Turkey and the Road to Genocide
There are frightening parallels between the Armenian genocide and the situation of Kurds in Turkey today.
19276 Articles by: Ryan Switzer
Ryan Switzer is a PhD candidate in sociology at Stockholm University. He researches right-wing politics in welfare states.
Everybody Hates Cornel West
How Cornel West went from liberal media darling to pariah.
Engines of Solidarity
The struggle against Trump must be powered by the fight for generous, universal, and visible social programs.
Listening to Trump
What did millions of voters see in Trump? His speeches hold the answer.
No Rent for Rats
From Tompkins Square to Zuccotti Park, New Yorkers have long resisted their city’s neoliberal housing initiatives.
The Dangers of Anti-Trumpism
Silvio Berlusconi’s tenure as Italian prime minister shows how not to resist an authoritarian demagogue.
Empire of Sleaze
Trump’s populist image was always a mirage. His administration will be a Trojan horse for lobbyists, Washington insiders, and Wall Street.
Out Now: The Party We Need
You will find our new issue to your liking.
Class Confrontation in Chicago
The Chicago Teachers Union is confronting Chicago’s elite. Let’s hope their model of unionism spreads further.
The Phantom Limb
Why it matters that the United States has no labor party.
Not One Less
One month ago, women in Argentina walked off work to demand an end to violence, fair pay, and full reproductive rights.
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-Wall Street)
Left populism is the answer to Trumpism. But all incoming Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer has is more favors for Wall Street.
Rattling the Cages
This fall’s prison strikes are a model of how to both survive and challenge an authoritarian, racist order.
Garbage In, Garbage Out
Turns out Clinton’s ground game sucked.
Vengeance Is Mine
Chaos reigns…fascist stooge finds his balcony…the resistible rise of Donald Trump…bomb crater America finds its Dauphin…Hillary Clinton: 10.0 Richter scale failure….the pinko revolt begins….digging ourselves out of the collapsed gold mine….
From the Shop Floor to the White House
Under Trump, labor must abandon its insider approach and concentrate on the power of the rank and file.
The Long Road to Crisis
The dismantling of autoworker gains was a class project, not the inevitable result of globalization.
Organizing New Media
A former Gawker writer and a union organizer on online worker unions, life under Univision, and labor’s new opportunities.
A Starting Point
The success of minimum-wage ballot initiatives shows the first steps for building a left platform under Trump.
Colonies and Capital
The work of Native American activist Archie Phinney shows how Marxism can help advance indigenous struggle.