It’s Not Over
The Sanders campaign isn’t the end of the line. We can use its momentum to unite movements and build broad support.
19216 Articles by: Karl Leffme
Karl Leffme is a socialist in New York CIty.
Breaking Cleveland’s Curse
After decades of capitalist assault, Cleveland needs more than a championship. It needs a political alternative.
An Act of Hate
After yesterday’s horrific attack on the LGBT community in Orlando, we must remember there is an alternative to hate and bigotry.
State of Change
Without mass mobilization, Unidos Podemos’s electoral success won’t match up against the forces of austerity.
The Democratic Mandate That Wasn’t
The overwhelming majority of black Americans have not voted for Hillary Clinton.
The Settlement Industry
For Israeli settlements in the West Bank, exploiting Palestinian life is a billion dollar industry.
Losing Ground
Italy’s xenophobic Five Star Movement has capitalized on the Left’s weakness to emerge as the lone voice of anti-establishment voters.
Beyond the Whack-a-Mole Left
Though often condemned to the fringes of American political life, the radical left has changed the course of US history.
The Fighting Tradition
The Verizon strike recaptured some of the uncompromising militancy of the early American labor movement.
Our Struggle Too
Ireland’s revolutionary women made the fight for emancipation their own.
Cuomo’s Battle Lines
New York governor Andrew Cuomo’s war against BDS is an effort to isolate and suppress the Democratic Party’s left-wing critics.
The House That Reuther Built
Walter Reuther’s careful management of shop-floor politics shapes the UAW’s relationship to student workers today.
The People’s Diplomat
Muhammad Ali’s politics changed throughout the years, but he never apologized for his commitment to peace.
Why They Won
The Verizon workers’ campaign for union democracy set the stage for a successful strike.
Do No Harm
Psychologists should reject their growing role in death-penalty sentencing.
Design for the One Percent
Contemporary architecture is more interested in mega projects for elites than improving ordinary people’s lives.
Temer’s Black Thumb
Brazil’s right-wing interim government will set the country on a path of wholesale environmental destruction.
Mitterrand’s War
For François Mitterrand, France’s atrocities in Algeria were stepping-stones to power.
The Hidden History of Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali’s resistance to racism and war belongs not only to the 1960s, but the common future of humanity.
Degrees of Austerity
Inside the budget crisis affecting the largest urban university in the United States and the half million students it serves.