Bangladesh’s Disaster Capitalism
Climate change is driving Bangladeshi women out of the countryside and into exploitative garment factories.
19251 Articles by: Karl Leffme
Karl Leffme is a socialist in New York CIty.
The People’s Scientist
Richard Levins was a profound thinker who devoted his life to an emancipatory vision of science.
The Wrong Kind of UBI
Without the right design, a universal basic income would do little to advance radical change.
Affirmative Action’s Labor Roots
Affirmative action was a hard-won victory by left-labor activists. It must be defended.
The Man Who Fell to Earth
David Bowie showed that even if artists can dream, they can never fully remove themselves from the world.
Feeling Their Power
In the wake of last month’s general strike, rank-and-file workers in Quebec are pushing for a stronger agreement with the government.
The Tiny House Fantasy
The tiny house movement embraces individualistic visions of property while ignoring the real causes of housing insecurity.
The Retreat of the Intellectuals
Ellen Meiksins Wood saw a great danger in the reluctance of today’s intellectuals to criticize capitalism.
The Evolution of Dr. King
By the end of his life, Martin Luther King Jr was an avowed socialist.
Restoring King
There is no figure in recent American history whose memory is more distorted than Martin Luther King Jr.
The Real Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton’s record cuts against the claim that she’s an ardent champion of women’s rights.
When Revenge Goes Wrong
Instead of a captivating revenge film, The Revenant quickly becomes an overwrought mess.
Workers in a Workers’ State
The Chinese state has dramatically escalated repression against workers organizations.
Remembering Ellen Meiksins Wood
Ellen Meiksins Wood showed so many of us what it means to be a committed intellectual.
Ellen Meiksins Wood (1942–2016)
Ellen Meiksins Wood breathed life into Marxist political theory.
The Threat of a Free Haiti
The Haitian Revolution sowed fear in the hearts of Cuba’s slaveholding class.
Revisiting the Cult of the Supreme Being
Spinoza, Rousseau, and Robespierre may provide a model for the relationship between church and state in an emancipated society.
Why Obama Can’t Slay Trumpism
The policies President Obama outlined in last night’s State of the Union will only reinforce the trends that produced Donald Trump.
The Lady and the Generals
Aung San Suu Kyi’s electoral victory could bring political reform to Myanmar. Economic justice is another story.
Golden Dawn on Trial
The criminal trials against Golden Dawn are crucial to defeating fascism in Greece.