T Rivers is a pseudonymous journalist who covers East and Central Africa.
Centrists insist that Labour’s electoral fortunes depend on it taking a hard stance against Brexit. But their own behavior tells us their top priority is to stop Corbyn from becoming prime minister.
Martin Hägglund speaks about This Life, his new book about love, grief, wealth, and Karl Marx.
For millennials struggling to make it in the post-crash economy, class is everywhere: in their friendships, their sex lives, their doctor’s office. That’s why Sally Rooney’s novels have been so successful.
Contemporary antisemitism must be confronted. Yet liberals who insist on equating leftists like Jeremy Corbyn with the open antisemitism of right-wing figures like Donald Trump are not only blatantly dishonest, but prevent us from fighting anti-Jewish bigotry.
The US Youth Climate Strike is building a culture of resistance among young people that hasn’t been seen in this country in decades. Isra Hirsi — the daughter of Ilhan Omar — is at the center of it.
In nineteenth-century Britain, a rich tradition of socialist fables and children’s stories denounced the capitalist system and its frightening inequities.
The Vast Majority is hosted by managing editor Micah Uetricht.
The jury long ago returned its verdict on US intervention in the Middle East: a similar catastrophe in Iran must be prevented.
No, Bernie is not part of the 1 percent. He’s fighting against the interests of the super-rich and outlets like Politico hate him for it.
Both Mexican and international elites want to scuttle AMLO’s progressive agenda. He’ll only overcome their resistance with mass mobilization.
The legal status of academic unions has always been precarious. But that hasn’t stopped graduate workers from organizing.
Matteo Salvini, Italy’s hard-right interior minister, has no intention of taking his country out of the eurozone. And his plans to change the EU from within are surprisingly feeble.
George Fernandes was the legendary socialist behind India’s massive 1974 railway strike. But by the end of his life, he embraced a reactionary Hindu nationalism.
Elizabeth Warren is pushing things in a progressive direction on the domestic front. But she’s far too wedded to US imperialism abroad.
After Juan Guaidó’s fumbling coup attempt in Venezuela, it appears advocates of regime change have fallen flat on their faces. But anti-imperialist mobilization is still as necessary as ever.
Life in America sucks. Average people are constantly wronged and have little recourse to justice. That’s why it’s so satisfying to watch Keanu Reeves kick everyone’s ass over and over in the John Wick movies.
Theresa May climbed her way up the political ladder by pushing policies that brought misery to others. Her ignominious fall is richly deserved.
As voters elect a new European Parliament, the Left is split between multiple “unity projects.” And none of them have a clear idea how to transform the EU.
On every level, the Obama administration couldn’t break with neoliberalism. We’re living with its failures today.
Tiffany Cabán is running for Queens district attorney on a simple message: stop incarcerating poor people. Start holding landlords and bosses accountable for their crimes.