A Brief History of Scientology
The strange story of Scientology — Hollywood's favorite cult.
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Policing Black Radicalism
The US state has long sought to monitor and undermine black resistance movements.
The Third Way’s Last Triumph
Hillary Clinton's triangulation may win in November, but it's a politics that has little future.
Beyond Social Movement Unionism
Bringing together weak unions and weak social movements isn’t enough. We need a new kind of socialist party.
Policing Class
In Baltimore and elsewhere, repressive policing isn't just about racism — it's also about class.
The Republican Crack-Up
Trump is only a symptom — the seeds of the GOP's decline were sown long ago.
A Sharing Economy Strike
London's striking Deliveroo drivers are in a fight against the worst exploitation and abuse of the sharing economy.
The AKP’s Hegemonic Crisis
Erdoğan has unleashed a massive purge in the wake of last month's attempted coup. But he's weaker than he appears.
A Better Olympics Is Possible
We can turn the Olympics from a corporate wonderland into a place of mass celebration and popular competition.
South Africa’s Coming Two-Party System
Recent local elections show the bleak future of South African politics: two centrist parties and no left alternative.
Designing the Soviet Union
Soviet architecture had diverse and ambitious ideas for transforming the spaces people live, work, and travel in.
Locke’s Folly
Jeffersonian Democrats made a serious attempt to implement Locke’s theories. Colonization and expropriation followed.