Appalachia’s Fickle Friend
Inside the coal lobby’s campaign to win the hearts and minds of central Appalachia.
19271 Articles by: Ryan Switzer
Ryan Switzer is a PhD candidate in sociology at Stockholm University. He researches right-wing politics in welfare states.
When Did It Go Wrong?
A short century filled with long disagreements.
Workers’ Paradise Lost
As Stalin advanced his vision of “socialism in one country,” prisons sprouted like a thousand flowers across the USSR.
As Long as It Catches Mice
Central planning led to modernization in poor countries — and stagnation in rich ones.
The Miracle on Ice
Without even an indoor rink, the Soviets changed hockey forever.
Why Do So Many Western Leftists Defend Robert Mugabe?
Apologetics for a kleptocratic tyrant have nothing to do with anti-imperialism.
“Liberaltarianism” Is a Sideshow
No self-respecting left can make opposition to “rent-seeking” its focus.
The Ballot and the Break
Minnesota’s Farmer-Labor Party, the most successful labor party in US history, is rich in lessons for challenging the two-party system.
A Century After “Ten Days”
John Reed penned the definitive account of the October Revolution — and paid a heavy price for it.
How Not to Debate the Tax Plan
When Democrats argue for balanced budgets and fiscal responsibility, they play right into Republicans’ hands.
Meghan Markle Can’t Save the World
A just world would be one without royalty — and celebrity humanitarians.
The Youngest Partisan
Thanks to the efforts of militants like Elena Lagadinova, women in Communist countries enjoyed greater equality than almost anywhere else in the world.
Forty Billionaires and Forty Million Beggars
Although Kenya often appears in the press as a nation split by ethnic discord, it has just two “tribes”: the rich and the poor.
A Liberal-Libertarian Unholy Alliance
A left-right alliance won’t do anything to fight inequality.
Behind the Resignation
The brief resignation of Lebanon’s prime minister is tied to Saudi Arabia’s plans for regional supremacy.
Why Is There No “Saudi-Gate”?
For decades, the DC establishment has been on the payroll of a foreign terror state. But because it’s Saudi Arabia, you won’t hear a peep.
Brazil’s Abortion Battle
The Brazilian right’s efforts to destroy abortion rights are key to their broader crusade against the Left.
Strike Friday at Amazon.it
Logistics workers in Italy are beginning to fight back against companies like Amazon and IKEA.
How Washington Hacked Mongolia’s Democracy
When the US intervened in Mongolia’s elections, they did a lot more than leak emails.
Something Has to Give
The latest figures show that more and more young people are taking on higher and higher levels of student debt.