Why We’re Marxists
Marxism lives because we have not gone beyond the circumstances that created it.
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Saving Private Capital
US corporations are sitting on $2 trillion and the public sector is suffering massive budget shortfalls. Yet the Economist can't imagine the two are connected.
Detroit’s Grand Bargain
Detroit’s bankruptcy and decay are symptoms of a fully-functioning free market, not a new “post-capitalist” order.
When Presidents Get Bored
Beware politicians yearning for more stimulating political life. They usually seek it abroad, in foreign wars and imperial exploits.
Privatizing Marx
We shouldn’t sympathize with Lawrence and Wishart. Karl Marx’s work belongs to the public.
Paying Dues
Ending dues check-off will not reverse the labor movement’s bureaucratization and conservatism.
Blood Banking
Tissue and organ transfers are assumed to go from the healthy to the sick — not the poor to the wealthy.
Stay Classy
Class is not the universal solvent that does away with all identity.
Gabriel Kolko’s Unfinished Revolution
Kolko reshaped the way we think about how the state protects and advances capitalist interests.
What’s Next for the German Left?
The German left must figure out how to create an appealing socialist project among the “winners” of Europe’s crisis.
Educating for the Status Quo
The Common Core leaves intact the longstanding ethos of American public education: what’s good for capital is good for the student.