The Burning Question
For British Columbia's forests, threatened by the worst wildfire season on record, it's either socialism or extinction.
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How Wallace Shawn Found His Voice
An interview with the actor, playwright, and socialist Wallace Shawn.
An Organizing Seat in City Hall
Meet the socialist city council candidate trying to make Minneapolis more than just a liberal bastion.
Victory Over the Sun
Postwar America’s greatest environmentalist was a labor leader.
RIP to David Lynch, Mysterious, Bizarre, and All-American
Director David Lynch, who died this week at 78, brought an avant-garde sensibility into the American mainstream when we needed it most. There will never be another like him.
Solidarity Will See Us Through the Second Trump Term
Donald Trump’s return is a massive blow, but we can’t allow ourselves to wallow in despair. Getting through his second term will require more than therapy — it will require solidarity and action.
Democrats Assigned Themselves One Job — and Failed
For nine years, Democrats abandoned all else to focus on one thing: keeping Donald Trump out of office. In the process, they sidelined working-class concerns, lost crucial voters, and still failed — not once, but twice — to accomplish their singular goal.
For a Democratic Society, Democratize Finance
The immense power financial institutions wield over most aspects of our lives makes a mockery of democracy. To build a truly democratic society, we need to democratize finance.
Disaster Movies Can’t Keep Pace With a World of Catastrophes
It’s become a cliché to observe that news coverage of disasters like the LA wildfires resembles a Hollywood movie. Yet the movies themselves are now shying away from depicting our disastrous reality by peddling easy myths of technological quick fixes.
Landlords Want Us to Think Rent Gouging Isn’t Price Gouging
We recognize extortionate prices for lifesaving medicine or bottled water after a natural disaster as price gouging. Landlords want us to believe that rent hikes forcing people into homelessness are just the market at work, but that’s not true.
Can We Engineer a Livable Future?
Some scientists think we should slow climate change through carbon capture and solar geoengineering. Is that a gamble worth taking?
The Work in Sex Work
Sex workers are like any other member of the working class — they're just trying to get by in the face of an unjust economic system.
Beyond “Liminal Legality”
This May Day, let's demand not just sanctuary from deportation, but legalization for all — and an end to capital's despotic rule.
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 Rise and Fall of the Socialist Party of America
Despite its ultimate demise, the Socialist Party shows us that the United States possesses no special immunity against socialist politics.
Charlie Chaplin in Moscow
Early Soviet filmmakers took great inspiration from Charlie Chaplin, but his critique of mass production put him at odds with them.
LeBron and the Union
Things are going well for NBA players. But their livelihoods still rest in the hands of the league’s stars.
You Can’t Fake It
A general strike could transform American politics. But we're nowhere near being able to call one.
Results and Prospects: Q4 2016
With Trump in office, we need resistance, but also a credible alternative.
Adam Silver Isn’t Protesting
As long as no one risks the league’s power or profits, the NBA can sell politics all the way to the bank.