Build It Now
Creating institutions where people exercise control over their lives is important in itself as a goal of socialist politics.
20383 Article(s) by: Ryan Switzer
Ryan Switzer is a PhD candidate in sociology at Stockholm University. He researches right-wing politics in welfare states.
Debating the Bolivarian Revolution
Hugo Chávez’s victory set into motion the Pink Tide’s deepest attempt at social transformation. What happened?
How to Change the World
Looking back at the Pink Tide’s accomplishments, and the roots of its shortcomings.
The South Is Our North
TeleSUR’s trajectory reminds us that the task of criticizing the Left cannot be abandoned to the Right.
Lessons Earned
What have we learned from the Pink Tide’s years in power?
Gospel Crusade, Inc. and Friends
With help from US churches, the evangelical right has won a foothold in Central America.
Moral Outrage in the Service of Empire
Human rights are worth defending. Human Rights Watch is not.
Down, But Not Out
The Latin American left was on life-support in 1990. A decade later, it was in power.
The Long Struggle Against Dependency
The Pink Tide governments’ efforts to break from the tyrannies of world market dependence are not new. Neither are their failures to do so.
Not Going Back
Lorena Peña and a generation of FMLN militants adjust to the promise and limits of state power.
The Empire’s Amnesia
When it comes to imperialism, Latin America never forgets, and the United States never remembers.
Assessing the Brazilian Workers’ Party
Looking back at thirteen years of ambiguous reform and one swift counteroffensive.
The Panthers and the Patriots
The story of how a group of poor whites in Chicago united with the Black Panthers to fight racism and capitalism.
El Diego
Just as every party in Argentina tries to claim Juan Perón’s legacy, so every government tries to bring Maradona into its fold.
We Have Been Naught
Chávez performed best in poor districts, worse in rich ones.
The Spoils of Class War
Years of Pink Tide governance saw tremendous gains for ordinary Latin Americans.
The Worst Person in the Room
Some people have abhorrent politics but pleasant personalities. Others are terrible people with good politics. Roger Ailes was neither.
Against “Buy American”
“Buy American” campaigns have historically done more to intensify xenophobia than improve workers’ conditions.