Overhauling French Politics
At stake in Sunday's French election is the specter of the far right, the neoliberalism of the extreme center, and Mélenchon's challenge to the system itself.
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Debating the Bolivarian Revolution
Hugo Chávez’s victory set into motion the Pink Tide’s deepest attempt at social transformation. What happened?
“Just Cause” and Its Aftermath
With the death of Manuel Noriega, we look back at the bloody 1989 invasion of Panama and the imperial wars that it helped justify.
Storming the Stage
This July, Germany will host the twelfth annual G20 summit. Its message of global neoliberal rule will be met by mass protest.
Old Left, New Victories
How one workers' center is drawing on the past to revitalize the radical movement of the present.
“The Society We Are Fighting for Has to Be Free From All Oppression”
Kshama Sawant on how the fight against race- and gender-based oppression fits into the fight for socialism.
The Spill on the Río Sonora
The story of Mexico’s miners and their struggle for dignity and justice.
What’s Good for Facebook…
Mark Zuckerberg's barely concealed political ambitions are an extension of his company's lobbying efforts.
The Persistence of Pax Americana
Donald Trump came to Washington vowing to take on the foreign policy establishment. But Beltway elites have mostly gotten their way.
The Year of Resistance, Inc.
Throughout 2017, business leaders wagged their fingers at Trump with one hand while quietly accepting handouts with the other.
Why Anticapitalist Conservatism Fails
Critiques of capitalism from the Right aren't always completely wrong. But they can't help pulling back far short of liberation.
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 Crisis That Created Putin
Twenty years ago, a crisis of Russian capitalism doomed Moscow’s pro-Western regime and gave birth to the Putin era.
Argentina’s Anticapitalist Feminism
A bill to legalize abortion narrowly failed in the Argentinian Senate. But feminist movements have already effected a social revolution in South America.
How New York Politics Has Changed
Andrew Cuomo took his victory lap in last week's New York election. But the incumbent class below him has been shattered, and his base is hungry for radical change.
How Class Should Be Central
A strategic focus on uniting the working class doesn’t mean marginalizing the struggle against racism and sexism.
Beto O’Rourke Should Not Run for President
We don’t need another photogenic media star with run-of-the-mill liberal politics running for president. Beto O'Rourke should stay in Texas.
The Dead Remind Us
Italian researcher Giulio Regeni was murdered for his work in support of Egypt’s trade unions. The failure to bring his killers to justice shows the power of the interests he and his comrades sought to challenge.
A Women’s Strike for the 99 Percent
On March 8, 2018, millions of women across Spain struck for International Women’s Day. The nationwide shutdown showed how we can turn our personal hardships into a powerful collective resistance.
“Pay Your Interns Now”
Thirty-five thousand students in Quebec went on strike this week. Their demand is simple: interns must be paid for their labor.