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A socialist-feminist classic appeared just as Thatcherism began pulverizing the Left. Today, should it be read as historical document or a blueprint for action?
19268 Articles by: T Rivers
T Rivers is a pseudonymous journalist who covers East and Central Africa.
The Shadow Right
Focusing only on the intransigent right during the ongoing budget battles lets the weak, passive left off the hook.
The Resurrection of Ralph Miliband
The British right’s posthumous attacks on Ralph Miliband may have revived his ideas for a new generation on the Left.
Bracero Guestworkers, Unpaid
Congress is preparing to expand the guestworker program, but Mexican braceros remain unpaid after half a century.
Greece’s Fascist Threat
The fascist Golden Dawn party has drawn Greece’s ruling party further right — and opened space for deeper austerity measures.
Tea Party Yankees
Today’s Republican extremism owes more to the Constitution that established the Union than the secessionists who sundered it. It’s Hoover’s party — and Madison’s — not Calhoun’s.
The Miliband Affair
Ralph Miliband was no patriot. He was a stern critic of the British ruling elite and its institutions.
A Marxist in Keynes’ Court
Maurice Dobb was one of John Maynard Keynes’ favorite students. He was also a committed Marxist.
What Does Obama Think They Were Doing at Stonewall?
Obama has a peculiar view of class struggle and progress.
The Global Empire
The Making of Global Capitalism marks the start of a project to construct a new historical materialist analysis of the American empire and the world system it oversees.
We’re Not Lovin’ It
A growing number of Americans are realizing that “good jobs” aren’t coming back, and that for things to get better, they’re going to have to fight to turn their McJobs into something better.
Buying into a Better World
The Occupy Card undermines its own stated values, redefining citizen as consumer.
The “War on Terror,” Starring an American Journalist
The victims shown in Dirty Wars never become more than victims. Jeremy Scahill is the star here.
Disposable Goods
On overcoming the exploitative temp industry.
The Ethic of Marginal Value
Mainstream economics is an ethical theory masquerading as a description of social reality.
The Vice of Selfishness
The Left shouldn’t sharply separate “moral” discourse from “self-interested” discourse, because the two are closely intertwined.
Alexander Cockburn: The Last Polemicist
Cockburn’s hatred was most certainly pure. But it was a joyful hate that he nurtured. An inspiring hate.
The Decline of the American Empire
Neoliberalism lives and shouldn’t be given a premature obituary, but the American empire has entered a decadent phase.
Revenge of the Nerds
No act of consumption is completely passive, but even the most active types of consumption form a shaky ground for serious left politics.
Rethinking Care
Welcome to the “care economy” — the booming service sector that has emerged from America’s rapidly graying boomer population.