The Case Against Bombing ISIS
The military campaign against ISIS is just the latest phase of US imperialism in the Middle East.
19506 Articles by: Julia Goodman
The Realist’s Dilemma
Brazil’s Workers’ Party thought accommodating capital could save them. That was a fatal mistake.
Ireland’s Unfinished Revolution
The revolutionary period sparked by the 1916 Easter Rising offered a vision of a truly democratic Ireland.
What Die Linke Should Do
The German right made stunning gains in this month’s regional elections. The Left must rise to the challenge.
Trump and the Tea Party
The Tea Party laid the groundwork for Donald Trump’s rise.
Returning Guantánamo
The Guantánamo Bay naval base has long been a site of US imperial power.
Turkey’s Covert War
A dispatch from Diyarbakır, Turkey, where Erdoğan continues his military assault on the Kurdish resistance.
Argentina’s New Order
Newly elected Argentine president Mauricio Macri has inaugurated harsh austerity measures and quashed dissent.
The Taiwanese Way
Taiwan’s recent election was a referendum on its past — and a battle for its future.
Making Freedom a Fact
Economic justice has always been at the core of black freedom struggles in the US.
A Coup in Brazil?
Brazil’s right is determined to remove Dilma Rousseff from power and cripple any movements to her left.
The Sharing Economy’s Dirty Laundry
Sharing economy companies like Uber and Airbnb aren’t helping local economies — they’re just helping themselves.
The Same Bosses
Fighting corporate trade deals requires uniting with immigrants and foreign workers — not scapegoating them.
Is Socialism Undemocratic?
Socialism is often conflated with authoritarianism. But historically, socialists have been among democracy’s staunchest advocates.
India Is (Still) Indira
Fifty years after her inauguration as India’s first female prime minister, Indira Gandhi still casts a long shadow over the country’s politics.
How to Stop Trump
The protesters shutting down Donald Trump’s rallies aren’t attacking democracy — they’re protecting it.
The Antifascism of Fools
Supporting centrist forces is the wrong way to keep the Right out of power.
Extracting Democracy
A growing socialist movement in Sierra Leone knows that democracy can’t live alongside neoliberal development.
The Attack on American Muslims
The US government uses the guise of counter-terrorism to squelch the rights of American Muslims.
We’re Still in Nixonland
The silent majority opposes Donald Trump — and nineteen other theses on American politics today.