The Mélenchon Factor
The establishment’s panicked reaction to Mélenchon should convince us that he stands a real chance of winning.
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The Real Free-Speech Threat
The most successful recent attacks on free speech have come from Zionist organizations seeking to suppress any criticism of Israel.
The Rohingya and the World
Ending Myanmar's ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya will require confronting both local elites and foreign capital.
The Centrist Cul-de-Sac
Even if Macron wins, five more years of neoliberalism in France could further bolster Le Pen's National Front.
David Friedman’s Anti-Palestine Politics
The past writings of the US's ambassador to Israel show just how committed he is to deepening the Israeli state's brutality.
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.
A Cure Worse Than the Disease
The “fake news” hysteria is unleashing a wave of free-speech crackdowns worldwide.
Seventy Years Since the Nakba
Despite Israel’s best efforts, the Palestinians have not disappeared.
The Good Old Days
Madeleine Albright’s Fascism: A Warning is full of criticism of Trump — but it’s silent on the swamp from which he emerged.
The Catastrophe of the Rohingya
Rohingyas in Burma are now one of most persecuted peoples in the world. What they're experiencing can only be called genocide.
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.
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.
The SPD Should Return to Its Anticolonial Roots
Germany’s Social Democrats now have a chance to make amends for the German empire’s genocidal policies in Africa. In doing so, they’d be returning to the party’s anti-imperialist roots.
When Will Capitalism Answer for Its Crimes?
People aren't turning to socialism because they're naive. They're turning to socialism because they know we don't have to live in misery.
Why Did Facebook Purge TeleSUR English?
TeleSUR English is a rare voice of dissent to US foreign policy. Is that why Facebook deleted its page?
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.
Doubling Down After Pittsburgh
The residents of Squirrel Hill refuse to become debilitated in their grief. The world beyond them should do the same.
Why “Post-Work” Doesn’t Work
Many on today’s Left seek to abolish work. But the goal of socialism is to transform it.
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.
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.