A Son of His Class
Executed by the Nazis on this day in 1944, the life of German Communist Ernst Thälmann was as contradictory and tragic as the movement he led.
19407 Articles by: Rob McIntyre
Rob McIntyre is a United Workers Union delegate at the Toll Kmart warehouse in Truganina.
Why They Invaded
Former British ambassador Craig Murray on the UK’s decision to invade Iraq and the lessons still not learned.
A Brief History of Scientology
The strange story of Scientology — Hollywood’s favorite cult.
Policing Black Radicalism
The US state has long sought to monitor and undermine black resistance movements.
The Third Way’s Last Triumph
Hillary Clinton’s triangulation may win in November, but it’s a politics that has little future.
Beyond Social Movement Unionism
Bringing together weak unions and weak social movements isn’t enough. We need a new kind of socialist party.
Policing Class
In Baltimore and elsewhere, repressive policing isn’t just about racism — it’s also about class.
The Republican Crack-Up
Trump is only a symptom — the seeds of the GOP’s decline were sown long ago.
A Sharing Economy Strike
London’s striking Deliveroo drivers are in a fight against the worst exploitation and abuse of the sharing economy.
The AKP’s Hegemonic Crisis
Erdoğan has unleashed a massive purge in the wake of last month’s attempted coup. But he’s weaker than he appears.
A Better Olympics Is Possible
We can turn the Olympics from a corporate wonderland into a place of mass celebration and popular competition.
South Africa’s Coming Two-Party System
Recent local elections show the bleak future of South African politics: two centrist parties and no left alternative.
Designing the Soviet Union
Soviet architecture had diverse and ambitious ideas for transforming the spaces people live, work, and travel in.
Locke’s Folly
Jeffersonian Democrats made a serious attempt to implement Locke’s theories. Colonization and expropriation followed.
The Conservative Movement Has No Decency
Framing Donald Trump as an indecent anomaly exonerates the movement and party that produced him.
Labour’s Crises
The Labour Party’s historical crises are rooted in crises of capitalism.
How the War on Terror Fuels Trump
The bipartisan consensus of endless wars and attacks on civil liberties laid the groundwork for Trump’s toxic agenda.
Another Police Murder in Chicago
The police’s flippant behavior towards their victims confirms that the institution will never reform itself.
Resilience for Whom?
The Japanese prime minister’s plans for “resilience” will serve corporations and US military goals more than the Japanese people.
The Third Capitalist Party
The Libertarian Party is trying to position itself as an alternative to both Clinton and Trump. But there’s nothing progressive about it.