20407 Article(s) by: Ryan Switzer
Ryan Switzer is a PhD candidate in sociology at Stockholm University. He researches right-wing politics in welfare states.
All Power to the Imagination
Socialism will be the first absolute unleashing of creativity in human history.
Inside the Rebellion
Chinese auto workers are becoming increasingly militant, but lack mass, independent organizations.
Do We Need a Socialist Think Tank?
Socialist politics come from below, not experts. But that doesn’t mean we should cede policy debates to neoliberals.
Keeping Up Appearances
Top-down reforms play at change while leaving the core of American policing intact.
When Iraq Was Clinton’s War
Bill Clinton’s “quiet war” on Iraq set the stage for George W. Bush’s bloody invasion.
Nobody Wants Some
Richard Linklater’s Everybody Wants Some!! assumes we’d all like to return to the days when the boys ruled campus.
Why Elites Hate Trump
Battles over Trump’s candidacy reveal the tensions underlying the US-led global capitalist project.
Nixon’s Basic Income Plan
Why Richard Nixon once advocated for basic income — and then turned against it.
From Nixon to Clinton
Pundits have been drawing the wrong comparisons for months: Hillary Clinton is a modern-day Richard Nixon.
Overturning a World
France’s Nuit Debout movement has the potential to not just defeat a single law, but to move beyond defensive struggles.
How to Tax Capitalists
Reintroducing capital controls would help left movements rein in big business.
More Than An Epithet
What Jonathan Chait doesn’t get about neoliberalism.
Up All Night
France’s Nuit Debout movement is mobilizing anger at austerity outside of traditional channels.
Labour in Name Only
Despite its working-class roots, the Irish Labour Party never became an effective vehicle for social democracy.
What It Means to Believe Prisoners
Ending the racist prison system begins with telling the truth about its injustices.
Teaching Trump
Teachers shouldn’t tolerate the rhetoric of Donald Trump in their classrooms.
Europe’s Border Guards
Syriza’s capitulation to the troika has made the plight of refugees even worse.
What Are the Origins of May Day?
Rosa Luxemburg on the roots of May Day.
Today Is Our Day
This May Day, we should celebrate the historic triumphs of the labor movement and the struggles to come.