Up All Night
France’s Nuit Debout movement is mobilizing anger at austerity outside of traditional channels.
19494 Articles by: Julia Goodman
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.
The First Neoliberals
How free-market disciples and union busters became the prophets of American liberalism.
Liberalism’s Crisis, Socialism’s Promise
Socialism isn’t the negation of liberalism. It’s the realization of liberal values made impossible by capitalism.
A French Spring
Popular protests have erupted against efforts to dismantle France’s labor code.
Socialize the Banks
Breaking up the banks won’t do. They should be publicly owned and democratically controlled.
How to Think About (And Win) Socialism
A revolutionary rupture is not on the horizon, but capitalism can still be overcome.
The Race to the Bottom
Bike couriers risk life and limb for unpredictable pay, little job security, and almost no workplace protection.
Saving the NHS
Britain’s junior doctors’ strike isn’t just about pay — it’s about preserving a health system based on need, not profit.
Generation Rent
How one person’s housing crisis becomes another’s housing boom.
What Happened in New York
Four points on last week’s New York Democratic primary.
The Lost Partisans
Today Italy celebrates Liberation Day. But the true spirit of the antifascist resistance has long been obscured.