Sidney Poitier Was a Giant of the Screen
Sidney Poitier was more than an icon for his civil rights activism and for “paving the way” for black actors to follow. He was a master of his craft, and one of the greatest performers of all time.
19456 Articles by: Julia Goodman
Class Struggle Built the Swedish Welfare State
Swedish social democracy produced one of the most humane societies in history. That wouldn’t have happened without a militant labor movement and a working-class political party.
Workers Are Dying Because Amazon Treats Human Beings as Disposable
Six workers were killed last month because Amazon insisted they keep working during a tornado. The corporation’s poor safety record and sky-high staff turnover are caused by one thing: treating people as disposable is better for Amazon’s profits.
France’s Left Has Lost Touch With the Working Class
Ahead of April’s presidential election, France’s left is badly divided. But calls for unity behind a milquetoast centrist threaten only to deepen the Left’s split with its historic working-class base.
The War on Terror Has Been Very Successful at Creating New Terrorists
The supposed point of the “war on terror” was to stop terrorism. Instead, the war on terror has created many, many more terrorists.
How Germans Grappled With the Nazi Past
German understanding of the Nazi era is often seen as a model of how a country comes to terms with its past. But the limits of this experience also have much to teach us about building a public memory culture based on a thoroughgoing universalism.
Children Belong in School. That’s Why We Support the Chicago Teachers Union.
The eminently reasonable demands of Chicago teachers for a safe return to work have been met with a lockout and media attacks. They deserve our solidarity.
The Humanitarian Warmongers Couldn’t Care Less About the US Sanctions Killing Afghans
While the US was ending its destructive war in Afghanistan, politicians and the media were overflowing with concern for the Afghan people. Now that US sanctions are causing mass suffering and death in the country, they’ve lost interest.
Thousands of American Workers Are Being Forced to Work With COVID
With new CDC guidelines and apparent indifference from the White House, scores of workers in the United States find themselves with no choice but to go back to work while still suffering from COVID.
Kazakhstan’s Protests Are About Soaring Inequality
Kazakhstan is ablaze with protests driven by mass layoffs and the ever more intolerable cost of living. But in a country where almost all opposition has been silenced for years, the movement has to avoid being captured by rival oligarchic forces.
Eric Adams’s “Low-Skilled” Workers Comment Isn’t the Problem
Eric Adams’s “low-skilled workers” comment this week was read as a gaffe, but the New York mayor was actually expressing support for service workers. The real problem is that Adams has no interest in substantive policies to aid New York’s working class.
Dick Cheney Should Be in Jail, Not Praised as a Hero by Democrats
Dick Cheney is an enemy of democracy in America and a war criminal. His warm reception on the floor of Congress by Democrats yesterday at the January 6 Capitol riot commemoration was shameful and disgusting.
Elizabeth Holmes Embodied the Lies at the Heart of Silicon Valley
The bizarre tale of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’s years-long defrauding of many of the world’s most “sophisticated” investors and celebrities highlights the mendacity and self-deception that drive Silicon Valley tech culture.
Corporations Are Leading a Campaign Against Vaccine Mandates
Joe Biden’s administration has proposed vaccination and testing requirements for federally funded health care facilities and businesses — and corporate groups are mobilizing to kill the proposal.
Workers Telling Their Own Stories Can Rebuild Working-Class Pride
Recent years have seen a wave of literature by working-class authors discussing their personal experience of class — stories that often clash with patronizing accounts of the death of the working class.
What a Socialist Response to Inflation Should Look Like
A left economic agenda must push back against the inflation panic to demand higher wages and increased social spending — while guarding against real inflation threats through targeted price controls and other policies that protect working people’s pockets.
When Canada’s Housing Bubble Pops, It Will Cause Misery and Ruin
The price of Canadian homes has increased faster than those of any other member of the OECD. Rising interest rates now threaten to bring the market crashing down, destroying the lives of millions in the process.
A Newly Discovered Article by Tina Modotti, Published for the First Time in English
Revolutionary photographer Tina Modotti’s article on the murder of her Cuban communist lover Julio Antonio Mella lay forgotten in the Moscow archives for decades. On the 80th anniversary of her death, we publish it in English for the first time.
Andrew Cuomo Is Getting Away With His Crimes, But His Legacy Is Toast
It now looks as if Andrew Cuomo will never be held legally accountable for his crimes — neither his acts of harassment against women nor his cover-up of COVID nursing home deaths. But in both New York and national politics, his name will forever live in infamy.
By Accusing Emma Watson of Antisemitism, Israel’s Apologists Are Showing They’re Desperate
Of course Israel’s defenders called Emma Watson “antisemitic” — for years, well past the point of absurdity, their strategy has been to call anyone who acknowledges Palestinians’ existence antisemitic.