Spain Through Orwell’s Eyes
Eighty years ago, Barcelona’s calamitous May Days sealed the fate of a worker-led social revolution. George Orwell was there to bear witness.
19104 Articles by: Ryan Switzer
Ryan Switzer is a PhD candidate in sociology at Stockholm University. He researches right-wing politics in welfare states.
Beyond “Liminal Legality”
This May Day, let’s demand not just sanctuary from deportation, but legalization for all — and an end to capital’s despotic rule.
Loved by the Workers, Feared by the Bosses
Three years after his death, British trade union leader Bob Crow continues to provide an example of militant working-class leadership.
May Day News
To celebrate International Workers’ Day, we have a new website and $10 subscriptions.
Which Way to the Barricades?
What was the mass strike and what would a successful one look like today?
A Special Obscenity
Picasso’s “Guernica” still stands as a searing protest against the brutality of war and fascism.
The Rule of Law Won’t Save Us
Donald Trump won’t be stopped by the law — in fact, his worst abuses are enabled by it.
The Steps to Ecosocialism
Any ecosocialist movement must have a strategy for organizing in the here and now.
The Centrist Cul-de-Sac
Even if Macron wins, five more years of neoliberalism in France could further bolster Le Pen’s National Front.
What Corbyn Already Won
Don’t let them make you forget it — once you move beyond Corbyn’s personal polling, the electorate consistently likes his policies.
Inside Corbyn’s Office
Jeremy Corbyn’s former press officer on sabotage within the party, his relationship to the media, and how Labour can close the polling gap.
Why Brazil Is Striking on Friday
Brazil’s unelected president wants to pass a draconian pension reform — and a general strike may be the only chance to stop him.
Who Fights Colombia’s Wars?
The biggest opponents of Colombia’s peace process are the most removed from the reality of war.
Gramsci and the Russian Revolution
What did a young Antonio Gramsci think about the Russian Revolution?
Macron 2017 = Le Pen 2022
Opposing Le Pen should in no way be limited to voting against her on May 7.
The Left Is Alive
Le Pen is in the second round, but Sunday showed us that the French left isn’t dead after all.
The Right’s Green Awakening
Leading Republicans are abandoning climate-change denialism in order to design “green” policy favorable to capital.
Cuomo’s Bait and Switch
Andrew Cuomo’s fake “free college” plan is about helping his presidential ambitions — not New Yorkers.
The Palestine Exception
One of the world’s most important academic organizations has a choice: uphold academic freedom, or provide cover for Israel’s crimes.
Out of Time
Last year’s prestige cinema focused on working-class characters too consumed to reflect on their own conditions.