From Germany to Greece
Five German left activists on building solidarity with the Greek people and confronting the pro-austerity elites in their own country.
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Building Radical America
The 1960s magazine that kept alive the history of the US left and provided the intellectual material for its future.
In Defense of Progress
Material progress and democratization are still the basic tenets of any viable socialist politics.
The Man Who Fell to Earth
David Bowie showed that even if artists can dream, they can never fully remove themselves from the world.
The Egyptian Counterrevolution
Despite the best efforts of Egypt's elite, the struggle for democracy has not been extinguished.
Between King and Kaiser
The Great War spurred the separatist movement, but it also blurred the lines between nationalism and socialism on the Irish left.
Die Linke: Ten Years On
A decade after its formation, can Germany's Die Linke manage its contradictions and live up to its promise?
Ignoring Antisemitism’s Threat
Zionist leaders have been downplaying antisemitic attacks in the US in order to cozy up to Donald Trump.
Breitbart for the Left
We need left-wing media outlets to build socialism. And the late German communist Willi Munzenberg shows us how it can be done.
Democratizing Ujamaa
Tanzania's leftist ACT party wants to establish a model for democratic socialism on the African continent.
The Long Struggle Against Dependency
The Pink Tide governments’ efforts to break from the tyrannies of world market dependence are not new. Neither are their failures to do so.
The Legacy of Vladimir Lenin
One hundred years after the Russian Revolution, Vladimir Lenin's ideas on democracy, terrorism, and revolution still matter.
Die Linke’s Identity Crisis
With parliamentary elections looming this fall, the German left party is struggling to present itself as an exciting alternative to the status quo.
Blanqui and Marx
If we ignore Blanqui’s influence on Marx, we miss important ideas about the role of theory and practice in revolutionary politics. A reply to William Roberts.
After Disarmament
The leftist Basque group ETA has laid down its arms. What's next for the independence movement?
The July Days
The Bolsheviks wanted to avoid the Paris Commune's fate. That’s why they didn’t take power in July 1917.
The Spill on the Río Sonora
The story of Mexico’s miners and their struggle for dignity and justice.
Victory in Stagnation?
Die Linke’s electoral result shows what the party must do to really contend for power.
Lessons From the First Red Century
"We want a left that can learn from 1917 Russia and 1976 Sweden."
The Myth of “Populism”
It's the transatlantic commentariat’s favorite political put-down. It’s also historically illiterate.