“The Spoiler” Speaks
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein on her campaign and building an alternative to the two corporate parties.
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A Better Gun Control
The only kind of gun control we have in the United States is the kind that locks up black people. We need an alternative.
Joe Biden Helped Pull the Democrats to the Right
Ronald Reagan successfully dismantled the New Deal order and pulled liberals rightward. Reagan transformed the Democratic Party — and he was aided by Democrats like Joe Biden.
Breitbart for the Left
We need left-wing media outlets to build socialism. And the late German communist Willi Munzenberg shows us how it can be done.
The Weimar Analogy
Comparing Trump's America to fascist Germany only fuels elites' antidemocratic fantasies.
Trump Mania Has Turned Democrats Into Confused Flip-Floppers
The irony of Democrats reducing their entire politics to reflexive opposition to Donald Trump is that, as a result, Trump now faces no credible opposition.
Debunking the Economist’s Myths of Free-Market Liberalism
The Economist’s liberalism is often framed as the politics of human rights and individual freedom, but its origins lie just as much in a fear of the masses and democracy.
Canada Is Betting on Mark Carney, Technocrat Extraordinaire
As an election looms, Mark Carney is the face of Canada’s Liberal Party comeback — and the latest figure to stand between the country and Trump-era fallout. He may also be its first casualty.
Liberalism’s Hollow Partisans
In 2016 we learned that for some liberals, the best time to push for fundamental change is never. In 2020, we can expect more of the same.
Have You Heard? Pete Buttigieg Is Really Smart
The recent craze for Pete Buttigieg — multilingual Rhodes Scholar and all-around smart guy — is just the latest incarnation of the meritocratic cult of “smartness.” It’s social Darwinism for elite liberals.
The Last Thing We Need Is a “New Cold War” With China
With Joe Biden releasing racist anti-China ads and Donald Trump trafficking in his usual toxic xenophobia, it’s becoming clear liberals and conservatives alike are trying to stoke a New Cold War with China. Democratic socialists must stand against it.
Canada’s Election Didn’t Halt Class Dealignment
Canada’s nationalist backlash against Donald Trump helped stall right-wing populism in this week’s election, but the underlying class dealignment remains. Workers are still drifting rightward, and the social democratic NDP is in shambles.
The Red Scare Is American Past and Present
If we want to understand how we arrived in this authoritarian moment in 2025, we need to understand one of the central pathways that brought us here: McCarthyism.
Democrats Against Single Payer
Single-payer health care has always been a goal of the Left. But Democrats have turned it into a punching bag.
The Canada Infrastructure Bank Is a Subsidy Scheme for Big Business
Justin Trudeau’s government claims that the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) can solve Canada’s infrastructure problems. In reality, the CIB is a vehicle for private interests to get their hands on public assets and revenue streams. It should be excluded from coronavirus recovery plans.
The North Korea Summit Through the Looking Glass
As much of the world celebrates a modest step towards peace in Korea, Western pundits seem to be panicking.
Bread and Roses for All
More and more people are calling themselves democratic socialists. That’s a very good thing if you care about the cause of human freedom.
The End of Roe v. Wade Is the Culmination of Years of Right-Wing Efforts
For decades, the American right has eroded the federal right to an abortion, while Democrats have failed to safeguard it. Democrats must now use their power to fund abortion access and protect basic reproductive freedoms.
Confronting the Death Drive in Trump’s America
Liberalism cannot beat back threats of political violence, nihilism, or fascism by appealing to reason alone.