Leo Panitch and the Socialist Project
Leo Panitch will live on in the democratic socialism he espoused and the lives he touched.
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As President, Bernie Should Cancel All Student Debt
The billions of dollars in student loan debt are an economic and moral crisis. Bernie Sanders should promise to wipe it all out.
What If Labor Owned Its Workplaces?
Worker-owned firms have less wage inequality, greater job security, higher job satisfaction, stronger community ties, and greater resilience during economic downturns. The model needs to spread.
The Oligarchic Courts
The Supreme Court doesn't have a shred of democratic legitimacy. The sooner we recognize that basic fact, the sooner we will be able to confront the reactionary judiciary.
France’s Elites Are Turning Their Backs on Public Education
Emmanuel Macron has sparked protests after appointing an education minister who sent her own children to private school. France’s school system has never delivered real equality — but as the rich flock to the private sector, it’s only getting worse.
We Have Always Lived in the Casino
John Maynard Keynes warned that when real investment becomes the by-product of speculation, the result is often disaster. But it’s hard to tell where one ends and the other begins.
The Effect of Class Consciousness on Political Preferences
Political preferences are often discussed through a one-size-fits-all middle-class lens. But empirical data shows that class significantly influences voting patterns, with growing class consciousness driving dissatisfaction with established parties.
Vilfredo Pareto’s Sociology of a Ruling Class in Decline
Vilfredo Pareto once observed that history was a “graveyard of aristocracies” as ruling elites gradually become decadent, depraved, and dysfunctional. The contemporary United States is a disturbingly neat fit for Pareto’s model.
Tech Workers Need to Keep Organizing
Despite their often-high salaries, tech workers are workers. And like any other kind of worker, to advocate for their interests on the job, they need to get organized.
The Left Needs a Real Strategy for a Harris Presidency
As he campaigns for Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders is laying out a progressive agenda for 2025. It’s a program that a Harris administration could conceivably get behind, but Sanders and his allies need a way to force it to do so.
Capitalism’s Mob Mentality
Capitalists are gangsters engaged in an elaborate protection racket. The only way to get them to back off: socialism.
He Fought for the Union
Jerry Zero, who fought the Teamsters old guard to build a more democratic union, left behind a complicated legacy.
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.