Justin Trudeau’s Pipeline Boondoggle
An energy company wasn’t sure they could complete a pipeline expansion to transport some of the world’s dirtiest oil. Luckily for them, Justin Trudeau stepped in to help.
21047 Article(s) by: Ryan Switzer
Ryan Switzer is a PhD candidate in sociology at Stockholm University. He researches right-wing politics in welfare states.
Time For Unions To Step Up On Medicare For All
The labor movement can’t afford to keep clinging to the remnants of its private welfare state.
Remembering Pier Paolo Pasolini
A look at the life and politics of Pier Paolo Pasolini, heterodox communist.
Sacrificing at the Altar of the Euro
Breaking up the eurozone would be no simple task. But maintaining the single currency dooms progressive politics across the continent.
China’s Uyghur Repression
In the name of combating Islamic extremism, the Chinese Communist Party has embarked on a massive campaign of harassment and detention of Uyghurs in the Xinjiang province.
Why Do Workers Strike?
Think conservative workers won’t strike? Think again. History shows it’s not workers’ ideas that count, it’s the conditions they face on the job.
Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour vs. the Single Market
If the next Labour government is to be truly transformative, it has to free itself from the constraints of the single market.
Civil Rights Unionism
In 1940s North Carolina, a Communist-led union of tobacco workers fought to bring democracy to the Jim Crow South.
Beyond Electoral Democracy
The radical democracy of the future requires more than just elections. We need a legislature by lot.
Salvini’s Triumph
The collapse of the planned coalition government in Italy opens the way for a fresh breakthrough for Matteo Salvini’s hard-right Lega.
Betting on the Working Class
The nationwide teachers’ strikes are a reminder that the working class is still the most powerful agent for radical change.
The Price of a Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup Finals begin tonight. The players on the ice face staggering levels of exploitation and abuse.
Is Corbyn the Future of the Left?
Jeremy Corbyn’s ascent has given hope to the global Left. But the Corbyn model’s success will hinge on how it copes with roiling conflicts over national identity.
The Democratic Precedent
Democrats would like you to think he came up with it on his own, but Trump’s separation of migrant families is a cruel twist on an Obama-era practice.
Ending Their Wars
On Memorial Day, socialists honor the victims of war and struggle for a world free of it.
Siding With the Bosses
The Supreme Court has made the fight against workplace sexual harassment even more difficult.
What’s Behind the Teacher Strikes?
A confluence of factors created kindling for a potential teacher rebellion. Then the fire erupted.
Between Hope and Fear
The stakes couldn’t be higher in today’s Colombian elections. Here’s a quick guide of what to expect.
Philip Roth (1933–2018)
Philip Roth’s work could only have been written by someone who came of age during the peak of postwar liberalism.
The Feeble Strength of One
The Supreme Court has handed bosses a license to divide workers and break the law.