Vermont’s Cautionary Tale
The Vermont Progressive Party must choose between challenging the two-party system and being absorbed by the Democrats.
19364 Articles by: Ryan Switzer
Ryan Switzer is a PhD candidate in sociology at Stockholm University. He researches right-wing politics in welfare states.
The Border Wall Already Exists
The American border patrol regime was lethally effective long before Donald Trump came along.
Holding Clean Energy Hostage
Traditional utility companies are blocking renewable energy every step of the way.
How Peter Thiel Killed Gawker
Peter Thiel steamrolled Gawker — and laid bare the big-money bias of the American legal system.
From Class to Special Interest
Why are US unions less powerful than their Canadian counterparts?
New Economy, Old Organizing
The perils of the “gig economy” have been overblown. Changes in work have the potential to open up new opportunities for labor.
Why They Hate Melania Trump
The media’s coverage of Melania Trump has been rife with stereotypes about Eastern European women.
Ortega’s Next Term
Daniel Ortega is still despised by the Right. But that doesn’t mean Nicaraguans have much to look forward to in his next term.
The European Challenge
For all of its success, Podemos has refused to deal seriously with the European Union and what it would take to truly transform Spain.
The Dark Side of Local
There’s nothing ethical about “buying local” and supporting small farms when the workers on them are brutally exploited.
A Tale of Two Standoffs
The federal response to Lakota protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline couldn’t be more different than their reaction to this year’s Bundy occupation.
Crowdsourcing Austerity
New York University has found a way to make budget cuts and worker exploitation appear like “innovations” from below.
Taking Back Naples
Can the reelection of Naples’s radical mayor serve as a springboard for revitalizing the Italian left?
Fascism and Democracy
What Gramsci can tell us about the relationship between fascism and liberalism — and the rise of Donald Trump.
The Limits of Excellence
A feminism based on lionizing hyper-successful women obscures the unjust structures that need to be dismantled.
Negroponte’s Crimes
Hillary Clinton is bragging about support from John Negroponte, a Republican diplomat linked to mass atrocities in Central America.
Hillary Clinton, Secretary of War
Five ways Hillary Clinton used the State Department to maintain and expand US power across the globe.
A Son of His Class
Executed by the Nazis on this day in 1944, the life of German Communist Ernst Thälmann was as contradictory and tragic as the movement he led.
Why They Invaded
Former British ambassador Craig Murray on the UK’s decision to invade Iraq and the lessons still not learned.
A Brief History of Scientology
The strange story of Scientology — Hollywood’s favorite cult.