Havana Nights: Mobsters and the American War on Cuba
How an unholy alliance between American intelligence, Cuban exiles, and organized crime tried to bring about counter-revolution in Cuba.
19182 Articles by: Ryan Switzer
Ryan Switzer is a PhD candidate in sociology at Stockholm University. He researches right-wing politics in welfare states.
Libertarianism, the Confederacy, and Historical Memory
Libertarians have been debating the neo-Confederate sympathies of some in their movement.
Dollar Diplomacy
Money crosses the divide between states and markets. Capitalism.
Margaret Thatcher’s Democracy Lessons
The text from a 1982 letter sent from Margaret Thatcher to Friedrich von Hayek.
The Rise of Egypt’s Technocrats
Though after months of turmoil many wish to see more dispassionate rule, technocrat-led governments have long managed the interests of Egypt’s political elite.
Jacobin Book Club: The Making of Global Capitalism
Over the next couple of weeks we will run the inaugural Jacobin Book Club seminar on The Making of Global Capitalism.
Socialize Big Pharma
Maintaining a private pharmaceutical sector represents a significant public health risk. One solution is complete nationalization.
What Would Machiavelli Do?
The popular imagination gets Machiavelli all wrong — he was a patron saint of class struggle.
Nietzsche, Hayek, and the Meaning of Conservatism
Libertarians aren’t pleased with Corey Robin’s new work on Nietzsche and the Austrian school. Here’s his lengthy rebuttal.
Google and the Liberal Man’s Burden
As Silicon Valley is learning, “pinkwashing” is the perfect tool for political misdirection.
A Brazilian Autumn?: An Interview with Miguel Borba de Sa
The movement is battlefield, highlighting all the contradictions of Brazilian society.
On Anger and “Meaning It”
There’s no need for excessive complexity — some people are worth hating.
From Turkey with Love
The protests in Turkey are, quite simply, an assertion of humanity in the face of inhumanity.
I Love Man of Steel and I’m Not Sorry
In Man of Steel, Superman returns to his Popular Front roots.