Argentina in its Labyrinth

Argentina's looming economic crisis is the result of extreme neoliberal policy: as implemented by the military dictatorship, the IMF, and current president Mauricio Macri.

Noam Chomsky: Trump’s Inaction on Climate Change Makes Him “the Worst Criminal in History, Undeniably”

In an interview, Noam Chomsky talks about the “absolutely unprecedented scope and scale” of the protests against the police murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, the importance of Lula’s presidency in Brazil, and why Donald Trump's refusal to act to stop the impending catastrophe of climate change makes him “the worst criminal in human history.”

Bacurau Is the Most Must-See Movie Since Parasite

Movies about class and inequality have made it into the global mainstream recently and are picking up major prizes. The genre-busting, edge-of-your-seat Brazilian film Bacurau is the latest. You've gotta see it.

The COP27 Climate Summit Was Another Exercise in Corporate Greenwashing

Last week’s COP27 summit in Egypt ended with the world still on track for a disastrous rise in global temperatures. But a new climate policy from Brazil after Jair Bolsonaro’s defeat was one ray of hope for those on the front lines of the climate crisis.

The Reactionary Jargon of Decoloniality

Cloaked in an impenetrable jargon, “decoloniality” dehistoricizes and culturalizes colonialism. It’s a political and intellectual dead end for socialists.

War on Wheels

Formula One has its origins in Italian and German fascism. It continues to flirt with authoritarianism today.

Trump’s Foreign Policy Is About Pushing Back on China

Donald Trump’s recent blustery foreign policy proclamations have many pundits scratching their heads. They should be seen as part of a broader project of reasserting US hegemony in the Americas and pushing back on Chinese geopolitical influence.

Latin America’s Bitter Stalemate

The Pink Tide governments failed because they couldn't transform the region's economy. But the resurgent right doesn't have a solution to the economic crisis either — and the impasse is deepening the basis for violent, reactionary politics.

Life After Dilma

“Revolutionary Cycles Are Contagious”

AMLO's party MORENA is launching a mass popular education project. The aim: to empower every working person with the tools to transform Mexico from the bottom up.

The Pressure Cooker in El Salvador

El Salvador president Nayib Bukele has been in office eight months, and his post-ideological pretenses on the campaign trail have quickly veered to the right. In an interview, Salvadoran economist Julia Evelin Martínez assesses Bukele’s first eight months in office, the sad state of the Salvadoran left, and why she’s fervently hoping for a Bernie Sanders presidency.

Cuba’s Coronavirus Response Is Putting Other Countries to Shame

Cuba is caricatured by the Right as a totalitarian hellhole. But its response to the coronavirus pandemic — from sending doctors to other countries to pioneering anti-viral treatments to converting factories into mask-making machines — is putting other countries, even rich countries, to shame.

Anti-Communist Massacres Killed Indonesia’s Hopes for National Liberation and Socialism

The mass slaughter of leftists in Indonesia was more than just another Washington-backed atrocity. It was the prototype for smashing the hopes and dreams of the Left in the developing world — for good.

Martial Arts in the Age of Trump

From the UFC to Hollywood, MMA and other ultra-brutal martial arts have gone mainstream — hand in hand with the rise of the far right.

With Pedro Castillo, Peru Has a Chance to Vanquish Fujimorismo

Fujimorismo is the glue holding together right-wing politics in Peru. In the second round of the country's elections, trade unionist Pedro Castillo has the potential to destroy it. But he’ll have to unite the Left first.

South Africa Has Not Been Immune to Right-Wing Populism

Since the end of apartheid, South Africa's ANC has held a firm grip on power. In recent years, the party, plagued by accusations of clientelism and corruption, has been met with opposition from populist forces seeking to advance an ethno-nationalist agenda.

Gustavo Petro Is the Only Democratic Choice in Colombia’s Presidential Election

Left-wing candidate Gustavo Petro faces a runoff against a far-right populist, Rodolfo Hernández, for Colombia’s presidency. Predictably, the traditional establishment is lining up to support his self-styled “antiestablishment” opponent.

Gun Control Alone Won’t Suppress the US’s Death Drive

Mass shootings are only the latest horrific chapter in the US’s long history of gun violence, which stretches from prerevolutionary slave patrols to our ongoing trade in military technology. Confronting this bloodlust will require more than just gun control.

From Bowling Alone to Posting Alone

Robert Putnam’s Bowling Alone chronicled the growing loneliness and isolation of wealthy societies. Twenty years later, the problem is far worse than he could have imagined.

What Does Revolution Mean in the 21st Century?

We live in an era of major mass protest in nearly every single region in the world. Yet social revolutions as we knew them in the twentieth century are nowhere to be found. Why?