Betsy DeVos’s Golden Age
Betsy DeVos has spent a fortune to influence education policy. If she is confirmed as education secretary, for the first time, she can do it for free.
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On Solidarity
A left that does not champion the interests of every oppressed group is no left at all.
What Social Democracy Delivers
Ted Cruz is wrong. Workers in more social-democratic countries are richer and freer than in the US.
In Defense of Die Linke
Die Linke’s Sahra Wagenknecht is wrong about refugees, borders, and police. But don’t give up on the party just yet.
Pharmageddon
The Left should push rising popular outrage at drug companies' extortionate prices to its tipping point.
An Injury to All
Donald Trump wants to divide and conquer the labor movement. We shouldn’t let him.
You Can’t Trust Capitalists
Some CEOs are endorsing Medicare for All. For socialists, that could be a trap.
Standing Rock and the Struggle Ahead
The indigenous movement is integral to the future of the planet and a winning left.
Meritocratic Myths
Elite universities don't offer poor and working-class students class mobility — they maintain a rigid class hierarchy.
Millennials Aren’t the Problem
Millennials aren't destroying society — they're on the front lines against the forces that are.
A Very Bad, No Good, Terrible Idea
The trendy new media outlet Axios is a thinly veiled scheme to give corporate America direct access to ruling elites.
Ten Proposals to Beat the European Union
A collective document from across the European left on how to challenge the EU's stranglehold on economic and social justice.
The Jerusalem Gambit
The United States recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital as part of its decades-long support of Israeli colonialism.
What Happened to Keith Ellison?
The Democratic establishment waged war on Keith Ellison. We should respond in kind.
Same Trump, New Shine
Trump's Congressional address gave his nightmarish agenda a newly "presidential" gloss. We should be worried.
No Easy Answers, Just Bad History
A Vox writer sets out to prove social-democratic policies aided the far right. He fails.
No Easy Answers
Owen Jones's call for Corbyn to stand down won't solve Labour's fundamental problems — but it could be a gift to the party's right.
After Tragedy and Farce: Martin Schulz
SPD leader Martin Schulz offers German voters more of the Third Way politics they hate in a shiny new package.
Welfare for Everyone
Liberal talking points on race and the welfare state reflect deeply conservative ideas. The Left should demand welfare for all.