The New Deal State and Segregation
The riddle of the New Deal’s attitude toward segregation can only be unraveled by examining the fundamental nature of the capitalist state.
19549 Articles by: Yi San
Yi San is a freelance writer based in New York.
The World That Made the El Paso Mass Shooter
The wealthy white suburbs that the El Paso shooter called home have long been a hotbed for xenophobia and racism. He was an extreme but predictable expression of homegrown, mainstream Texas nativism.
The Colombian Government Against the Campesinos
The Colombian government promised to invest in rural areas as part of the country’s peace process. But the elite-friendly projects it’s pushing are undermining the livelihoods of local residents — and threatening the peace process itself.
When the FBI Targeted the Poor People’s Campaign
An FBI scholar argues that recently unearthed surveillance documents aren’t proof of anything about Martin Luther King. They do, however, show how the bureau tried to destroy the Poor People’s Movement.
Why the Labor Movement Needs the Left
A longtime union organizer explains why socialists have a critical role to play in building the labor movement. We should pursue three tasks in unions: encouraging rank-and-file militancy, building an independent political infrastructure, and developing workers’ consciousness.
Never Forget the Rana Plaza Massacre
Six years after the Rana Plaza garment factory collapse killed over a thousand people, Bangladeshi workers are striking for better wages and safer conditions.
Bring a Book
Socialism’s detractors love to natter on about long lines, but under capitalism, we wait around endlessly.
Women at the Heart of the Revolution
Alexandra Kollontai and her comrades founded the Zhenotdel in 1918 in order to ensure women’s full participation in Soviet society. Its efforts to liberate women in Muslim Central Asia showed the revolution’s emancipatory promise — and the dangers of imposing change without the active support of the oppressed.
DSA Is Leading the Charge
Socialism is moving from the margins to the center of American politics. After the Democratic Socialists of America’s convention in Atlanta last weekend, DSA is better positioned than ever to lead the socialist charge.
Socialize Lab Meat
Meat is killing the planet, but Americans are unlikely to give it up. Lab meat could be our best hope of winning tens of millions of American meat eaters over to a Green New Deal — if that lab meat can be socialized.
How the US Created Violent Chaos in Honduras
The US-backed coup in Honduras ten years ago spawned a maelstrom of violence that terrorized ordinary Hondurans and forced caravans of migrants to flee the country. It was just another instance of US imperialism wreaking havoc on the world.
Why the Bronx Burned
There’s a popular narrative that blames the blight and decline of the South Bronx in the 1970s on the working-class people who lived there. But a new film shows that it was landlords and the state who were responsible for the famous fires that ravaged the Bronx.
Never Trust the FBI
In the aftermath of the El Paso shooting, some are pushing to expand the FBI’s powers. That’s a huge mistake: a domestic terrorism law would almost certainly be used to silence left-wing dissent.
A Grift From God
The prosperity gospel, in both religious and secular form, is a giant con.
Why Conservatives Hate Democracy
From the 1930s to today, the modern conservative movement has tried to restrict majority rule at every turn — because they know a mass democratic movement poses an existential threat to their power.
The Exploitative Cancer Drug Industry Needs to Be Euthanized
It’s time to put the cancer drug industry out of its misery, so that it stops inflicting misery on patients. Public drug research is the answer.
An $8 Billion Murder Industry
American gun manufacturers are responsible for arming the El Paso shooter. They’re also responsible for arming the bloody drug war that’s killing Mexicans by the thousands.
Scandals Aren’t Enough to Stop Salvini
After a year dominating the government from the Interior Ministry, Matteo Salvini is now set to become prime minister. The opposition has worked hard to highlight what a bad guy he is — but totally failed to confront him politically.
What a Socialist Society Could Actually Look Like
Socialists have to wrestle with the tricky questions about the nuts and bolts of socialism. We need to put forward a credible vision of a future socialist society. Here’s what that society could look like.
Socialism After the United Kingdom
Boris Johnson’s drive toward a no-deal Brexit is hastening calls for the breakup of the United Kingdom. The crisis of the British state creates opportunities for the Left’s socialist message — but only if it can navigate the messy politics of national identity.