Macron and May’s Battle for the Banks
Brexit has opened a fierce battle between London and Paris for the favor of the world's financial industry. Whoever wins, workers in both countries will lose.
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Nobody Cares About the Discourse
It’s we who represent the many. And the Democrat intelligentsia who represents the powerful few.
Losing the Battle and the War
Compromising on abortion rights has the potential to undermine the entire left project.
The New Communists
It’s 2017. Time to stop worrying about the questions of 1917.
We Didn’t Start the Fire
Class conflict isn’t something we choose to engage in. It’s just how capitalism works.
The Long Brazilian Crisis
Latin America's largest economy is in disarray; its historic Workers Party faces destruction; and its radical left searches for a response.
Theresa May Has Brought a Knife to a Gunfight
The British prime minister’s vow to “defeat socialism today” reveals a leadership laughably bereft of ideas.
Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained
Class struggle and running for office often pull in opposite directions. But we can’t build a socialist politics without navigating those waters.
A Plan to Nationalize Fossil-Fuel Companies
Market-based solutions can't attack climate change. Let's try nationalization.
The Country With No Left
In the mid 1960s, the Indonesian military massacred hundreds of thousands of radicals. The country's left still hasn't recovered.
The Return of the Super-Elite
New research reveals inequality levels not seen in a century — and it shows where these new super-elites live, too.
Last Chance, SPD
Only a left-wing revival can save Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) from political extinction. But leaders like Andrea Nahles and Olaf Scholz are not up to the task.
Democratic Socialists Want to Fight for Minority Rights, Not Suppress Them
Defenders of capitalism say that socialism will squelch minority rights. But the only minority groups we seek to unseat are those who trample the rights of others.
We Need Mandatory Reselection
Mandatory reselection isn’t about settling old scores. It’s about opening up politics to ordinary people.
Divide and Conquer
The primary election in New York provided socialists with some hints about how they might split the Democratic Party's working-class base from its elite leadership.
Pointing the Finger at Jeff Bezos Worked
Jeff Bezos raised Amazon’s starting wage to $15 because of pressure from workers and Bernie Sanders — showing how, even when workers and socialists are weak, we can win against the most powerful people in the world.
Panic in Westminster
What happens when irresistible Brexit meets an immovable EU? Theresa May will soon find out.
Harry Leslie Smith (1923–2018)
The life of Harry Leslie Smith, a working-class rebel to the end, was a towering monument to socialist compassion, internationalism, and peace.