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Italy’s Democrats Are the Party for the End of History
Italy’s Democratic Party refuses to break with the neoliberal status quo. This political conservatism will only further open the door to the populist right, which has massively increased its support in recent years.
Japan’s Labor Movement Is Taking Up the Demands of Part-Time and Temporary Workers
In Japan, part-time and temporary workers account for nearly 40% of the workforce but have historically been ignored by the country’s trade unions. This spring, 16 unions came together to demand a collective wage increase for nonregular workers.
The Curious Case of Urban Homesteading
For decades, elites have sung the praises of homeownership while leaving the promise of affordable housing unfulfilled.
A Revolution in Everyday Life
In the decades after 1945, European leftists disillusioned with workers’ parties created new protest movements and countercultures. Their efforts were boundlessly creative — but also reflected an erosion of the mass politics that had sustained the old left.
Democrats Still Don’t Get Why Trump Won
Despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, many Democrats are certain that what cost Kamala Harris the 2024 election was bigotry in the “flyover states.” And that misunderstanding is only going to lock them out of power longer.
The Long Struggle Against Dependency
The Pink Tide governments’ efforts to break from the tyrannies of world market dependence are not new. Neither are their failures to do so.
The Left Has a Long, Proud Tradition of Opposing War
There’s a long and rich tradition of the Left’s opposition to militarism that dates back to the First International. It’s an excellent resource for understanding the origins of war under capitalism and helping leftists maintain our clear opposition to it.
Islamophobia at the Beach
The persistent targeting of Muslims in France requires a left response.
Arwa Salih and the Lost Generation of Egyptian Communism
Two generations of Egyptian Marxists debated how they should respond to Nasser and the system he founded. Some were defeated, some were co-opted — and their failure still haunts the Egyptian left today, fifty years after Nasser’s death.
Democrats’ Lies About Tax Breaks Sound a Lot Like Republicans’
Against the opposition of AOC and other progressives, key Democrats are demanding a tax break for their wealthy donors more regressive than even Trump’s notorious tax cuts.
Italy’s Longest-Ever Factory Occupation Shows How Workers Can Transform Production
For two years, the GKN auto parts plant in Florence, Italy, has been occupied by laid-off workers. It's the longest factory occupation in Italian history — and its retooling for green production shows how workers can reorganize the economy while saving jobs.
Amazon Workers Are Organizing, and Elected Officials Are Supporting Them
A reborn workers’ movement needs both organized workplace militancy and left-wing politicians that back them. Sunday’s Staten Island Amazon rallies — attended by Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and other elected officials — featured both.
Queer Liberation Is a Labor Issue
Today, corporations see Pride Month as another chance to sell their products. But the greatest gains for the LGBTQ movement came through fighting corporations, challenging workplace discrimination, and building unions.
Five Ways Bosses Fight Labor
Why are unions so weak in the US? Because for well over a century, employers have used every tactic in the book to crush them.
The UAW Has Disrupted Business as Usual. And They May Turn Up the Pressure Tomorrow.
The UAW has given the Big Three until noon tomorrow to make progress at the bargaining table or face a strike escalation. One week in, the historic walkout has already left politicians and bosses alike scrambling amid an utterly justified worker action.
Greece’s Syriza Has Hit the End of the Road
When Greece’s left-wing Syriza elected Stefanos Kasselakis — a former registered Republican and businessman — as its leader, it marked a low point for the party. Kasselakis has since left Syriza, but he has left behind a party without a sense of purpose.
Why Bernie Is the True Feminist Choice
For feminists, this election presents a clear choice — between advancing the interests of 1 percent of women and fighting for the liberation of the rest. Bernie Sanders is on the side of the 99 percent.
Zohran Mamdani Wants to Reclaim Efficiency From the Right
New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani is trying to demonstrate that the public sector can match or even surpass the private sector in excellence. It’s high time the Left reclaimed the value of “efficiency” from right-wing forces of privatization and austerity.