Why We’re Socialists, Not “Progressives”
It’s not enough to just be “progressive.” To tackle the many problems we face today, we need to name the system that’s behind all of them, capitalism — and fight for the only viable alternative, socialism.
19622 Articles by: Karl Leffme
Karl Leffme is a socialist in New York CIty.
Berlin’s Black Communist
In the years before Hitler seized power, a Cameroonian communist was an icon of the Berlin left. Joseph Ekwe Bilé linked the fight against race hate in Germany to the vision of a world free of imperialism.
Why Bernie Was Right to Oppose US Intervention in Central America
The New York Times recently attacked Bernie Sanders for opposing US intervention in Latin America in the 1980s. We should set the record straight on what the US was doing in Central America — and why Sanders was right to oppose it.
We Need a Labour Brexit
Jeremy Corbyn faces increasing calls to turn Labour into the “party of Remain.” But thwarting Brexit would embolden the EU and its neoliberal dogmas — with disastrous consequences for the Left across Europe.
A Religion of Unity
For black meatpacking workers, multiracial class politics was the path to economic and social advancement.
What Revolutionary Socialism Means to Me
The revolutionary socialist vision is a vital one. Today’s rising socialist movement shouldn’t discard it.
The New Deal in the American Political Imagination
The New Deal solidified capitalist democracy in the United States. The country has swung between hints of social democracy and free market absolutism ever since.
Gene Sharp, the Cold War Intellectual Whose Ideas Seduced the Left
Gene Sharp has been called the most important American political figure you’ve never heard of. How did a militant Cold Warrior come to wield so much influence in protest movements from Venezuela to the Middle East?
Karl Kautsky as Architect of the October Revolution
Lenin remained true to the tactical guidelines of Karl Kautsky after the latter had abandoned them.
The Most Important Black Radical You’ve Never Heard Of
Hubert Harrison was one of the first black socialists in the United States, a fierce champion of racial equality, and a pioneering analyst of how capitalists use racism to divide the working class. He deserves to be remembered.
The US, Not Iran, Is the Rogue State
Trump says he wants to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, yet he wrecked an international agreement that was doing just that. Now we’re edging closer to a war that the US says it doesn’t want but is doing everything to cause.
Queer Liberation Is a Labor Issue
Today, corporations see Pride Month as another chance to sell their products. But the greatest gains for the LGBTQ movement came through fighting corporations, challenging workplace discrimination, and building unions.
A Rough Night for Biden
It was inevitable that Biden’s unsavory record would eventually get the scrutiny it deserves. Last night, it finally started to happen.
Honduras Is a Mirror for All of Latin America
Honduras has been under a decade of dictatorship, its 2009 coup heralding a reactionary tide throughout Latin America. Internationalist, anti-imperialist solidarity is desperately needed.
The Myths of Means-Testing Are Still Alive Among Democrats
At last night’s debate in Miami, several Democratic candidates continued to peddle misinformation about both free college and Medicare for All.
The Facts Won’t Save Us
The Daily Show lied to us. Defending “the facts” and debunking Fox News are no substitute for politics.
Wayfair’s Walkout Against Concentration Camps
Hundreds of Wayfair workers in Boston walked out on Wednesday to protest their company’s complicity in Trump’s migrant detention camps on the border. We spoke with walkout leader Maddie Howard about the workers’ decision to take action on the job against the camps.
Pay Andrew Yang $1,000 a Month to Get Out of the Presidential Race
Andrew Yang correctly identifies some of the major problems of American capitalism today. But his solutions span from misguided to deranged.
We Don’t Need Zuckbucks
Facebook is joining a long tradition of companies minting their own currency to cement their monopoly over the infrastructure of social and economic life. Now is the time to stop tech titans like Mark Zuckerberg in their tracks — before they amass even more power.
Labor and Management Have Nothing in Common
The UAW based its campaign to unionize Volkswagen around the German labor movement’s “social partnership” model. It was the wrong approach — and ended in disaster.