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20417 Article(s) 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
Down, But Not Out
The Latin American left was on life-support in 1990. A decade later, it was in power.
The Long Struggle Against Dependency
The Pink Tide governments’ efforts to break from the tyrannies of world market dependence are not new. Neither are their failures to do so.
Not Going Back
Lorena Peña and a generation of FMLN militants adjust to the promise and limits of state power.
The Empire’s Amnesia
When it comes to imperialism, Latin America never forgets, and the United States never remembers.
Assessing the Brazilian Workers’ Party
Looking back at thirteen years of ambiguous reform and one swift counteroffensive.
The Panthers and the Patriots
The story of how a group of poor whites in Chicago united with the Black Panthers to fight racism and capitalism.
El Diego
Just as every party in Argentina tries to claim Juan Perón’s legacy, so every government tries to bring Maradona into its fold.
We Have Been Naught
Chávez performed best in poor districts, worse in rich ones.
The Spoils of Class War
Years of Pink Tide governance saw tremendous gains for ordinary Latin Americans.
The Worst Person in the Room
Some people have abhorrent politics but pleasant personalities. Others are terrible people with good politics. Roger Ailes was neither.
Against “Buy American”
“Buy American” campaigns have historically done more to intensify xenophobia than improve workers’ conditions.
Will Temer Fall?
Explosive new corruption allegations could spell the end for Brazil’s interim president. What does it mean for the Left?
The Occupation’s Accomplice
Mass incarceration is a central pillar of Israeli occupation. Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners are waging a hunger strike to fight it.
A New Day in Philadelphia
A left-wing civil rights lawyer is within reach of becoming Philadelphia’s district attorney. Can he use the office to roll back mass incarceration?
South Korea After Park
Moon Jae-in’s presidential victory closed the door on Park Geun-hye’s scandal-prone administration, but will it create space for real social and political transformation?
Winner Take All
Even after ISIS is defeated in northern Iraq, the country won’t see an end to violent conflict.
The Imperial Bureau
The FBI embodies authoritarianism more than any other domestic agency. It can’t curb Trump’s autocratic tendencies.