The Best Way to Support Cubans Is to End the US Blockade
The Left’s approach to Cuba should be simple: oppose US attempts to devastate the country’s economy through the blockade.
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The Scottish National Party Can’t Be Trusted to Tackle the Climate Crisis
Nicola Sturgeon’s SNP has teamed up with the pro-independence Scottish Greens. But Sturgeon’s rhetoric on climate change has never been matched by action.
Cuomo’s Ouster May Have Saved Public College in New York
Andrew Cuomo's record as New York governor was marked by an undisguised personal contempt for public university education. His ouster offers a chance to roll back the attacks on higher ed.
The Contemporary US Right’s Roots in 1930s Union-Busting
The roots of the modern US right lie in the California fields of the 1930s, where large growers ferociously resisted farmworker organizing. It’s a reminder that opposing working-class power has been central to the US right from the very beginning.
America Has a Moral Obligation to Allow Afghan Refugees In
The United States has made Afghanistan its imperial football for decades. If American elites really care about alleviating human suffering, as they claim, they must open the door to refugees immediately.
Dominicans of Haitian Descent Are Living in a Stateless Nightmare
Brought to the Dominican Republic by the promise of jobs in the sugar fields, Haitian Dominicans have spent generations in a Kafkaesque trap of statelessness, enduring decades of exploitation and even government-sanctioned murder.
Jean-Paul Sartre Took a Stand Against Empire
Jean-Paul Sartre came to prominence just as France was trying to cling onto its empire in a series of bloody wars. He used his platform as a public intellectual to speak out bravely against colonial repression, risking his own life in the process.
The Best Way to Help Afghans Is to Let Them Come to the US
The idea that the United States should have stayed in Afghanistan to stop it from falling to the Taliban is dangerously misguided. But there is one thing the US can and should do: admit every single Afghan refugee.
For Many Afghans, the US Occupation Was Just as Bad as the Taliban
Pointing to Taliban human rights violations, war hawks wish US troops were back in Afghanistan. Somehow they’ve already forgotten that the recklessness and sadism of those troops is why the Taliban came roaring back in the first place.
Walter Benjamin’s “Critique of Violence” Is a Revolutionary Call to Arms
German philosopher Walter Benjamin published his famous essay “The Critique of Violence” a hundred years ago. It shows Benjamin’s commitment to a Marxist vision of workers’ revolution against a legal system that protects and mystifies ruling-class power.
Liberals Are Far Too Obsessed With Polls
Opinion polls give us important insights to build political strategy from. But the way Democrats have become obsessed with them is completely distorting the party’s strategic thinking. It’s a recipe for incoherence and defeat.
India Walton Won Big With Renters in Buffalo
How did India Walton win the mayoral primary in Buffalo? A look at the data reveals one demographic that came out big for her: renters, many of whom are suffering from a lack of affordable housing in the city.