Russia Was a Latecomer to the Cyberwar Game
The US, not Russia, pioneered the use of state-sponsored social media manipulation.
20406 Article(s) by: Julia Goodman
Suddenly, the Unemployable Are Finding Jobs
With a tightening labor market, CEOs are chasing after the same workers they once derided as unemployable.
Blair Dead. Benn Alive.
Four years ago, Tony Benn’s politics were pronounced dead along with him. Now they reign.
Why the UCU Strike Matters
Workers on strike in UK universities said no to a bad deal yesterday — and they’re prepared for the long haul.
Czechoslovakia 1948
Seventy years ago, a popular revolution swept the Communist Party to power in Czechoslovakia. It quickly proved to be a hidden coup.
Grounding Pinochet
For more than four years, Pinochet’s air force was paralyzed by 3,000 Scottish workers who refused to service its planes.
No Capitulation
Striking UK lecturers can still win the fight for their pensions — and reclaim their union.
Stop Blaming Poor People for Their Poverty
The US political system is set up to limit the influence of the poor. Why should we blame them when it does exactly that?
The French Left’s Long March to the Right
Le Monde Diplomatique’s Serge Halimi dissects the collective suicide of France’s center-left — and how its new far left can pick up the pieces.
“All Humans Are Born Equal”
The early German socialists fought for the persecuted at home and abroad — convinced that the liberation of workers in Germany was linked to the liberation of oppressed peoples around the globe.
What Pat Robertson Teaches Us
Once marginal and reviled, evangelical Christians became a vital political bloc in the 1980s thanks to resolute organizing.
Colombia’s Future Is at Stake
With the Right threatening a fragile peace, today’s elections are the most important in Colombia’s recent history.
The Wire and the World
A decade ago, The Wire series finale aired. The show was a Marxist’s idea of what TV drama should be.
Anatomy of a Victory
West Virginia school employees have achieved a major victory. What made this strike successful?
The Lessons of West Virginia
West Virginia’s historic wildcat strike has the potential to change everything.
What Orbán Knows and His Enemies Don’t
Hungary’s right-wing strongman owes his success to his diagnosis of the country’s ailments: economic liberalization has failed many of its citizens.
When Polish Women Revolted
Looking back at the struggle that, two years ago, defeated a historic anti-abortion bill in Poland.
“Socialists Can Lead and Change Opinions”
Diane Abbott on her life on the Left, the debate over migration, and her hopes for the future of the Corbyn project.
Don’t Mourn “Democracy Promotion”
The National Endowment for Democracy is a vehicle for Putin-style foreign meddling. Yet some liberals are now bemoaning Trump’s assault on the organization.
NATO’s Scribes
Recent smears against Jeremy Corbyn are part of an ongoing attempt to undermine his opposition to imperial foreign policy.