Winning an Election Does Not Mean Winning Power
Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias on Syriza and the struggle for a better Europe.
19401 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
Selma and the Struggle
Selma isn’t just a great movie. Its sense of history and justice is deeply politicizing.
Hope Is on the Way
Many are excited by the prospect of a Syriza victory. But what is the party’s program and how will it be carried out?
Learning from American Sniper
American Sniper is a racist, militaristic movie. But it has much to teach us if we want to build a successful antiwar movement.
Greece: Phase One
Syriza is the Left’s best chance at success in a generation. But for socialists, the hard part starts after election day.
A Coup Around Every Corner
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has consolidated his power in Turkey by quashing dissent and winning over liberal elites.
Understanding the Greek Communists
Syriza is not the only left-wing party in Greece. Where did the Communist Party come from and where is it going?
A Historic Opportunity
With victory in sight, Alexis Tsipras discusses Europe’s political landscape and the formation of a left government in Greece.
The New Disruption
Only rank-and-file workers can build a better labor movement.
Selma Is Now
Ava DuVernay’s Selma is a reminder of how unfinished the struggle for equality and democracy is.
Advertising in Austerity
With a week to go until the elections, Greece’s final campaign advertisements show the tides are still with Syriza.
Innovating into Oblivion
The death of unions as we know them could mean the end of the labor movement itself.
The Poverty of Pakistani Ideology
A conversation with communist rock star Taimur Rahman on class politics in Pakistan today.
Community Standards
The Right is trying to essentialize Muslims. The Left should not fall into the same trap.
Organizing After the Odeh Verdict
Rasmea Odeh is a dedicated community leader and Palestinian-American activist. No wonder the US government went after her.
The Colonialism of the Present
Scholar and activist Glen Coulthard on the connection between indigenous and anticapitalist struggles.
The End of TINA
Syriza may not be as radical as we want, but its message is simple: there is an alternative.
The Slaveholding “Democracy”
When it comes to democracy, the United States often needs to be student rather than tutor.
Will the Spill Spark a Movement?
A year after the devastating West Virginia chemical spill, residents have organized. But preventing another tragedy will require taking on the energy industry.
The Sound of the Police
The point of a strike is to stop production to show the work you do is essential. The NYPD slowdown has proven the opposite.