Why the Right Loves Privilege Politics
The Right deploys privilege politics to avoid class politics, obscuring where the real power lies in our society.
19494 Articles by: Ryan Switzer
Ryan Switzer is a PhD candidate in sociology at Stockholm University. He researches right-wing politics in welfare states.
The Meaning of the Paris Commune
What can the Paris Commune offer to present struggles for emancipation?
Black Faces in High Places
In Baltimore and elsewhere, the ascension of blacks to political office has only masked persisting racial inequality.
Israel’s “Selective Compassion”
Israel’s conduct in the aftermath of the Nepal earthquake has revealed much about the country’s values.
Amnesia and the Armenian Genocide
The demand for recognition of the Armenian Genocide is inseparable from the defense of democratic freedoms in Turkey.
Bernie for President
We should welcome Bernie Sanders’ presidential run, while being aware of its limits.
Scotland Moves Left
The Scottish National Party has been running to Labour’s left ahead of the May 7 elections. How should we relate to it?
Is Merkel Being Irrational?
German elites are willing to let the euro crash to guarantee their own political survival.
Canada’s Austerity Consensus
It’s not just Stephen Harper. Since the 1990s, austerity has carried the day in Canada.
LBJ’s Other War
Fifty years ago today, the United States invaded the Dominican Republic, continuing its sordid history in Latin America.
Why Baltimore Rebelled
The most salient thing in Baltimore isn’t the damage caused by protesters, but the grinding poverty and neglect wrought by capital.
Nixon and the Cambodian Genocide
The genocidal rule of the Khmer Rouge began forty years ago this month. Their rise to power was inseparable from US intervention.
The Cybersyn Revolution
Five lessons from a socialist computing project in Salvador Allende’s Chile.
A Cozier Carceral State
Scandinavia is less brutal than the United States. But we can do better than its prison state.
Challenging the Industrial Narrative
Railroad workers are increasingly rejecting the old “jobs versus environment” story.
Why They Hate Cornel West
Michael Eric Dyson’s attack on Cornel West signals the bankruptcy of the black political class.
Greece: The Noose Tightens
There are only three options remaining for the Syriza government.
The Occupation and BDS
Supporting Palestinian liberation requires just one thing: upholding the right to self-determination.
The Neoconservative Counterrevolution
In the anti-sixties backlash, neoconservatives were the most formidable intellectual opponents of social progress.
From Open Door to Open Border
The US and Cuba have finally resumed diplomatic relations. But what will the restored ties mean for immigration policy?