What Happened to the Pink Tide?

Latin America’s “pink tide” governments challenge neoliberalism and US hegemony, but leave the basic structures of capitalism intact.

Inside the CIA’s Penal Colonies

Declassified CIA documents reveal a deadly security state operating far outside the bounds of democratic control.

Taking Back Control

Old ways of thinking about mass democratic politics won’t cut it in today’s globalized, atomized society.

Obama on Obamacare

President Obama’s new paper defending the Affordable Care Act only shows why we need single-payer health care.

The Center Won’t Hold

Hillary Clinton’s selection of Tim Kaine shows how out of touch Democrats are from the country’s populist political mood.

The Last Days of Mugabe?

New movements threaten Robert Mugabe’s authoritarian government in Zimbabwe. But they risk being co-opted by elites.

What Is the Left?

Solidarity is about what you do, not who you are.

Scotland After Brexit

Scotland wants to remain in the European Union — and that might make a left-wing break from the United Kingdom impossible.

The Roots of Ebola

A long history of multinational corporate exploitation and political corruption crippled West Africa’s response to the Ebola epidemic.

Tim Kaine, and Other Faith-Based Politics

It’s not just that Clinton’s vice presidential pick is terrible, it’s being sold as a triumph.

The Rise of Morena

The success of Mexico’s newest left party has been tempered by the challenges of working inside a corrupt political system.

The Profit in the PokéStop

Pokémon Go transforms our public spaces into potential sites of exchange and purchase, and its inhabitants into roving profit centers.

Neoliberalism Is a Political Project

David Harvey on what neoliberalism actually is — and why the concept matters.

Turkey’s Disaster

The coup against Erdoğan failed, but that doesn’t mean democracy was preserved.

Searching for Justice

How a neo-Nazi campaign of terror was ignored by German police.

The Meaning of Theresa May

Theresa May as prime minister, like Thatcher before her, represents a woman given equal opportunity to oppress other women.

Abortion Is Not a Privilege

Remembering a Dutch Partisan

Truus Menger-Oversteegen was part of a generation that sacrificed everything to fight Nazism and build a better world.

In Defense of Busing

Busing wasn’t an experiment imposed by elites; it was part of a grassroots movement demanding quality education for all.

Ending the Violence

Genuine public safety and social justice will come from projects that build popular consensus and organize for real power.