George Wallace’s ’68
For every American won over to radicalism in 1968, there was another captured by George Wallace’s right-wing populism.
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What Happened to the Arab Spring?
It's been five years since the start of the Tunisian uprising. What was won — and what remains — in the Arab Spring?
Squid Game 2, an Allegory of Capitalism Versus Democracy
In the nail-biting new season of Netflix’s hit series Squid Game, players’ desperate circumstances push them to make fatally risky bets on individual success even when collective action might save them.
The Burning Question
For British Columbia's forests, threatened by the worst wildfire season on record, it's either socialism or extinction.
The New Democratic Party’s Joel Harden Is Fighting for a World Beyond Capitalism
The fight against renewed Progressive Conservative rule in Ontario will be an uphill battle. New Democratic Party MPP Joel Harden, hot off his reelection, is ready to rumble.
Say Nothing Turns the IRA’s Secret History Into TV Drama
The new FX TV show Say Nothing dramatizes one of the most controversial stories in modern Irish history, with characters that include former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams. Showrunner Joshua Zetumer spoke to us about the challenges of producing the series.
What Does Revolution Mean in the 21st Century?
We live in an era of major mass protest in nearly every single region in the world. Yet social revolutions as we knew them in the twentieth century are nowhere to be found. Why?
Inside the NYC Democratic Socialists’ Powerhouse Electoral Machine
The New York City Democratic Socialists of America has built an electoral powerhouse with no paid staff and just a few years of political experience. Here’s how they pulled it off.
Nelson Lichtenstein on a Half-Century of American Class Struggle
Labor historian Nelson Lichtenstein reflects on his long life and career, including Berkeley in the 1960s, Walter Reuther and the early UAW, Walmart, Bill Clinton, and much more.
AMLO’s War on Neoliberal Corruption
Since the 1990s, the Mexican right has portrayed privatization and deregulation as democratic causes. AMLO’s redistributive program cuts through this framing, casting neoliberalism as a form of corruption that disempowers ordinary Mexicans.
You Have to See Parasite
The brilliance of Parasite doesn’t lie in any political allegory it weaves, but instead in its depiction of the cruel realities of trying to make it in a capitalist system set against you. Everyone should go see it.
We Now Have a Democratic-Socialist “Leisure Agenda”
In the United States, we have few holidays, work long hours, and barely get vacation and sick days. There is a better way — we can win more free time and the fundamental right to relax from our bosses.
Conservative Postliberalism Is a Complete Dead End
Conservative intellectuals have recently levied a “postliberal” critique of the status quo, claiming to defend ordinary people against elites. But the solutions offered are little more than reactionary nonsense dressed up in populist rhetoric.
The Capitalist Interests Behind Donald Trump
Trumpism is often cast as a personalist project representing no coherent capitalist interest. But it is also the product of splits within the ruling class and a new power bloc uniting the tech-military complex, crypto-capital, and extractivists.
Don’t Fly Like a GA-06
The future of left politics is not with the affluent voters Jon Ossoff thought he could win over.
Marketizing China
Factory relocations and land privatizations have put Chinese migrant workers on the defensive.
The Socialist (Almost) Mayor of Buffalo
India Walton was set to become mayor of New York’s second-largest city. Then Buffalo’s establishment had their say.
The UAW Strike May Be a Watershed for the US Labor Movement
The UAW’s ongoing “stand-up strike” represents an earth-shattering departure from the union’s recent history. It’s the fruit of decades of efforts to transform the union and return it to its militant roots.
Friends In High Places
When the state offers unions a seat at the table, it can make their members politically passive. Is the trade-off worth it?
Streaming Class Struggle
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders’s social media videos are putting class struggle front and center.