Defeat in Victory
Geert Wilders's Party for Freedom did worse than expected on Wednesday. But there's not much else to cheer in Dutch politics.
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Rooting for the Monsters
The monsters of Kong: Skull Island are as brilliantly rendered as its politics are muddled and queasy.
Trump’s “Hard Power” Budget
Donald Trump's budget would make America even more authoritarian and militaristic than it already is.
Ignoring Antisemitism’s Threat
Zionist leaders have been downplaying antisemitic attacks in the US in order to cozy up to Donald Trump.
Ireland’s Other Proclamation
This St. Patrick's Day we remember the 1867 Fenian uprising — and its radical vision of an Irish Republic.
No Easy Answers, Just Bad History
A Vox writer sets out to prove social-democratic policies aided the far right. He fails.
The Far Right’s Leftist Mask
The European far right has cynically appropriated left-wing and pro-worker talking points for its own purposes.
Don’t Study Collective Action Alone
We're offering bulk copies of The ABCs of Socialism to groups and individuals at below costs.
Between Students and Workers
At the height of the 1960s antiwar movement, student radicals held a heated debate about their role in labor struggles. That debate is still relevant today.
Politicking Without Politics
Democratic elites are delusional — you can’t subdue the reactionary right without a robust alternative political vision.
Two Crises
Capitalism routinely creates crises for the working class. To transform society, we need to create a crisis for capitalists.
Assessing Togliatti
Palmiro Togliatti helped build the Italian Communist Party into the envy of the European left. But just how tangible was his Italian road to socialism?