The Language of Oppression
The MLA had a decision. It chose to side with Israeli occupation.
19127 Articles by: Jonathan Sas
Jonathan Sas has worked in senior policy and political roles in government, think tanks, and the labor movement. He is an honorary witness to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. His writing has appeared in the Toronto Star, National Post, the Tyee, and Maisonneuve.
From Coast to Coast
California shows that the road to universal, publicly funded health care runs through the states.
The Canton Speech
Today in 1918, Eugene V. Debs delivered the speech that landed him in jail. We reprint it here in full.
Storming the Stage
This July, Germany will host the twelfth annual G20 summit. Its message of global neoliberal rule will be met by mass protest.
On the Precipice
With the Trump threat looming and Raúl Castro possibly stepping down, the future of the Cuban Revolution is uncertain.
Control the Supreme Court, Control the Republican Party
Why does the GOP stick with Trump? It’s all about the judges.
Whose Violence?
In the US and around the world today, political violence is the hallmark of the Right, not the Left.
It Nearly Didn’t Happen
Two years ago today Jeremy Corbyn made it onto the Labour leadership ballot — with seconds to spare.
Repressing Radicalism
The Espionage Act was passed today in 1917. It helped destroy the Socialist Party of America and quashes free speech to this day.
The Root of Appalachia’s Problems
The main problem for Appalachia and the white working class is capitalism. It always has been.
A History of Sabotaging Jeremy Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn showed the way for mass radical politics. He only had to fend off attacks from the Right, the press, and his own party to do it.
A Very Political Tragedy
Today’s horrific fire in London’s Grenfell Tower is a symbol of a deeply unequal United Kingdom.
An Alliance for Insecurity
US policy in Central America under Trump appears to be shifting from bad to worse.
Governing Madrid
Two years ago a left-wing coalition was elected to govern Spain’s capital. Now it’s locked in a battle with the national government.
The Solution Is Single-Payer
In the face of the monstrosity that is Trumpcare, we must demand Medicare for All.
The High Cost of High Fashion
Campaigns against “fast fashion” scapegoat working-class consumers while doing little to improve the conditions of garment workers.
May’s Monsters
Theresa May is clinging to power thanks to the support of one of the worst elements in UK politics: the far-right Democratic Unionist Party.
The Oligarchs’ Constitution
Georgia’s elites are changing the country’s constitution to forever foreclose the possibility of taxing the rich.
Here Come the Kennedys
Chris Kennedy has thrown his hat — and his family’s enormous wealth — into the Illinois governor’s race. But does he really represent a progressive option?
Resisting the Macron Surge
Today’s French parliamentary election marks a new phase in plans for a grand coalition of anti-labor forces.