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The European Union Is an Antidemocratic Disgrace
The European Parliament elections start today. But the body itself is an insult against democracy that exists only to rubber-stamp neoliberal rule.
Real Estate Magnate Tim Gurner Is a Jerk. But He’s Saying What All Capitalists Really Think.
Real estate CEO Tim Gurner, of “millennial avocado toast” fame, has gone viral again for saying low unemployment has made workers arrogant and joblessness must rise. His remarks reveal a usually unspoken truth: capitalists rely on the subordination of workers.
DSA Is Leading the Charge
Socialism is moving from the margins to the center of American politics. After the Democratic Socialists of America’s convention in Atlanta last weekend, DSA is better positioned than ever to lead the socialist charge.
Architects Are Starting to See Themselves as Workers — and Organizing Unions
Though architects have long been seen as privileged creative professionals, they are finding themselves in increasingly de-skilled and exploitative work environments. It’s no wonder that they’re starting to unionize.
Australia’s Labor Movement Has Abandoned Unemployed Workers
Once the Australian Council for Trade Unions fought for full employment. Today it celebrates Anthony Albanese’s Labor government for its commitment to maintaining high unemployment as an antidote for inflation.
Why Socialism Needs the Suburbs
Suburbia has long been considered conservative and hostile terrain for the Left. But with the majority of people in the US and the UK residing there, socialists cannot afford to neglect the suburbs.
Modernism or Barbarism
The answer to the miseries of modernity isn't to reject modernity — it's to demand more of it.
Pablo Iglesias: The Left Needs to Break the Reactionary Stranglehold Over the Spanish State
In Spain, a center-left coalition government faces opposition not just from right-wingers and business leaders but from parts of the judiciary and police. For Pablo Iglesias, it’s time the Left pushed back against right-wing dominance in the state machine.
Conspiracist Thinking Is the Result of 40 Years of Social Atomization
Amid a disorienting explosion of crises and social shifts, there are worrying signs that some parts of the Left are becoming more susceptible to conspiracist ways of thinking. It’s a symptom of social atomization in the neoliberal era — but we don’t have to accept it as inevitable.
Whoever Wins, This Election Is Not the End of Trumpism
Joe Biden and the Democrats have steadfastly refused to articulate a compelling alternative political vision to Donald Trump’s reactionary right-wing politics. Trump looks likely to have lost, but without creating an alternative to defeat it, Trumpism could return with a vengeance four years from now.
Jimmy Carter Held the Door Open for Neoliberalism
The presidency of Jimmy Carter was deeply constrained by economic and political crises. His unwillingness to take a radical stance forced him to respond to these events by imposing austerity and doing little to strengthen labor.
Tim Ryan Is Testing the Limits of Workerist Liberalism
Tim Ryan’s nostalgia-laced fight to recapture postindustrial Ohio for the Democrats offers a glimpse at one possible future for the party in an era of cultural polarization and a rising China. But it’s not a future anyone should feel excited about.
After Corbyn, Socialists Must Continue the Struggle Within Labour
Today’s Labour leadership election is a defeat for the Left. But the real victory for our opponents would be watching the forces we have amassed in recent years scatter to the wind.
Good Luck Protecting Democracy Without Unions
New research shows that unions don’t just boost wages at the workplace — they bring a broad range of social benefits. Simply put, if you don’t have strong unions, you probably don’t have a strong democracy.
There’s No Reason for Progressives to Vote for the Watered-Down Infrastructure Bill
The reconciliation bill has been so watered down, progressives should no longer feel pressure — moral or political — to support it.
No, Workers Aren’t Striking Because of Vaccine Mandates
The ongoing strike wave in the US has little to do with vaccine mandates. Workers are striking because the labor market is relatively tight — and they smartly see that they have leverage against employers.
Socialists Should Side With Workers — Not the Chinese or American Ruling Class
The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a dangerous escalation in tensions between China and the United States. But our allegiance shouldn’t be with either country’s ruling class — it should be with both countries' workers.
The Age of Illusion
An Interview with Chris Hayes.
The Glory Days Are Over
Trump’s victory signals a deep crisis of neoliberalism.