Social Media Companies Like Instagram Are Censoring Dissent
In recent weeks, Instagram and Facebook have censored posts focused on COVID-19 in India and protests in Colombia and Palestine — with little explanation as to why.
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Omar Blondin Diop’s Death Showed the Horrors of Neocolonialism
48 years ago, Senegalese leftist Omar Blondin Diop died in detention under suspicious circumstances. His death triggered widespread outcry against Western-backed state repression — and it laid bare the violence of neocolonialism.
Ronald Reagan Made Central America a Killing Field
In the 1980s, the Reagan administration used Central America as a testing ground to rehabilitate US imperial "hard power" after defeat in Vietnam. The results were predictable: death squads, massacres, and murderous repression of left-wing movements.
Without a Mass Membership, Australia’s Labor Party Is on the Road to Nowhere
The Australian Labor Party has been bleeding support for years, and it won't recover without active members who can engage with working-class communities. Undemocratic right-wing cliques are standing in the way of renewal, but ACT Labor shows that a different way of doing politics is viable.
Calm Down, Mass Inflation Is Not Around the Corner
The frenzied warnings of impending mass inflation are completely overblown. The inflation we've seen has been limited to a few specific items — and putting the brakes on the economy now would hammer the working class.
Was John Stuart Mill a Socialist?
John Stuart Mill might have lots of libertarian fans, but his idiosyncratic ideas, despite their limitations, had more in common with democratic socialism than pro-capitalist ideologies.
The British Elite Lets the Bodies Pile High
Dominic Cummings’s bombshell testimony on Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s disastrous response to COVID gives us a window into the murderous and deranged culture of the British elite.
The Women of Raqqa Are Rebuilding Their Future
Four years since Raqqa was liberated from ISIS, women are playing a leading role in rebuilding the Syrian city. Their activism shows that socialist feminism isn’t just about gender parity in top jobs — it’s about women taking control of their own lives.
Capitalists Exploit Workers — Even When They’re “Socialists”
After the “socialist”-branded No Evil Foods busted its workers’ union last year, the company settled with two former employees for $40,000. But those workers still aren’t satisfied — and the private-equity backed company is as fiercely opposed to worker organizing as ever.
How Joseph Stalin Became a Bolshevik
Ronald Suny’s Stalin: Passage to Revolution traces Joseph Stalin’s trajectory from his boyhood in Georgia to the Russian Revolution in 1917. In an interview, Suny explains the specificities of the Georgian socialist movement, Stalin’s role in the revolution, and why Stalinism was “bloody, ruthless,” and “the nadir of the Soviet experiment.”
Will Bolsonaro Be Held Responsible for Brazil’s COVID-19 Disaster?
Jair Bolsonaro has overseen one of the most disastrous COVID-19 responses in the world. A new congressional inquiry into his misconduct faces long odds — but could help expose the disaster to the Brazilian people ahead of the election against former president Lula.
Ending the Filibuster Is About Defending Democracy
Ending the filibuster isn’t just crucial to getting any positive legislation passed — it’s a question of whether we believe in the basic principle of majority rule.