How Abraham Lincoln Fought the Supreme Court
It is not enough to question the decisions, the justices, or even the structure of the current court — we need to challenge, as Abraham Lincoln did, the foundation of its power to determine the law.
19655 Articles by: Ryan Switzer
Ryan Switzer is a PhD candidate in sociology at Stockholm University. He researches right-wing politics in welfare states.
John W. Cooke y la «superación» del peronismo
Un 19 de septiembre, pero de 1968, fallecía John William Cooke. Abogado y político argentino, fue el principal inspirador e ideólogo del «peronismo revolucionario». Aquí, una síntesis de su pensamiento y acción.
We Need a Radically Different Approach to the Pandemic and Our Economy as a Whole
We talk to two public health experts about America’s COVID-19 response and how poor households have borne a disproportionate share of the pandemic’s hardship. We need to urgently fight for a more just society.
Chuck Schumer Needs to Fight Trump’s SCOTUS Pick
Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer has the power to try to stop Trump’s nominee, but he has previously caved to the GOP on judges. The only way he’ll put up a fight is if he feels pressure from his left.
How Democratic Are American Unions?
Unions are absolutely essential for building working-class power. But they’re also often undemocratic. Building a strongly democratic labor movement is a key task for the Left and the labor movement as a whole.
Despite Everything, We Shouldn’t Give up Hope That We Can Change This Country
Everything is awful right now, and the barriers to making things better are steep. But more and more people know that the status quo cannot continue — and more and more people are fighting, even winning, battles on behalf of a better world for everyone.
Entre la «etapa prechavista» y la soberanía popular
El socialismo está lejos aún de tocarle la puerta a Colombia. Pero hay algo en lo que Álvaro Uribe Vélez no se equivoca: el uribismo se encuentra en cuidados intensivos.
A School District Tried to Stifle COVID-19 Organizing by Suspending a Teacher. It Backfired.
San Antonio teacher Luke Amphlett says his administration punished him for organizing against an unsafe school reopening plan. But a campaign led by teachers, students, and community supporters drew on bonds of solidarity developed through years of organizing — and quickly got Amphlett back to work.
Israel’s Iron Wall Still Stands After Nearly a Century
Over the years, the Israeli historian Avi Shlaim and his fellow “New Historians” have punctured a long series of Zionist myths about the country’s past and present. Now, Shlaim — once a supporter of the Oslo “peace process” — is adding the two-state solution itself to that list of dispelled myths.
Un golpe contra el pueblo
Adriana Guzmán traza un balance del gobierno del MAS en Bolivia, su relación con los sectores populares y las condiciones que determinaron su debilidad ante la afrenta derechista. Los sucesos del 10 de noviembre, sostiene, no fueron solo una maniobra contra un presidente: fueron un golpe contra el pueblo.
Why Won’t the US’s Largest Labor Federation Talk About a General Strike?
The barriers to organizing a general strike in the United States in response to the myriad miseries American workers are facing are massive. But we can’t move toward such a strike without at least putting the possibility on the table and discussing it — something the AFL-CIO has shown no interest in doing.
How We Remember Steve Biko
South Africa’s apartheid government murdered Steve Biko 43 years ago this month. But they couldn’t snuff out his political influence — the Black Consciousness leader remains a symbol of defiance against injustice and racial oppression.
Where Is Joe Biden’s Ground Game?
As Joe Biden faces an enthusiasm gap in the polls, raising a very serious possibility of Donald Trump winning reelection, the campaign’s field operation appears to be lagging.
The United States Needs a National Moratorium on Utility Shutoffs
A new report estimates that 76 million households will be vulnerable to utility shutoffs by next month. Congress needs to act now to stop these shutoffs — it’s a matter of life and death.
Una gripezinha
Brasil es, junto a los Estados Unidos, el país más afectado por la pandemia del COVID-19. Y la política negacionista de Jair Bolsonaro respecto al virus está dando lugar a un genocidio.
Respiratory Therapists Are Some of the Unsung Heroes of the Pandemic
Respiratory therapists operate ventilators and perform crucial services in treating the coronavirus. They say they still don’t have the protective equipment they need.
Big Tech Can’t Save Journalism. Democratic Socialism Can.
We need a plan for public funding of the media that can revive the ability to do more in-depth investigative reporting, hold power to account, and prioritize local journalism. Socialists have solutions.
Jeremy Corbyn: What I Learned From Salvador Allende’s Chile
In 1969, the young socialist activist Jeremy Corbyn visited Chile to watch the progress of Salvador Allende’s Popular Unity coalition, before its election victory the following year. Fifty years later, Corbyn spoke to Jacobin about what Chile meant to the international left.
Over 5,000 Health Care Workers Are on Strike in Chicago
After months of inadequate PPE and multiple health care workers dying of COVID-19, more than 5,000 workers from two separate unions are on strike at the University of Illinois-Chicago health system.
How Italy’s Colonial War in Ethiopia Foreshadowed the Barbarism of World War II
The Booker Prize shortlisting of Maaza Mengiste’s The Shadow King is the latest sign of rising interest in Fascist Italy’s colonial war in Ethiopia. The genocidal violence perpetrated against Ethiopians in 1935–6 was soon turned back onto European soil — and united Italian anti-fascists with the Africans resisting colonial aggression.