Egyptian Lingerie and the Robot Future
Panic over automation misses the real problem — that workers themselves are treated like machines.
20389 Article(s) by: Julia Goodman
Peter Singer’s Race Problem
We can’t equate the horrendous treatment of animals with the oppression of people.
The Slaughter of Hiroshima
On this day in 1945, the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Here’s one survivor’s story.
The Amazonization of Everything
Amazon’s success lies in worker exploitation and intrusions into consumers’ private lives.
Ferguson’s Inheritance
The question is never if resistance will appear, but when. For this generation, Ferguson answered that question.
The Right to a Dignified Life
People across the political spectrum support a universal basic income. Socialists must make the anticapitalist case for it.
What Makes Scandinavia Different?
What accounts for the Nordic countries’ strong welfare states? Hint: it’s not white homogeneity.
Seven Lessons From the Sawant Campaign
Kshama Sawant has shown how electoral and movement politics can grow together.
Turning “No” Into a Political Front
Some lessons from Syriza — and where we go from here.
Erdoğan’s Bloody Gambit
The Turkish government is using the massacre in Suruç to wage war — not on ISIS, but on the Kurdish liberation movement.
Who’s the Bad Actor?
Israel is beating Iran and Hezbollah hands down on the “bad activities” front.
Celebrating Emancipation
Frederick Douglass and the story of New York City’s 1865 “Emancipation Jubilee.”
Why We Can’t Support Police Unions
A labor movement that seeks to fight oppression has no room for police unions.
Escaping the Euro Dream
In light of developments in Greece, Germany’s Die Linke needs to consider how it relates to the European Union.
How Boston Kicked Out the Olympics
Activists defeated the Boston Olympics bid by doing what its proponents refused to: going to the people.
Anatomy of a Collapse
The Chinese state’s intervention after the stock market crash was immensely political — as was the collapse itself.
A Crash With Chinese Characteristics
China’s stock market crash was a fleeting convulsion. Its system of authoritarian capitalism is unscathed.
Yes, Racism Is Rooted in Economic Inequality
Some notes on a recent controversy.
Greece: Against Defeatism
As strange as it may sound, there are reasons to be cheerful in Greece and across Europe.
What Bernie Must Do
Here are ten things Bernie Sanders must do to build a powerful, racially inclusive campaign.