Taking on Rahm
Socialist candidate Jorge Mújica discusses his run for Chicago alderman and the state of the immigrant rights movement.
19397 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
Syriza Holds Its Ground
Syriza has been able to stand up to eurozone finance ministers because of the popular movement behind the party.
Dignifying Care
It’s a blessing that people are living longer. But handling the elder boom with justice means changing how we treat care work.
Volunteer Feds
State repression doesn’t just happen by fiat — it relies on private systems of coercion.
From the People’s House to Zuccotti Park
The Wisconsin anti-austerity movement drew on popular occupations around the world, and set the stage for Occupy Wall Street.
Business as Usual
Management’s playbook was on display at this year’s Adult Entertainment Expo.
The Nisman Affair
Seizing on the death of a government official, the Right seems determined to create another crisis in Argentina.
How to End Empire
Economic crisis alone won’t end US imperialism. Only a political threat from below can do that.
The World of Our Grandchildren
Noam Chomsky discusses ISIS, Israel, climate change, and the kind of world future generations may inherit.
Studying Logistics
As the economy develops around a sprawling logistics industry, organizing workers in these sectors will be vital.
Change the World by Taking Power
Its critics are being proven wrong. Syriza hasn’t been demobilizing movements, but helping them grow.
Honduras’ Five-Century War
From Spanish invaders to US imperialists, the Honduran struggle for self-determination has found enemies at every turn.
The Lost Counterculture
Inherent Vice brilliantly depicts how neoliberalism co-opted the counterculture.
Gambling with the Euro
Freeing Greece from its neoliberal straitjacket will require exiting the euro.
The Disaster in Libya
Western-led military interventions aren’t motivated by humanitarian concerns.
Syriza’s Magic Equation
In his first speech before the Greek Parliament, Alexis Tsipras defiantly rejected austerity.
Whitening Bobby Jindal
Liberals love pointing out conservatives’ bigotry. But their own antiracism leaves much to be desired.
A New European Narrative
Syriza needs mobilized support to defeat its creditors — and the far right.
Feeding into Scarcity
Advocating private charity instead of public aid, neoliberals in Britain are threatening to take the country back to the Victorian era.
Austerity’s Billy Club
The Bay Area’s transit system shows that austerity and police violence go hand in hand.