The Work in Sex Work
Sex workers are like any other member of the working class — they're just trying to get by in the face of an unjust economic system.
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Yemen’s Disaster
Yemen had the longest and deepest Arab Spring — why did the country collapse into civil war?
Still Not an Activist
Hillary Clinton is rebranding herself as an activist. Don't be fooled.
A Politics of Solidarity
Solidarity between Muslim and Latino communities is crucial to building the kind of movement that can defeat Trump.
From February to October
In the standard account, February was the good revolution and October was the extremist one. But events in Russia were far more complex than that.
The National Front Isn’t Dead
The French left shouldn't rest easy — Marine Le Pen hasn't been vanquished.
The Market Theocracy
The Handmaid’s Tale is less a dystopian nightmare about Trump’s America than a comforting fiction we tell ourselves.
No Third Way for the Planet
An environmentalism that can actually save the planet must do battle with corporations. Mainstream environmental groups have done the opposite.
The Problem With Saul Alinsky
If the Left is going to rebuild power in the age of Trump, we shouldn’t look to Saul Alinsky for a roadmap.
Walter O’Brien: The Man Who Never Returned
In 1949, the Boston People’s Artists wrote “MTA” for a left-wing candidate. The song became a hit — the man behind it disappeared.
Politics As Psyche
It doesn't matter if Trump is a tyrant in his heart of hearts.
The Shape-Shifter
Kirsten Gillibrand's name is being floated as a progressive 2020 presidential candidate. But her record shows she's a poor tribune for anti-Trump resistance.