Elite Feminists Ran Cover for Andrew Cuomo
Andrew Cuomo’s downfall has discredited a host of liberal feminist activists who quietly advised the governor on his response to sexual harassment accusations.
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Migrant-Led Movements Are Leading the Charge Against Australian Border Barbarism
Australia’s sadistic border regime doesn’t stop at its offshore detention camps in Papua New Guinea and Nauru. As those island prisons are wound down, a new asylum-seeker-led organization is campaigning for basic rights for those living in precarious situations inside Australian borders.
The Emancipatory Past and Future of Black Politics
Our conceptions of black politics today are often monolithic and juxtaposed as separate from or even against democratic-socialist politics. But 75 years ago, black leaders and activists shared a broad consensus around the importance of the labor movement and multiracial class organizing for black liberation.
Mainstream Media Are Obsessed With Comparing Bernie to Trump
Corporate media can't stop equating Bernie Sanders with Donald Trump. That's because for them — and their bosses — Bernie is the bigger threat.
Don’t Let Liberals Write Off Workers in “Flyover Country”
The New York Times is trying to convince us that “Middle America” can never be won over to Bernie Sanders’s left-wing platform. Don’t listen to the nonsense — workers everywhere can and should be organized.
Kanye’s Dark Twisted Presidential Fantasy
Kanye West’s bid for president didn’t come out of nowhere. He’s always been a contradictory figure, and arrogance always mingled with his nuance and consciousness.
Labor Union Membership Has Just Hit an All-Time Low. We Need to Reverse This Trend.
Unions are more popular than ever, but union membership just hit a new low. We need to elect Bernie Sanders, make his “Workplace Democracy Plan” a reality, and encourage a new wave of workplace militancy to stop the decline and end the devastation of working-class communities.
Closing the Russiagate
With the end of Mueller’s inquiry, our long, national hallucination is finally over. But the damage done by neocons and liberal conspiracy theorists is just beginning.
The Critics Ruined “Us”
Jordan Peele's "Get Out" was a masterpiece. "Us" is a tedious drag tailored to the sensibilities of critics.
Over and Over and Over Again, History Has Vindicated Edward Snowden
An appeals court recently ruled a mass surveillance program exposed by Edward Snowden was illegal. It's only the latest example of Washington admitting Snowden had, despite being continuously denounced by pundits and politicians, done the right thing by leaking information about the government’s massive surveillance operations.
Libertarians Can’t Save the Planet
Libertarians once claimed they had the answer to the environmental crisis. But the reality of climate change has simply exposed the futility of their creed.
We Still Don’t Know Who Is Paying for Trump’s Supreme Court Seats
The conservative front group backing Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination already spent $27 million to remake the Supreme Court. We have no idea where the money came from.
Dear Yang and Gang, Nothing but Love and Respect to You.
Andrew Yang is a capitalist. But unlike many liberals, he tried to come up with concrete, material solutions to inequality.
The “Stop Sanders” Movement Is Worried That Bernie Can Actually Win, Not That He’ll Lose
“Electability” is the public rallying cry of the Stop Bernie campaign. But look a little closer, and the real issue becomes clear: the establishment fears having a democratic socialist in the White House.
Bernie Sanders Can Exploit Donald Trump’s Weaknesses
Donald Trump has broken promises to leave Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid alone. This basic dishonesty leaves him vulnerable to attack — but only by Bernie Sanders, because Sanders has the longest and strongest record defending the exact programs Trump wants to cut.
The Tories Are the Proud Party of Racism
In Britain, the choice is clear: the Tories are led by people who have done grave material harm to ethnic minorities. Labour is led by people with a record of determined opposition to racism.
Private Equity Firm Blackstone Actually Had a Sub-Zero Tax Rate Last Year
Even though Blackstone, the world’s largest private equity firm, raked in billions in profits last year, new documents show their tax rate actually went below zero. This may help explain why CEO Stephen Schwarzman has spent nearly $25 million to help Trump and GOP senators win: to ensure the tax breaks enriching Blackstone stay in place.
Why Bernie Sanders Is the Strongest Candidate on Mental Health Care
From rising anxiety to suicides to drug abuse, we’re in the middle of a mental health crisis. Bernie Sanders is the best candidate to tackle that crisis head-on.
Puerto Rico’s Disasters After the Earthquakes
Puerto Rico has been repeatedly battered with hurricanes and, most recently, massive earthquakes. The disasters have been worsened by the government’s lack of response to the earthquake’s devastation — especially on the island’s schools.
Bootstrap Populism
Rallying behind “free enterprise” mythology, American capitalists have long claimed to be gritty underdogs facing off against a rising statism.