The Path Not Taken
Alexis Tsipras claimed there was no realistic alternative to austerity for Greece. He was wrong.
20422 Article(s) by: Karl Leffme
Karl Leffme is a socialist in New York CIty.
A Maple Fall in Quebec?
With protests in Quebec picking up, the 2012 student strikes might have been just the beginning of the anti-austerity struggle.
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Taking on TFA
Disillusioned Teach for America alumni are striking back at the organization’s neoliberal narratives.
Hope for the Portuguese Left
Despite the Right’s victory, the Portuguese left had its best showing in years in Sunday’s elections. Where do anti-austerity forces go from here?
Welfare for All
Want to improve animal welfare? Focus on bettering the conditions of the people who work with them.
A Heretic, Not a Splitter
Pietro Ingrao’s life captured the great promise and ultimate tragedy of the Italian Communist Party.
Do We Have a Right to the City?
Mexico City’s experience shows that you can’t establish a “right to the city” without taking on the power of capital.
The James Brown Theory of Black Liberation
We shouldn’t reduce historical narratives solely to questions of black agency. It’s bad history — and can lead to even worse politics.
How to Justify a Crisis
Leading progressive intellectuals are using their influence to disparage refugees and excuse elites.
Rousseff and the Right
Corruption scandals and neoliberal economic policies have weakened the Workers’ Party government in Brazil.
Having the Hard Conversations
Jane McAlevey on Fight for 15, labor’s crisis of strategy, and the difference between organizing and mobilizing.
What Reunification Wrought
East and West Germany reunified on October 3, 1990. But for most workers, the hopes of that day were dashed.
Why the Post Office Matters
The privatization of America’s postal buildings, and the New Deal art inside them, represents an assault on democracy itself.
Can Autoworkers Save the Climate?
Autoworkers can transform their industry from an environmental menace into a machine for social good.
Japan’s Battle for Peace
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe is pushing the country toward dangerous new militarization.
The Specter of Trump
Donald Trump speaks to an aggrieved and radicalized middle class with seemingly nowhere else to turn.
The Young Ho Chi Minh
As a young man in Paris, Ho Chi Minh embraced a radical internationalism.
In Defense of Rafael Correa
Ecuador’s minister of culture defends the social and political record of the Correa government.
Looking for Lost Momentum
With its poll numbers slipping, Podemos is searching for ways to recapture this spring’s energy.