The Streetcar Hustle
We need bold new transit projects. But Bill de Blasio’s streetcar plan shows we won't get them by catering to private developers.
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Houston Was Left to Drown
The unplanned, for-profit development of Houston turned the country’s fourth-largest city into a death trap.
Planning the Good Anthropocene
The market is blindly leading us toward climate calamity — democratic planning is a way out.
The Hidden History of Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali’s resistance to racism and war belongs not only to the 1960s, but the common future of humanity.
State of Change
Without mass mobilization, Unidos Podemos's electoral success won’t match up against the forces of austerity.
It’s Not Over
The Sanders campaign isn't the end of the line. We can use its momentum to unite movements and build broad support.
New Economy, Old Organizing
The perils of the “gig economy” have been overblown. Changes in work have the potential to open up new opportunities for labor.
Police and the Liberal Fantasy
Body cameras and more training aren't enough. We need to divert funding for police into funding for human needs.
Sympathy for the Devil?
Refusing to engage with Trump's base will only guarantee the growth of the far right.
Chicago Teachers Prepare for Battle
Chicago teachers have voted overwhelmingly to strike in the face of concession demands and austerity.
The Antiwar Tour
Two American veterans journeyed to Japan to apologize for US war crimes. They found a growing grassroots antiwar movement.
Socialism in an Age of Reaction
Noam Chomsky on progressive reform, Fidel Castro, and building resistance under Donald Trump.
The Confusion Candidate
The Democrats' central weakness comes from being a party of business but having to pretend otherwise.
Fascism by Another Name
France's National Front has used all the old fascist tricks to gain power.
A Guide to the February Revolution
One hundred years after Russia's February Revolution, we answer your questions about the historic rebellion.
Targeted Social Programs Make Easy Targets
Trump’s assault on Medicaid highlights the cancer at the heart of the US welfare state: means-testing.
The Enigmatic Anarchist
Lucy Parsons's life was rife with contradictions. But her commitment to workers' emancipation was never in doubt.
Die Linke’s Identity Crisis
With parliamentary elections looming this fall, the German left party is struggling to present itself as an exciting alternative to the status quo.
The July Days
The Bolsheviks wanted to avoid the Paris Commune's fate. That’s why they didn’t take power in July 1917.
After the Elections
The French left’s task is clear: build a coherent majority that can work together to change society.