Brazil’s Student Upsurge
Brazil’s massive student occupations are occurring against a backdrop of crumbling left parties and a vicious austerity government.
19148 Articles by: Julia Goodman
COP22’s Imperialist Environmentalism
In Morocco, where COP22 talks began this week, and around the world, climate change is inherently tied to the history of colonialism.
Health Care in the Age of Trump
There is no uniquely Trumpian health care agenda. The danger is the enactment of the GOP’s reactionary proposals.
How Trump Won
The Democratic Party’s abandonment of the working class cleared the space for Trump.
Turkey’s Fascist Slide
Turkish president Erdoğan is wielding the state to attack anyone who won’t capitulate to his authoritarian rule.
Abolish the Electoral College
Tuesday’s election showed once again that the Constitution is an impediment to democratic rule.
Labor Under Trump
Donald Trump’s election means it’s truly organize or die time for the labor movement.
The Old World
To defeat Trump’s nightmarish vision, we can’t keep clinging to liberalism’s dead or dying ideas.
Seven Theses on Trump
A fear-mongering, race-baiting, predatory Islamophobe has won the White House. Here are some thoughts.
Politics Is the Solution
We can’t move to Canada or hide under the bed. This is a moment to embrace democratic politics, not repudiate them.
Election Day Blues
What would we have to do to make sure our Election Day choices in 2036 aren’t as miserable as they are in 2016?
The Romance of American Liberalism
Grading a century of liberal film presidents.
Freedom’s Call
Inappropriate campaign music is the only good campaign music.
It Takes a Factory
With lofty promises, the Clinton Foundation helped found an industrial park in earthquake-ravaged Haiti. Photographer Robert Shook traveled there to document how things went terribly wrong.
A Blueprint for a New Party
With the rise of Donald Trump, we need to think seriously about what it would take to form a democratic organization rooted in the working class.
No Easy Solutions
A reply to Seth Ackerman
Trial and Error
Guides to a century of left history.
A Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy
Lesson from the Podesta email leak: Clinton surrogates are eager to rule, but not very bright.
Beltway to English Dictionary
Because sometimes words mean other words.
Hillary Clinton Is Running for President
In case you haven’t noticed …