Moon’s Delicate Dance
Trump might get all the attention, but South Korean president Moon Jae-in is the real key to securing peace on the peninsula.
19181 Articles by: Opal Lee
Opal Lee is a writer.
The Roots of Trump’s Immigration Barbarity
The outrage over Trump’s heartless family separation policy provides an opportunity to reverse the bipartisan consensus that has long victimized immigrants.
Counter-Hegemonic Struggles
Socialists believe not only that capitalism is an oppressive, undemocratic system, but that there’s a viable, humane alternative.
A Soldier for Peace
The life of French General Jacques Pâris de Bollardière shows how the strongest voices against war and militarism can come from the military’s own ranks.
You Can’t Get By On $7.25
How bad is the housing crisis? Even the cheapest rental units are usually out of reach for low-income workers.
There’s More Than One Way to Strike the Boss
From fare strikes to sick outs, movements are deploying a variety of creative tactics to disrupt business as usual.
The Man Behind KeyWiki
Bizarre cults. Anticommunist paranoia. Facebook stalking. Meet Trevor Loudon, founder of the antisocialist website KeyWiki.
Ontario Looks Right
Canada is not immune to the rise of right-wing populism. Case in point: the recent election of Doug Ford as Premier of Ontario after years of Liberal rule.
Sánchez and the Catalan Crisis
Catalans helped Pedro Sánchez become president. How will he respond?
The Tribalist Trap
The Middle East is a complicated place. But the worst way to understand it is through the lens of “tribalism.”
Understanding the Vietnam War Machine
A look at the radical Vietnam-era research collective that exposed US companies profiteering off the war.
Gustavo Petro’s Dream
Leftist candidate Gustavo Petro’s success shows that whatever happens in Colombia’s elections today, change has come to the country.
No, Nordic Countries Don’t Have Less Regulation
Conservatives like to claim that Nordic countries succeed because they have low regulation. That’s nonsense.
Ed Sadlowski (1938–2018)
“The workers and the boss have nothing in common. It is a class question.”
An Interview With Nina Turner
Our Revolution president Nina Turner on the Democratic Party, immigration reform, democratic socialism, and a Sanders 2020 presidential run.
Against Janša, Against Brussels
The far right won elections this month in Slovenia. Can the Left mount a challenge?
The Gig Economy Fantasy
Stories about a new age of precarity are overblown. Workers have had to deal with economic insecurity since the dawn of capitalism.
A Hunger Strike for Chinatown’s Soul
Tenant organizers in New York’s Chinatown are challenging the city’s pro-landlord policies.
Poets and Scoundrels of the Beautiful Game
As another World Cup begins, there is no better guide to its joys and iniquities than the late Eduardo Galeano — a lifelong fighter for justice and “beggar for good soccer.”
The Jacobin World Cup Jersey
We made 100 football jerseys to celebrate the World Cup and support our work.