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226 Articles by: Liza Featherstone
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Liza Featherstone is a columnist for Jacobin, a freelance journalist, and the author of Selling Women Short: The Landmark Battle for Workers’ Rights at Wal-Mart.
The “Uncommitted” Movement Is Hugely Popular
Large numbers of Democratic primary voters are rejecting Joe Biden over Israel’s murderous war on Gaza. The president risks undermining any moral argument for his reelection in November.
Eric Adams Is Cutting Childcare While NYC Wants to Expand It
Former New York mayor Bill de Blasio established a wildly popular universal pre-K childcare program. Current mayor Eric Adams is slashing it to the bone — a deeply loathed move that could spell political trouble for him.
Jamaal Bowman Deserves the Left’s Support
New York congressman Jamaal Bowman is a democratic socialist incumbent under fire by AIPAC for his pro-Palestinian stances and corporate lobbyists for his progressive domestic policy. His defeat would be a serious setback for the Left.
The AFL-CIO Gaza Cease-Fire Call Is Historic
Labor has enormous power to demand an end to Israel’s murderous assault on Gaza. The AFL-CIO’s call for a cease-fire is a huge step toward the entire labor movement using that power.
The Death Penalty Is Premeditated Murder
Alabama executed a man last night using a method that experts have deemed too cruel for animals. It was a display of barbarism.
The Bread and Roses Strike Was an Epic Labor Action for Workers’ Dignity
The Bread and Roses Strike began on this day in 1912, when women mill workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts, walked out. The strike ended in a landmark victory and popularized an enduring slogan: “The worker must have bread, but she must have roses, too.”
Democratic Socialists Are Running for School Board — and Winning
Democratic socialists want a society where robustly funded public institutions ensure that all families and children can flourish. Winning school board seats, as democratic socialists are doing across the country, is a good way to make that vision a reality.
2023 Was a Year of Hope Amid the Horrors
This year had plenty of horrors. But there was also much cause for hope, from the burgeoning pro-Palestine movement to the UAW’s historic strike.
Pro-Israel Billionaires Are Spending Big to Oust Socialists From Office
Across the country, pro-Israel groups and billionaires are trying to stop the antiwar movement pushing for a cease-fire in Gaza by bringing down its elected leaders, including Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar. These are fights the Left can win with popular support.
Georgia Socialist Candidate: “I Want to Be an Organizer Bringing People to the Capitol.”
Gabriel Sanchez is a democratic socialist campaigning for Georgia state house. Raised in a working-class family, Sanchez is running in a district that went for Bernie Sanders but is represented by a moderate Democrat who takes money from Lockheed Martin.
Unions and Elected Officials Are Joining the Movement for Palestinian Freedom
When a group of pro-Palestine state legislators and activists launched a five-day hunger strike outside the White House this week, members of Congress and major unions showed up in solidarity. The movement against Israel’s war on Gaza just keeps growing.
Commie Camp Celebrates a Socialist Summer Camp at Its Centennial
Camp Kinderland is a socialist summer camp in Massachusetts that has been going strong for 100 years. As a new documentary shows, it’s an impressive survivor of a once-vibrant tradition of socialist summer camps in the US that we should look to revive.
Americans Want More Time to Spend With Their Loved Ones. Capitalism Doesn’t Let Them.
Americans are so overworked that Thanksgiving is one of the rare occasions we have to gather with our friends and family. We need an economic system that actually provides us the free time to spend precious days and hours with our loved ones.
Rich People in the US Have Been Allowed to Get Way Too Rich
The next time you’re struggling to pay your rent or afford child care, think about this: the uberrich in the US are now paying top dollar to cut in line to get health care and hiring rotating casts of nannies so one is always at their beck and call.
NYC Socialist City Councillors Were Targeted for Their Israel Stance. They Still Won Big.
In Tuesday’s election, socialist city councillors in New York City easily fended off right-wing and centrist attempts to use their pro-Palestine stance against them. They won each of their races handily.
Democratic Socialists of America Is a Key Player in the Fight Against Israel’s Assault on Gaza
Across the country, DSA has faced attacks and slander for opposing Israel’s human rights atrocities in Gaza. It’s a testament to how effective socialist antiwar organizing, in coalition with other progressive groups, has been.
Working-Class Artists Thrived in the New Deal Era
During the New Deal, mass left movements and government funding spawned a boomlet in working-class art. For once, art wasn’t just the province of the rich.
The “Nudge” of the Obama Era Was Always Neoliberal Nonsense
Remember the policy “nudges” of the Barack Obama years, which purported to fix all manner of social ills by pushing people to behave differently? Surprise, surprise: its intellectual edifice, behavioral science, has been exposed as a fraud.
Dianne Feinstein Helped Lead the Democratic Party’s Neoliberal Turn
Dianne Feinstein deserves to be remembered as a representative of the country’s monied interests — and her centrist legacy should be rejected.