The Story of the February Revolution
Russian workers went on strike on International Women's Day 1917. They ended up toppling tsarism.
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“More Tribal, More Sectarian, More Crony Capitalist Than Ever”
Bashar al-Assad has started confiscating the homes of Syrians who fled during the Civil War. For decades, his clan has purged the state of all but the most fanatical loyalists: now, it’s doing the same to society itself.
Oil Company Profits Have Surged. It’s Time to Tax the Windfall.
Amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a chorus of voices is trying to convince ordinary consumers that paying higher gas prices is some kind of patriotic act. Big Oil doesn’t need the extra profits — it needs to have those profits taxed away.
The Pussy Riot Trial Was a Warning for US Universities
The 2012 trial of Russian punk band Pussy Riot was a scandalous case of censorship dressed up as preventing offense. Claims that US campus protests over Gaza represent “faith-based harassment” are doing the same thing.
Forty Years Later, Reds Is Still One of the Best Films Ever Made About Revolutionary Politics
In 1981, Warren Beatty directed Reds, a retelling of John Reed’s classic firsthand account of the Russian Revolution. The film still stands up today as one of the greatest and most faithful depictions of revolutionary politics.
No, the European Union Shouldn’t Try to Become a New Superpower
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen speaks of the EU’s ambitions to project itself as a superpower on the global stage. But recent crises show that the last thing we need is the European Union expanding its mandate.
What the Left’s Critics Ignore About Military Solutions to Ukraine
Critics have taken the Left to task for its skeptical view of offensive military aid for Ukraine. They are quick to forget the fraught record of liberal interventionism around the world.
The Left Must Stand With the Ukrainian People and Against Putin’s War
Socialists’ first task in Vladimir Putin’s appalling war on Ukraine: provide unconditional solidarity with its victims.
Keir Starmer Will Make Britain Even More of a US Lapdog
As Keir Starmer’s Labour Party coasts toward power, its foreign policy discussion is all about being an outrider for Washington. As geopolitical conflict heats up, it wants to make Britain the US’s most implacable ally on the European continent.
The Ukrainian Poet and Anti-Imperialist You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
Vasily Eroshenko was a blind Ukrainian poet and writer of children’s stories. He traveled around the world teaching Esperanto, railing against imperialism, and witnessing revolutions in Russia and China.
Assessing Trotsky
How should we assess the legacy of Leon Trotsky?
Rosa Luxemburg Was the Great Theorist of Democratic Revolution
A new edition of Rosa Luxemburg’s writings, most of which have never appeared in English before, gives us a unique perspective on her thought. Luxemburg believed that a socialist revolution would have to be democratic or else it would be doomed to failure.
Why Are Politicians and Media Fanning the Flames of War Panic in Ukraine?
Washington officials have been terrifying the world with warnings of an imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine. But everyone else in a position to know seems pretty sure there isn’t one coming.
Europe’s Blind Eye to Israel’s War Crimes Shows the “Rules-Based Order” Is a Cruel Farce
Faced with Israel’s collective punishment of Gaza, European leaders have offered unqualified support. Their disinterest in defending international law shows there’s no such thing as “a rules-based order” — just imperial powers, and their chosen allies.
Why the Three Internationals Couldn’t Agree
On April 2, 1922, reformists and revolutionaries from three rival internationals met in Berlin in a bid to agree to a common program. Ending in failure, it was the last time for decades that Communists and Social Democrats would meet as ostensible comrades.
Joe Biden’s State of the Union Didn’t Offer Much for the Working Class
Last night, Joe Biden sounded like he was about to declare World War III. He won’t, thankfully — but he also won’t do much for working people.
There’s No Outbidding the Right-Wing Politics of Strength
Defeating Donald Trump will require going beyond rational appeals to economic self-interest.
The Last Cold War Was Disastrous — We Shouldn’t Welcome Another
A new book uses poor history to urge the ruthless containment of America’s rivals — skirting Washington’s past failures and the millions of civilian dead.
Eduard Limonov, 1943–2020
The Russian provocateur Eduard Limonov venerated “talented misfits” and claimed to offer a galvanizing cause for hopeless youths. But his politics were built on Russian revanchism — a “National Bolshevism” combining fascist imagery with a claim to restore Soviet grandeur.
Finland’s Revolution
The forgotten Finnish Revolution has perhaps more lessons for us today than events in 1917 Russia.