When the Workers Were Communists
The once mighty French Communist Party is a shell of its former self. What happened to its mass base?
20401 Article(s) by: Julia Goodman
The Communists and the Colonized
The French Communist Party left a checkered record on anti-imperialism.
Letter From Okinawa
Okinawan residents have built a broad movement to resist the power of the United States military in Japan.
The Problem With CETA
Center-left politicians’ championing of free trade will only fuel right-wing forces on both sides of the Atlantic.
They Don’t Care About Us
The Podesta emails show that Democratic power brokers won’t reward labor’s unwavering loyalty or record contributions.
Hunters and Dogs
What today’s labor radicals can learn from the socialists who helped build the CIO in the 1930s.
Graduating at Sing Sing and Princeton
At Princeton, college graduates step into six-figure salaries. At Sing Sing, they step back into their cells.
The Limits of Liberalism at Harvard
Many of Harvard’s prominent Democratic Party cheerleaders couldn’t be bothered to support the dining hall workers’ strike.
The Crimes of Good Sportsmanship
The Boys in the Boat wants us to cheer US victories in the 1936 Olympics while ignoring how they legitimized the Nazi government.
The Deflationary Mind
Mark Lilla’s prosecution of radical thinkers in the name of intellectual seriousness can only lead to a flat and lifeless politics.
What’s the Matter With Utah?
Mormons are the most strongly Republican religious group in the country. Why aren’t they supporting Trump?
This Didn’t Have to Happen
Many white workers aren’t voting for Democrats this November. And we can’t just blame racism.
Trotsky’s New York
Leon Trotsky’s brief 1917 stay in New York City left a mark on the American socialist movement.
The Dirty Energy Bullies
Climate justice activists must take on the electric utility companies blocking the transition to renewable energy.
Conservatives Against Democracy
Trump’s “rigged election” claims aren’t new. The conservative movement has waged a war on electoral democracy since its inception.
The Revenge of Joe the Plumber
The post-crisis class interests of small business sit comfortably next to the xenophobia of the alt-right.
There’s Always Money for Cops
Rahm Emanuel’s war on teachers goes hand-in-hand with his unquestioning support for the police.
Six Reasons for Optimism
The Trump campaign’s bluster can’t hide the fact that modern conservatism has lost confidence and direction.
The School of Subcontracting
Universities use subcontracting to distance themselves from their low-wage employees’ needs.
Tom Hayden (1939–2016)
Tom Hayden and the radicals who built Students for a Democratic Society weren’t products of “the 1960s counterculture.” They were political from start to finish.