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The Socialist Case for Gun Control

We have a moral obligation to challenge a gun lobby callously destroying the lives of ordinary people.

The Gross Coalition

As Italians get ready to go to the polls this weekend, the center-left is preparing to do a deal with Silvio Berlusconi.

Labor and the Long Seventies

In the tumultuous 1970s, women and people of color streamed into unions, strikes swept the country — and employers launched a fierce counter-attack.

You Were Born in the Wrong Country

The US does a terrible job of keeping its children out of poverty — especially compared to other industrialized nations.

What’s Happening in Catalonia?

With leading separatist figures in prison or exile, and December’s elections producing a stalemate, what next for Catalonia’s independence movement?

Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained

Class struggle and running for office often pull in opposite directions. But we can’t build a socialist politics without navigating those waters.

What Strategy for the US Left?

The capitalist state’s dependence on profitability and its institutional structure make the strategy of successive, partial breaks through “non-reformist reforms” unrealistic.

When Ford Built a Torture Chamber

In the 1970s, Ford was doing more than making cars — they were helping torture and kill leftists.

From Zuma to Ramaphosa

Jacob Zuma won’t be remembered as a liberation hero, but as a corrupt leader who broke the South African left.

When Government Fails

It’s popular to argue that average Americans are abandoning democratic principles. But what if they’re simply fed up with political elites?

21st Century Americanism

Populist symbolism can be powerful — but we can’t drop the old language of class.

Let Them Eat Experience

Until last month, almost all unpaid internships were technically illegal. Now it’s open season for employers who want free labor.

Russiagate Targets the Left

Liberal conspiracy theorists are using Russiagate to smear Bernie Sanders and Jill Stein. How long until they come for you?

Lecturers on Strike

University lecturers in the UK will walk off tomorrow in the largest-ever strike called in British higher education.

Don’t Worry, We’re Listening

The focus group was invented by a socialist, nurtured by corporate America — and revolutionized the relationship between elites and the masses.

The Legacy of Malcolm X

Malcolm X died 53 years ago today, just as he was moving toward revolutionary ideas that challenged oppression in all its forms.

“Blood Money” and Mass Membership

Why is the NRA so powerful? Hint: it’s not just because it has boatloads of money.

Theresa May Has Brought a Knife to a Gunfight

The British prime minister’s vow to “defeat socialism today” reveals a leadership laughably bereft of ideas.

The New Taylorism

Managers have been trying to control workers for well over a century. Amazon’s new employee-tracking wristbands are just the latest innovation.