19655 Articles by: Opal Lee
Opal Lee is a writer.
Better Red Than Dead
Despite poverty and blockade, Cuba has triumphed where the US has failed in health care.
The Will to Mend
What if the United States had an internationalist medical program like Cuba?
A Century of Neglect
One hundred years of dysfunctional health care policy in the richest country on earth.
The Long Brazilian Crisis
Latin America’s largest economy is in disarray; its historic Workers Party faces destruction; and its radical left searches for a response.
Slavery and Judiciary
The deep arbitrariness of Brazil’s judicial system is the legacy of enslavement and colonialism.
8 Reasons to Oppose the Lula Decision
Brazil’s Homeless Workers’ Movement (MTST) gives eight reasons why Lula’s conviction was unjust.
The True Impasse of the New Republic
The future of Brazilian democracy doesn’t rest with Lula, but with the oppressed of Brazil.
Brazil on the Brink
Lula’s persecution represents a narrowing of Brazilian democracy with far-reaching consequences.
Awaiting an Alternative
The Lula conviction signals the end of an era for the Brazilian left. But it’s profoundly unclear what comes next.
New York’s Property Tax Is Theft
Under New York City’s byzantine property tax system, billionaires pay lower rates than bus drivers.
Horror on the Teleprompter
Trump’s State of the Union was a terrifying address that promised terror for immigrants at home and saber-rattling abroad.
Beautiful Coal and Disastrous Droughts
Last night, Trump laid out a racist, xenophobic vision for what a warmed world could look like.
Germany’s Groundhog Day
Die Linke MP Fabio de Masi on Germany’s coalition negotiations, the revolt in the SPD, and what it all means for the country’s left.
The Beginning of the End
The Tet Offensive was a powerful blow against US imperialism and a boon to the antiwar movement.
Locking Up the Lower Class
New data suggests that class disparities are the main reason for the gap in black-white incarceration rates.
The Story of the Tet Offensive
Fifty years ago today, the Tet Offensive exposed the US military and the global economic order it oversaw.
Democracy Is Norm Erosion
Sometimes you have to break the rules to create a more democratic system.
The Case Against Cuomo
The corrupt New York governor’s progressive reputation is a carefully stage-managed illusion.