Looking for the Way Out of Brazil’s Crisis
Brazil’s election campaign has seen sharp clashes between the Workers’ Party and Jair Bolsanaro’s far-right movement. But political strife and soldiers in the streets also reflect a deeper economic malaise.
19720 Articles by: William G. Martin
William G. Martin teaches at SUNY-Binghamton and is co-author of After Prisons? Freedom, Decarceration, and Justice Disinvestment (2016) and a founding member of Justice and Unity for the Southern Tier; he covers local justice matters at www.justtalk.blog
Ours to Master and to Own
We visit Viome, Greece’s only worker-managed factory.
Syriza’s Repressive Turn
Alexis Tsipras’s government promised to end austerity. Now it’s defending the banks against people evicted from their homes — and persecuting those who protest.
Sixteen Shots and a Conviction
Jason Van Dyke, the Chicago police officer who shot Laquan McDonald sixteen times, has been found guilty of murder. It’s a major victory for Chicago activists and the broader movement against police brutality.
How the West Was Won
The Netflix series Wild Wild Country has been widely praised — and rightly so. It’s an incisive meditation on everything from the colonization of the Americas to present-day gentrification.
The Teachers Strike Wave in Washington
The start of the school year saw this year’s teachers strikes spread to Washington. Teachers across the state defied court injunctions and won large raises — and set the stage for a potential strike in Los Angeles.
Against “Anti-Corruption”
If the Left is serious about wielding and transforming state power, it needs to go beyond a moralistic understanding of corruption.
The Party Transformed
Labour’s conference showcased a party preparing for government. But the vibrant mood also expressed the strengthening of conference’s role itself.
Socialists Can Seize the Moment at Amazon
Amazon plays a key role in the twenty-first-century economy and has shown it’s vulnerable to pressure. Socialists should get jobs there and organize.
A Revolution at Risk
The revolution in Rojava — founded on principles of anticapitalism, Kurdish self-determination, and women’s liberation — is at risk of being wiped out. And the Trump administration may just turn its back.
The Trump Administration’s Climate Nihilism
Trump administration officials now admit that climate disaster is real and on its way soon — they just don’t care.
The Bolsonaro Effect
What it means that a far-right fascist sympathizer is a leading candidate in Brazil’s presidential election this Sunday.
Seattle, “the Soviet of Washington”
Decades before Amazon dominated the city, Seattle was the fiery site of labor unrest, radical action — and the US’s only true general strike.
“The Courts Are Political”
Legal scholar Jedediah Purdy talks about Brett Kavanaugh, the Supreme Court’s looming crisis of legitimacy, and how the Left can take advantage of that crisis.
Give Money to Workers, Not Billionaires
Socialist legislator Lee Carter on why what currently passes for “economic development” in states like Virginia is actually just a massive giveaway to corporations — and why we should promote worker co-ops instead.
Avocado Toasts for All
The recent tendency to boil class down to consumption habits and taste in food is tiresome and unsound.
Pointing the Finger at Jeff Bezos Worked
Jeff Bezos raised Amazon’s starting wage to $15 because of pressure from workers and Bernie Sanders — showing how, even when workers and socialists are weak, we can win against the most powerful people in the world.
“Brazilian Inequality Is Female”
Brazilian vice-presidential candidate Manuela D’Ávila on misogyny in politics, the ruling class’s motivations for keeping Lula jailed, and what’s driving the far right’s resurgence.
The Communist Party vs. China’s Labor Laws
President Xi Jinping’s support of a recent crackdown on workers’ attempts to organize a union is part of a broader centralization of power and repression of basic rights.
Rise of a Monster
In the new memoir of Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France’s Front National, the powerful currents of resentment and authoritarianism that animate the far right are well on display.