Kingfish Down
Huey Long was assassinated 80 years ago. Whatever its appeal, his populism offered no real alternative for ordinary workers.
19134 Articles by: Ryan Switzer
Ryan Switzer is a PhD candidate in sociology at Stockholm University. He researches right-wing politics in welfare states.
No Compromises
Ahead of Sunday’s vote, the Greek Communist Party answers questions about their vision and platform.
Nuremberg’s Echoes
It’s been 80 years since the Nuremberg Laws were passed. What are the lessons for antifascists today?
The Electable Jeremy Corbyn
Critics say history shows Jeremy Corbyn is too left-wing to be elected prime minister. Here’s why they’re wrong.
The Uber Welfare State
At Columbia University, hungry students are encouraged to rely on the charity of their wealthy peers.
Less Work, More Power
The struggle against overwork can unite workers and help rebuild the labor movement.
War Without Reason
Henry Kissinger dismissed facts and data in favor of grandiose notions of moral power.
Not Waiting for Deliverance
Even before the Thirteenth Amendment was ratified, enslaved women struggled for the passage of the Enlistment Act of 1865 and their own emancipation.
Erdoğan’s Violent Last Resort
The ongoing attacks against Kurds in Turkey are part of a last-ditch effort by Erdoğan to hold onto power.
How Jeremy Corbyn Can Win
Corbyn has said that his campaign is about turning the Labour Party into a social movement. That’s the only chance he has.
Modi Can Be Stopped
It will take worker agitation and a broad front of popular forces to chip away at Modi’s power over Indian politics.
The War Erdoğan Wants
Turkey is increasingly drifting towards civil war. Solidarity is needed now.
Corbyn Versus the Third Way
Jeremy Corbyn is attempting to transform a Labour Party that represents labor in name only.
Can Jeremy Corbyn Redeem the Labour Party?
It looks like the Blairites might finally be defeated tomorrow. But can Jeremy Corbyn really change the Labour Party?
Why the Seattle Strike Matters
Seattle teachers are striking not simply for better pay and benefits, but for a more just public education system.
The Great Reformer
Olof Palme’s career illustrates the Swedish model’s great successes — and crippling weaknesses.
The Douglass Option
Frederick Douglass believed there was an alternative. So should we.
Turkey’s War on the Kurds
The Turkish state is deploying the word “terrorist” to mask its brutal repression of the Kurds.
Marketizing China
Factory relocations and land privatizations have put Chinese migrant workers on the defensive.
Awakening the European Left
An interview with Greek MP Costas Lapavitsas on Popular Unity and the case for a progressive Grexit.