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.
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The Mélenchon Factor
The establishment’s panicked reaction to Mélenchon should convince us that he stands a real chance of winning.
The Centrist Cul-de-Sac
Even if Macron wins, five more years of neoliberalism in France could further bolster Le Pen's National Front.
Bernie vs. the Washington Consensus
Yesterday, Bernie Sanders showed his commitment to a sharp break from the foreign policy platforms of both the Democratic and Republican establishments.
Why They Hate Us
The US dropped napalm on civilians and leveled entire cities during the Korean War. That's why North Korea is so hostile to America.
The Rohingya and the World
Ending Myanmar's ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya will require confronting both local elites and foreign capital.
The Renaissance of Germany’s Abortion Rights Movement
As Germany’s natalist far right rises, a growing progressive movement is challenging the country’s Nazi-era abortion laws.
The Radical Reformist
Swedish labor economist Rudolf Meidner spent his career pushing radical reforms that would shift power from business to workers.
The Ideological Limits of Asylum
We must grant refuge to migrants fleeing poverty and violence and increase the free movement of all people. But we can’t forget that the conditions Central American migrants are fleeing stem directly from US intervention in the region.
Facebook After Capitalism
Jeremy Corbyn’s call for a “free and democratic media” promises to break the stranglehold of the established monopolies. And that also means taking on tech billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg.
Directing the Revolution
Political cinema can sometimes be too highbrow for a mass audience. But in the 1960s and early '70s, French-Greek director Costa-Gavras showed that films with a revolutionary message can also be popular.
Why “Post-Work” Doesn’t Work
Many on today’s Left seek to abolish work. But the goal of socialism is to transform it.
Mexico Can Do Better For Migrants
Thirty years ago, Mexico provided shelter for 40,000 Central American migrants fleeing US-sponsored terror. Today it’s leaving the few thousand at its border in squalor. Another way is possible.
Ukraine on the Brink
Ukraine's politics are dominated by oligarchs. Its streets are more and more run by the far right.
Lyndon LaRouche’s March to Nowhere
The crises and anxieties of our age gave Lyndon LaRouche a lot of material to work with, to create his theories and control his followers. Now, his aimless and contorted reign has come to an end.
Meet Sydney Ember, the New York Times’ Senior Anti-Bernie Correspondent
Big surprise: the New York Times reporter covering Bernie Sanders has a long record of unfairly attacking Sanders — while neglecting to mention that the sources she quotes are corporate lobbyists.
Finding God in Solidarity
An interview with Rabbi Brant Rosen, founder of the United States's first openly non-Zionist temple.
Please Don’t Embarrass Our Apartheid State
When Netanyahu’s education minister defended “gay conversion therapy” and called for the entire West Bank's annexation, critics condemned only the homophobia. Apartheid's defenders don’t give a damn about the oppressed — they're just embarrassed when the far right undermines their pinkwashing of a brutal, illegal occupation.
The Appeal and Limits of Andrea Dworkin
Reading Andrea Dworkin today is still bracing. But her pessimistic, dystopian vision of a world dominated by male violence only gained currency when the utopian power of the feminist movement receded.
Getting Andy Ngo and His Fascist Friends Off Our Streets
The far right turned liberal Portland into a site of fascist violence. The Left is battling to oust them for good.