When the Excluded Organize
The domestic workers who asserted their rights in the 1970s provide a model for organizing workers today.
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Mad Men and the Movement
Mad Men succeeded in showing how social change seeps into otherwise unremarkable lives.
A Winning Strategy for the Left
Social movements should focus on targeting corporations and oppressive institutions rather than politicians.
Ella Baker’s Radical Democratic Vision
Ella Baker was one of the unsung leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. What can she teach us about movement-building today?
Why Liberals Separate Race from Class
The tendency to divorce racial disparities from economic inequality has a long liberal lineage.
The James Brown Theory of Black Liberation
We shouldn’t reduce historical narratives solely to questions of black agency. It’s bad history — and can lead to even worse politics.
Fellow Traveler Frank
Though he became a Reaganite, Frank Sinatra's early career was shaped by the Popular Front's experiments in left-wing culture.
The Legacy of Malcolm X
Malcolm X died fifty-one years ago today, just as he was moving toward revolutionary ideas that challenged oppression in all its forms.
Black Judges, Black Politicians, Black Prisoners
Political elites built the carceral state — and not just white ones.
The Socialism of the Black Panthers
A new documentary on the Black Panther Party overlooks the group’s socialist core.
Students Into Soldiers
The US military preys on the country's poorest students.
In Defense of Busing
Busing wasn't an experiment imposed by elites; it was part of a grassroots movement demanding quality education for all.
The Problem With Gun Control
Homophobic and racist violence won't be fixed by heavily armed police or discriminatory gun control.
The Left After Charlottesville
The Left can't allow itself to be consumed by debates about antifa. We need a proactive program and patient organizing.
Policing Black Radicalism
The US state has long sought to monitor and undermine black resistance movements.
The Repression Lists
For decades, the state has used lists like the no-fly list to expand its power and harass political dissidents.
The Murder of Michael Brown
How regional inequities and a local fiscal crisis conspired to kill Michael Brown two years ago today.
The Trouble With Anti-Antiracism
Movements targeting racial disparities aren't distracting attention from class inequality — they’re part of a broader radicalization against American capitalism.
Neoliberalism’s Deadly Experiment
In Michigan, privatization and free-market governance has left 100,000 people without water.
Everybody Hates Cornel West
How Cornel West went from liberal media darling to pariah.