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19502 Articles by: Julia Goodman
Europe’s Left After Brexit
Former Greek finance minster Yanis Varoufakis responds to his critics and lays out DiEM25’s plan for resisting within the European Union.
Keeping the Student Strike Alive
Quebec’s massive student strikes emerged from an organizing model that constantly trains new generations of activists.
Taking on the NCAA
The NCAA wants to keep politics off the field. College athletes shouldn’t let it.
Socialize the EpiPen
The EpiPen mess shows that we need drugs that function as real social goods, not rent-producing commodities.
WrestleMania Politics
Want to understand American politics? Watch Monday Night Raw.
Dance Dance Revolution
Efforts to suppress political expression in Japan are meeting an unlikely foe: the flash mob.
“Officer-Involved” Obfuscation
Police use bloodless language like “officer-involved shooting” to cover up the blood on their own hands.
How Unions Change Universities
Graduate worker unions don’t pit faculty against students — they challenge the corporate ethos of modern universities.
Solidarity at the Stadium
Celtic FC fans took real risks to show solidarity with Palestine.
Veterans for Kaepernick
Former Army Ranger Rory Fanning on why he and so many other veterans stand with Colin Kaepernick and against police murder.
The FBI’s Secret War
Sixty years ago, the FBI launched COINTELPRO. Its mission was simple: destroy the Left.
Corruption at CUNY
Corruption shouldn’t just worry centrist, “good government” types. It can destroy the institutions the Left cherishes.
The Internet Should Be a Public Good
The Internet was built by public institutions — so why is it controlled by private corporations?
Lessons From Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
Colin Kaepernick is right to double down on his national anthem protest.