The Strike That Didn’t Change New York
The Chicago teachers’ strike was a victory for workers around the country. But how do we move from homegrown resistance to a national movement that could ignite a shift in public policy?
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Tea Party Yankees
Today's Republican extremism owes more to the Constitution that established the Union than the secessionists who sundered it. It's Hoover's party — and Madison's — not Calhoun's.
Socialism in One Village
Spain's Marinaleda may not quite be a utopia, but it beats “reality” hands-down.
My Brooklyn, Not Yours
Brooklyn nostalgia has done more than sell hot dogs and baseball memorabilia.
After the Flood
Margaret Atwood's post-apocalyptic trilogy sees localized resistance to a dystopian future.
Scotland, 9/19
Scotland’s Yes campaign has been a bright spot for the Left. But will independence really challenge neoliberalism?
The New Loan Sharks
The dependence of the poor on payday loans is neither natural nor inevitable. It is the result of neoliberal policies.
Money Before Music
Corporate music festivals amplify the power of capital, to the detriment of artists and fans.
Why the Right Loves Privilege Politics
The Right deploys privilege politics to avoid class politics, obscuring where the real power lies in our society.
Small Miracles
Small and medium-sized European countries like the Netherlands play an outsized role protecting international capital and empire.
What Is Trump Country?
Donald Trump's base has always been the upper class — not poor workers.
The Myth of the Progressive Capitalist
The same companies that oppose North Carolina's bathroom bill bankroll the politicians who passed it.
Keep the Red Planet Red
Sure, let's colonize Mars — but without Elon Musk's help.
LeBron and the Union
Things are going well for NBA players. But their livelihoods still rest in the hands of the league’s stars.
No Salt Added
Obama's labor board failed to protect union salts. Now union busters can go back on the attack.
It’s Oklahoma’s Turn to Strike
On Monday, schools will be shut down across Oklahoma as rank-and-file teachers look to build on the momentum of the West Virginia strike.
Here’s How Much Money America’s Biggest Corporations Have Stolen From Their Own Workers
An eye-opening new report has documented billions of dollars of corporate theft from workers. The government is turning a blind eye.
Meet Sydney Ember, the New York Times’ Senior Anti-Bernie Correspondent
Big surprise: the New York Times reporter covering Bernie Sanders has a long record of unfairly attacking Sanders — while neglecting to mention that the sources she quotes are corporate lobbyists.
Give Us AOC’s 70% Tax Rates — But Save the 1950s Nostalgia
Pining for the high marginal tax rates of the 1950s doesn't do us any good. The rich still avoided paying taxes in those days — and the taxes they did pay went to funding Cold War militarism, not domestic spending.
Seattle, “the Soviet of Washington”
Decades before Amazon dominated the city, Seattle was the fiery site of labor unrest, radical action — and the US's only true general strike.