Down With the Philosophy Factory
Marx said the point of philosophy is to change the world. The neoliberal university thinks the point is to sell books.
19423 Articles by: Yi San
Yi San is a freelance writer based in New York.
The Phony Martyrdom of Tommy Robinson
Tommy Robinson wants you to believe he’s a plucky underdog who’s been unfairly repressed. But the British far-right leader is no martyr — just a clever fascist with blood on his hands.
The Employment Doctrine That Screws Over Workers
It’s called “at-will employment.” But for workers, it simply means employers hold all the cards.
Democratic Socialism Isn’t Social Democracy
Social democracies like Norway show that more humane, equitable, democratic societies are possible. But democratic socialists want to go beyond them.
Which Side Are They On?
A titanic struggle is brewing in California between Silicon Valley capitalists and workers. Democratic Party elites will have to pick a side.
Joe Biden, Neoliberal
Joe Biden proudly called himself a “Third Way” Democrat who hates “class warfare.” His forty-five-year political career shows how right he was.
The Kanye/Jay-Z Approach to Bargaining
Even when they’re flush with cash, companies like UPS still attack workers’ standards. Workers have to force their bosses to back off.
Neoliberalism From the Left
In the 1970s and ’80s, left parties turned to markets and spin doctors to adjust to economic changes. The results have been disastrous.
Striking on Other People’s Behalf
Shutting down ports, roads, and railways has long been a key weapon of French labor. But overreliance on small groups of workers in “strategic industries” can also demobilize broader social movements.
When Will Capitalism Answer for Its Crimes?
People aren’t turning to socialism because they’re naive. They’re turning to socialism because they know we don’t have to live in misery.
The Day Zach Galifianakis Saved Obamacare
Liberalism, they said back in the 1930s, was freedom plus groceries. In the Obama era, it was faulty websites plus hip celebrities.
Refugees: The New Greek Odyssey
Though the migrant crisis is no longer in the news, thousands remain stranded on the Greek islands in a state of total uncertainty.
A Gallery of Deregulators
Trump’s deregulation agenda is a gigantic gift to predatory lenders.
The Third Way Is a Death Trap
Centrists look at a burning planet, a racist in the White House — and plead for moderation.
How Not to Talk About Climate Change
The New York Times Magazine claims in a blockbuster new article that democracy and human nature are to blame for the climate crisis. They’re wrong.
“We Rise Together, Homie”
An interview with Antoine Dangerfield, whose video of an Indianapolis wildcat strike went viral this week — and led to his firing. He doesn’t regret it, though.
Joe Biden, the Hawk
If you’re looking for a president with a track record of boosting foreign intervention, expanding the surveillance state, and steadfastly backing Israel despite its war crimes, Joe Biden is your guy.
“We Need to Fight for Aloha”
Hawaii congressional candidate and democratic socialist Kaniela Ing on taking on Hawaii’s biggest corporations, a bold climate change agenda, and the necessity of opposing US imperialism.
Ortega and the Uprising
The Daniel Ortega of today is not the Daniel Ortega of the Sandinista Revolution.
“In the World of Film, We’ve Edited out All Rebellion”
Boots Riley on communism, Sorry to Bother You, and what kind of political action the present moment demands.