Locked Out
With roots in the laws of seventeenth and eighteenth-century England, intellectual property protections go back to the beginnings of capitalism itself.
19463 Articles by: Ryan Switzer
Ryan Switzer is a PhD candidate in sociology at Stockholm University. He researches right-wing politics in welfare states.
The Fantastic Failure of The Lone Ranger
At least Verbinski tries to bring intelligent, politically-savvy revisionist westerns back into style.
Edward Snowden and the American Condition
Law and lawyers can’t save us from the creeping police state – but politics might.
Good Wars, Real or Imagined
How many times must we witness the collapse of good intentions into horror and failure?
Capitalism vs. Democracy
Pitting public power against unbridled accumulation, DC’s living wage legislation is an attempt to rectify injustice in the market. And capitalists can’t stand it.
Toward a Selfish Left
The Left doesn’t need a renewed emphasis on morality — we must reclaim the concept of self-interest.
An Interview With Bill de Blasio
The New York City mayoral candidate talks about labor issues and more.
Gramsci Comes Home
Our long march through the institutions is not to reform them, but to transform the common sense they uphold.
Prostitution Law and the Death of Whores
Why focus on laws and regulations aimed at controlling sex workers rather than recognizing their agency?
Just Flip the Switch
The trailers for Elysium promised a class-struggle masterpiece, but for all its triumphs the film’s politics don’t quite measure up.
What’s the Matter with Indiana?
How a Republican governor hostile to public education became the president of Purdue University.
Issue 11/12 Preview: “Misery Index”
Our next issue will be mailed to subscribers on August 16 and released online on September 2.
On Geek Culture
What is Superman in the twenty-first century but a corporate mascot, albeit one with a lavish backstory?
Social Democracy for Our Time
Most dismiss social democracy as the fading echo of a bygone age — Lane Kenworthy disagrees.
The Liberal Education Reform Revolt
Are liberals finally ready to oppose neoliberal education reform?
The Making and Unmaking of Global Capitalism
The authors of The Making of Global Capitalism respond in the conclusion to our seminar on their book.
Teach for America’s Mission in Chicago
Teach for America wanted to help stem a teacher shortage. Why then are thousands of experienced educators being replaced by hundreds of new college graduates?
Democratic Empire
The idea of an American empire in decline refuses to die.
Bradley Manning on Trial
If Manning is ever released, he will re-enter a world ready to embrace him, advanced with the understanding to recognize his greatness.