Do We Need a Socialist Think Tank?
Socialist politics come from below, not experts. But that doesn’t mean we should cede policy debates to neoliberals.
19244 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.
Keeping Up Appearances
Top-down reforms play at change while leaving the core of American policing intact.
When Iraq Was Clinton’s War
Bill Clinton’s “quiet war” on Iraq set the stage for George W. Bush’s bloody invasion.
Nobody Wants Some
Richard Linklater’s Everybody Wants Some!! assumes we’d all like to return to the days when the boys ruled campus.
Why Elites Hate Trump
Battles over Trump’s candidacy reveal the tensions underlying the US-led global capitalist project.
Nixon’s Basic Income Plan
Why Richard Nixon once advocated for basic income — and then turned against it.
From Nixon to Clinton
Pundits have been drawing the wrong comparisons for months: Hillary Clinton is a modern-day Richard Nixon.
Overturning a World
France’s Nuit Debout movement has the potential to not just defeat a single law, but to move beyond defensive struggles.
How to Tax Capitalists
Reintroducing capital controls would help left movements rein in big business.
More Than An Epithet
What Jonathan Chait doesn’t get about neoliberalism.
Up All Night
France’s Nuit Debout movement is mobilizing anger at austerity outside of traditional channels.
Labour in Name Only
Despite its working-class roots, the Irish Labour Party never became an effective vehicle for social democracy.
What It Means to Believe Prisoners
Ending the racist prison system begins with telling the truth about its injustices.
Teaching Trump
Teachers shouldn’t tolerate the rhetoric of Donald Trump in their classrooms.
Europe’s Border Guards
Syriza’s capitulation to the troika has made the plight of refugees even worse.
What Are the Origins of May Day?
Rosa Luxemburg on the roots of May Day.
Today Is Our Day
This May Day, we should celebrate the historic triumphs of the labor movement and the struggles to come.
Unfriendly Terrain
In the Netherlands, the Right is dominating debates on European integration and refugees.
When Poor People Vote
Bernie Sanders is right that many of the poor don’t vote. But the Left can’t win without them.
A Hollow Democracy
Israel has never extended democratic liberties to Palestinians. Now it is beginning to deny them to its Jewish citizens as well.