democrats
As organized labor lost strength, the Democratic Party turned to professional-class voters to shore up its base.
Jeremy Corbyn and the Battle for Socialism
Even if socialism can’t be won through the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn’s success shows how valuable work within the party can be.
“I Am Skeptical That Capitalism Has a Future”
Cory Doctorow on the surveillance state, Edward Snowden, and the core values of a utopian society.
Reclaiming the Computing Commons
Resisting the commodification of information is a political struggle, not a technical one.
Bernie and the Millennials
The New Yorker is wrong. Young people are attracted to Bernie Sanders because of economic insecurity, not naive idealism.
It’s Their Party
A generation ago, socialists and civil rights activists tried to transform the Democratic Party. Why did they fail?
Questions for the Canadian Left
The Canadian left must rally opposition to the Trudeau government and chart an independent course.
An Open Letter to Ta-Nehisi Coates and the Liberals Who Love Him
The reparations demand survives as a parlor debate — it cannot address the real needs and interests of black workers.
The False Debate on Homelessness
Homelessness is the natural result of a system that makes some fantastically wealthy and others desperately poor.
Social Democracy in Middle America
Last night’s Iowa Caucus shows promise for radical politics in the United States.