Lenin’s The State and Revolution
The definitive essay on Lenin's classic pamphlet.
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The Anti-Fascist Boomerang
How anti-fascist speech laws end up targeting the Left.
The Washington Post Keeps Publishing False Claims About Medicare for All
The newspaper continues to spread a lie about Bernie Sanders's Medicare-for-All plan — despite its own fact checker admitting it's wrong.
The Great Welfare Wall
Stephen Miller’s heinous proposal draws on a long, bipartisan history of weaponizing welfare against immigrants.
The Argentine Right’s Pyrrhic Victory
Argentina's anti-abortion forces won this battle. But the feminist "green wave" will have the war.
Public Sector Workers Should Have the Right to Strike
Cynthia Nixon has come out in support of right-to-strike laws for public sector workers in New York. Backing such laws nationally should be a litmus test for all political candidates.
Striking for the Future
Striking taxi drivers in Spain are demanding state action against Uber. They show that even in the digital economy, strikes are our most potent weapon.
Sorry, Bernie Is Right
Mainstream fact-checkers are still trying to discredit Bernie Sanders's Medicare-for-All plan. But there's no way around it: single-payer is entirely realistic.
“Right to Try” Is a Cruel Farce
Drug companies want you to think they're providing glimmers of hope to terminally ill patients. Don't believe them.
Arsène Tchakarian (1916–2018)
Arsène Tchakarian was the last surviving member of a Communist military unit in the French Resistance. Mainly Jews and immigrants, they risked everything to fight the Nazi occupation.
Getting the Common Goods
The North Carolina teachers strike was the result of years of grassroots organizing. And they're not done yet.
The Kuleana of Socialism in Hawai‘i
It's election day for Kaniela Ing in Hawai'i today. His campaign shows that socialism has both deep history and future potential on the islands.