Favela Archipelago

Brazil’s impoverished, informal urban neighborhoods are the result of long-term rural neglect.

Outside the Green Line

Israel has laid waste to Palestinian agriculture for decades. It’s only gotten worse since the war started.

Sacrificial Lambs

The success of the “nuclear sponge” strategy means the destruction of the Great Plains.

What Happened to Rural Unions?

Rural Voter Blues

Contrary to what you’ve heard, progressives actually can reach rural voters.

Jane McAlevey Knew We Could Win

Among Jane McAlevey’s many audacious projects in the labor movement, her organizer training program, Organizing for Power, is one of her most innovative. Reaching tens of thousands of workers worldwide, her ideas and commitment will live on through it.

Old Man Zuck’s Family Farm

Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t work the land on his Hawaii ranch, but he and other wealthy landowners still benefit from huge agricultural tax breaks.

Landsharks

Since 2008, Wall Street has made a pretty penny exacerbating the housing crisis.

On Boom Boxes, Bad Behavior, and Buying Defense Stocks to Make a Difference

On Long COVID, Lab-Grown Meat, and Liver With Some Fava Beans and a Nice Chianti

On Coconut Trees, Columbia University, and (Once Again) the Two Oldest Candidates in American History

Scottish Nationalism Is on the Ropes After the UK Election

The Scottish National Party suffered a heavy defeat in last week’s Westminster election. The result leaves Scotland trapped for now inside a British state whose deep-seated problems the new Labour government will be unable to address.

France’s New Popular Front Has Won a Historic Victory

The French election was meant to bring victory for Marine Le Pen’s far right. But the New Popular Front rallied around a left-wing program for social change — allowing it to become the biggest force in the new National Assembly.

We’re in a Class War. Jane McAlevey Actually Acted Like It.

No one believed in and embodied the labor movement’s transformative power more than organizer, strategist, and writer Jane McAlevey.

Back to the Stone Age: The Uses and Abuses of Prehistory

Stefanos Geroulanos argues in The Invention of Prehistory that the scientific investigation of human origins fueled Western racism and colonialism. Yet his heightened sensitivity to the political abuses of prehistory introduces exaggerations of its own.

Yes, Profits Have Risen With Prices

That unbelievably expensive grocery bill? Turns out there’s a simple explanation: a new report in Canada finds that corporate profits have doubled since before the outbreak of the pandemic.

Emmanuel Macron Is Using the Far Right to Bolster His Power

Since his first presidential campaign in 2017, Emmanuel Macron has presented himself as the only barrier to chaos. But this snap election has shown how much Macron has helped build up the far-right threat in order to entrench his own power.

Canadian Airline Mechanics’ Defiant Strike Has Paid Off

Against orders from Justin Trudeau’s government, WestJet mechanics went on strike. Their actions secured substantial wage gains and a resounding victory for workers’ rights.

Colombia Is Uncovering Right-Wing Militias’ Mass Graves

Recently, Colombia discovered mass graves in a cemetery over 150 years old in the city of Cúcuta. The bodies, many of which were smuggled into the graveyard this century, reveal unpleasant connections between right-wing militias, business, and the state.

Bolivia’s Divided Left Is at Risk of Losing Power

A clumsy, short-lived coup last month couldn’t bring Bolivia’s discredited conservative forces back to power. But the divide between Luis Arce and Evo Morales over the legacy of the Movement for Socialism could give those forces a bigger opening.