Reversing Class Dealignment in Britain
“I didn’t leave Labour. Labour left us,” is a common sentiment in working-class communities across Britain. Member of Parliament Jon Trickett discusses what might be done to win back workers.
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Everyone Hates the Democrats
Progressives and moderates accuse each other of being unable to appeal to working-class voters — and maybe they’re both right.
Liberals Are Giving Up on America
In their despair at Donald Trump’s victory, liberal pundits are concluding that the masses, especially the working class, are irredeemably terrible. That’s apolitical nonsense.
The Chilean Middle Class Played a Central Role in the Coup Against Salvador Allende
The CIA and the Chilean military have rightly been seen as central culprits in the 1973 overthrow of socialist president Salvador Allende. But we shouldn't overlook the important role that the Chilean middle class played in the coup and its aftermath.
The Managerial Class Will Never Give Us Socialism
Today's capitalism may have increased the power of managers relative to owners of capital. But this shift doesn't mean a friendlier ruling class — if we want a better world, it’s still up to the working class to make it.
Shared Foundations
A new education project for union members tackles racism using labor’s strongest weapon: solidarity.
Four Myths About the “Freelancer Class”
Freelancers have more in common with other workers than with small-business entrepreneurs.
Breaking New York’s Cycle of Austerity
Since the fiscal crisis of 1975, New York has been repeatedly lashed by austerity. Now, with the latest round of post–COVID-19 cuts on the horizon, a group of socialist legislators and movement organizations are spearheading a fight to fund public services through a campaign to tax the rich.
Chile’s Attempt at Democratic Socialism Combined State Action and Bottom-Up Initiative
Chile’s socialist experiment was made possible by a confrontational working-class political party and a militant labor movement. The experience shows the promise, and the dangers, of a movement based in both government initiatives and grassroots militancy.
No, Joe Biden Won’t Give Us Social Democracy
There were many good things in the stimulus package. But claims that Biden’s Democratic Party has embraced structural change are overblown: an injection of much-needed cash isn’t the same thing as empowering workers or creating a constituency for change.
The Purge of New York
How real estate barons and investment bankers plotted the destruction of working-class New York.
Stanley Aronowitz Knew That Freedom Begins Where Work Ends
Stanley Aronowitz died this week at 88. He hated work, loved life, and brought his overflowing, exuberant approach to social problems to picket lines, classrooms, and vacation. A fighting left needs more people like him.
Bernie 1, Fox 0
Bernie Sanders didn’t just face down Fox News and prevail — he called the bluff that underpins our whole two-party system.
Margaret Thatcher (1925–2013)
Margaret Thatcher was made by her era more than she made it.
Strangers and Enemies
Strangers in Their Own Land elicits sympathy for white workers but fails to identify the class forces responsible for their plight.
Lenin’s The State and Revolution
The definitive essay on Lenin's classic pamphlet.
Capitalism Can’t Give Us Affordable Housing
Under capitalism, housing provision is based on what will make developers, lenders, and landlords rich — not what average people need to survive. That’s why we’ll never get decent, affordable housing for everyone under the free market.
The Siren Song of “Pro-Worker” Conservatism
Some “anti-elitists” on the Right say they want the GOP to be the party of the working class. But what they’re really offering is a PR campaign that won’t fundamentally change the lives of workers.
Why the Right Loves Privilege Politics
The Right deploys privilege politics to avoid class politics, obscuring where the real power lies in our society.
Defining Bernie’s Democratic Socialism
Bernie Sanders’s democratic socialism has always centered on improving the lives of working-class people and exposing how exploitation by the rich robs them of the opportunity to live dignified lives. Corporate Democrats who continue to ignore or undermine this agenda are putting themselves, the country, and the world in great peril.