The Lost Partisans
Today Italy celebrates Liberation Day. But the true spirit of the antifascist resistance has long been obscured.
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June 17, 1953
On this day in 1953, a strike in Berlin turned into a nationwide rebellion for workers' power in East Germany.
The Other Game Seven
Beyond the drama on the basketball court is the story of sports owners and how they reshape the cities they do business in.
The Long Struggle of Mexican Teachers
The teachers' protests that have erupted in Mexico are part of a century-long fight for equitable schools and genuine democracy.
The Roots of Islamophobia in France
The rise of Islamophobia in France grew out of elites' need to manage working-class resistance.
The Internet Should Be a Public Good
The Internet was built by public institutions — so why is it controlled by private corporations?
Clinton and Kaine’s Anti-Union Roots
Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine's forebears aren't the New Deal's labor liberals. They're the Progressive Era's anti-union reformers.
Good News, Everybody!
Politicians are celebrating a decline in the poverty rate. There's just one problem: it doesn't really measure poverty.
From Toledo to Standing Rock
The recent decision to call up the National Guard at Standing Rock conjured up images of Guard–led repression throughout US history.
Inside “the Jungle”
France's recently razed "Jungle" refugee camp illustrates the human toll of Europe's anti-refugee policies.
A Blueprint for a New Party
With the rise of Donald Trump, we need to think seriously about what it would take to form a democratic organization rooted in the working class.
The Forgotten Cameroon War
French officials like to project a sunny view of their country’s colonial past. Tens of thousands dead in Cameroon would tell a different story.
Conservatives Against Incarceration?
Fiscal conservatives were never going to bring down the carceral state. A broader fight against social inequality is needed.
El Salvador’s New Battlefield
Twenty-five years after laying down their arms, the FMLN continues its struggle.
We Can Make the Nazis Back Down
How a Montana town came together to shut down a white-supremacist march led by Richard Spencer.
From Realignment to Reinforcement
Leftists looking to take over the Democratic Party will confront even more roadblocks than in the past.
Why We Need a Federal Job Guarantee
Giving everyone a job is the best way to democratize the economy and give workers leverage in the workplace.
The Great God Trump and the White Working Class
The political and social war that is now inevitable in the United States could shape the character of the rest of the century.
Remembering Red Vienna
Though tragically snuffed out by the rise of fascism, Red Vienna was an island of socialist organizing and workers' power worth commemorating.
Again and Again and Again
The same racist rhetoric used against Syrians was also used to shut the door to Jewish refugees escaping the Holocaust.