Affirmative Action’s Labor Roots
Affirmative action was a hard-won victory by left-labor activists. It must be defended.
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The Man Who Fell to Earth
David Bowie showed that even if artists can dream, they can never fully remove themselves from the world.
Feeling Their Power
In the wake of last month's general strike, rank-and-file workers in Quebec are pushing for a stronger agreement with the government.
The Tiny House Fantasy
The tiny house movement embraces individualistic visions of property while ignoring the real causes of housing insecurity.
The Retreat of the Intellectuals
Ellen Meiksins Wood saw a great danger in the reluctance of today's intellectuals to criticize capitalism.
The Evolution of Dr. King
By the end of his life, Martin Luther King Jr was an avowed socialist.
Restoring King
There is no figure in recent American history whose memory is more distorted than Martin Luther King Jr.
The Real Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton's record cuts against the claim that she's an ardent champion of women's rights.
When Revenge Goes Wrong
Instead of a captivating revenge film, The Revenant quickly becomes an overwrought mess.
Workers in a Workers’ State
The Chinese state has dramatically escalated repression against workers organizations.
Remembering Ellen Meiksins Wood
Ellen Meiksins Wood showed so many of us what it means to be a committed intellectual.
Ellen Meiksins Wood (1942–2016)
Ellen Meiksins Wood breathed life into Marxist political theory.