Doing More with Less
Fewer workers are in unions, but density in itself doesn't always translate into power.
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Emmanuel Macron’s Constitutional Coup Has Thrown France Into Crisis
Most French people oppose raising the pension age, and there was no parliamentary majority for the change. While the reform has now been railroaded through the National Assembly, mobilized opponents see a chance to finish off an unpopular government.
Stopping the GM Shutdowns
What can workers and communities do when the company pulls the plug on an entire workplace? Tariffs and boycotts won’t cut it — the only answer is democratic planning.
I Went on Joe Rogan’s Show, and I Don’t Regret It
I was told not to go on Joe Rogan’s podcast. I did anyway — and I talked for an hour to millions of listeners about democratic socialism.
Rupert Murdoch Was the Symptom of a Rotten Public Culture That Will Outlast His Departure
Rupert Murdoch is stepping down next month after decades of promoting reactionary political causes. His toxic reputation is well deserved, but the factors shaping conservative media bias were always broader than Murdoch himself and will survive his departure.
Wall Street Devastated America. One City Is Pushing Back.
A new lawsuit challenges an interest-rate scheme that critics say helped Wall Street loot communities across America.
The New Republicans
The Democratic Party establishment has given up on the policies that would attract disaffected workers.
The Supreme Court Is an Antidemocratic Monstrosity. We Should Break Its Power.
Instead of celebrating Stephen Breyer’s retirement, we should be weakening the Supreme Court’s power. Popular majorities should determine the course of our society — not nine unelected lawyers.
UAW Reformers Just Won Control of the Union. They Want to Turn It Into a Fighting Union.
Unite All Workers for Democracy, the reform caucus in the United Auto Workers, just won sweeping victories in leadership elections. Now they’re looking to transform the UAW, one of the largest unions in the country, into a democratic fighting machine.
Why Germany Continues to Fail Its Migrant Workers
Migrant workers have served as the foundation for Germany’s rapid economic growth in the postwar years, but the benefits of that growth have not been evenly distributed. Today, precarious workers are pushing back against Germany’s exclusionary economic system.
In Sweden, the Barriers Against the Far Right Are Collapsing
The far-right Sweden Democrats were the big winners in yesterday’s general election, rising to second place. Rooted in neo-Nazism, the party is blatantly racist — but the established parties seem less determined than ever to confront it.
The Real Estate Industry and New York Progressives Are Headed for a Showdown
Progressives and socialists in the New York State legislature are bracing themselves for a titanic fight with the state’s real estate industry and landlord lobby over “good cause” eviction protections, a long-standing goal of the housing movement.
The Right Wants to Make Disabled Veterans Into the New “Welfare Queens”
Conservatives have long worked to dismantle the American welfare state. They’ve been so successful that some are even turning their sights on a formerly sacrosanct group: combat veterans returned from war.
Kingfish Down
Huey Long was assassinated 80 years ago. Whatever its appeal, his populism offered no real alternative for ordinary workers.
How the Wall Fell
The Berlin Wall's fall sparked dreams of a radically democratic East Germany. Unemployment and privatization followed instead.
New Deal–Era Leftists Tried to Win Beautiful Social Housing for the Masses
The US housing system is organized around subsidized private homeownership and underfunded public housing. But during the New Deal, leftists had a different vision: beautiful social housing for all but the rich.
A “Pathway to Citizenship” Is Not Enough
For years, the liberal establishment has advocated a “pathway to citizenship” for undocumented immigrants. That’s not enough. We need unconditional amnesty for all.
The Red-Green Alliance Won Copenhagen’s Election by Fighting for Affordable Housing
The left-wing Red-Green Alliance won November’s elections in Copenhagen with a tightly focused campaign on making housing affordable again, handing the city's Social Democrats their first defeat in over a century.
The National Debtors’ Prison
Government borrowing tends to benefit wealthy bondholders — not the average worker.
The Void Stares Back
Has the decline of the mass party caused the decline of democracy itself?