The Demilitarization Ruse
President Obama touts Camden as a model of police demilitarization. But the city has taken counterinsurgency surveillance to a new level.
20429 Article(s) by: Karl Leffme
Karl Leffme is a socialist in New York CIty.
The Exploitation University
New York University’s labor record epitomizes everything wrong with the neoliberal university.
The Impossible “Honorable Compromise”
For Syriza, embracing an “honorable compromise” means abandoning the platform that brought them to power.
A Plea for Culinary Modernism
The obsession with eating natural and artisanal is ahistorical. We should demand more high-quality industrial food.
Kobayashi and the Class Struggle
The stories of Japanese communist Takiji Kobayashi represent the best of proletarian literature.
Africa as Battlefield
The US is trying to win “hearts and minds” in Africa. It’s not going well.
Who’s to Blame for Amtrak 188?
The deadly Amtrak derailment is the product of a system that doesn’t take public transportation seriously.
Resurrecting Thomas Sankara
Nearly thirty years after his assassination, African revolutionary Thomas Sankara is still inspiring the struggle for self-determination.
Games Without Wages
The video game industry has long relied on the unpaid labor of “modders.” Is it ready to finally pay up?
Kanye West Isn’t the Problem
Neoliberalism is the real affront to higher education — not Kanye West’s honorary doctorate.
Five Ways to Help Nail Salon Workers
The short-term solutions to injustice in the nail salon industry are worker organizing and more regulation.
A Winning Strategy for the Left
Social movements should focus on targeting corporations and oppressive institutions rather than politicians.
Mad Men and the Movement
Mad Men succeeded in showing how social change seeps into otherwise unremarkable lives.
The New York Times Goes to War, Again
Israeli state propaganda has found a home in the paper of record.
The Saudi War on Democracy
Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies are willing to devastate Yemen to forestall any democratic progress.
The Mayor Who Cracked Down on Baltimore
Martin O’Malley is no left alternative to Hillary Clinton — he’s a “tough-on-crime” liberal.
The Future of Podemos
Podemos can still change Spain for the better. But it won’t do so by chasing the political center.
Making the World Safe for Big Business
The Trans-Pacific Partnership is about expanding US hegemony in East Asia.
Against the Trans-Pacific Partnership
The TPP’s language is complex, but its result would be simple: more corporate power, and less democratic control.
Elon Musk Saves the World?
Tesla’s new Powerwall battery offers an individual solution to the collective problem of climate change.