What Was MAGA Nationalism?
On the campaign trail, Donald Trump fused nationalist appeals with selective attacks on Republican market ideology. As president, he provided more rhetoric than change.
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More Than An Epithet
What Jonathan Chait doesn't get about neoliberalism.
The Colombian Right Can’t Accept a Progressive President
Two years after taking office as Colombia’s first left-wing president, Gustavo Petro still faces tenacious resistance to his agenda. His opponents in Congress have united to block labor and health care reforms that are vital for working-class Colombians.
There’s No Such Thing as the “National Interest”
According to establishment pundits and politicians, countries have “national interests” they carry out in the international arena. But “national interests” is just another phrase for ruling-class interests. The old socialist argument is true: workers of all countries have more in common with each other than their respective countries’ ruling elites.
Salvini Isn’t About to Take Over Europe
Matteo Salvini, Italy’s hard-right interior minister, has no intention of taking his country out of the eurozone. And his plans to change the EU from within are surprisingly feeble.
The Forgotten Coalition
African Americans were willing and able participants of the New Deal — reshaping the very meaning of American liberalism.
Beyond the Whack-a-Mole Left
Though often condemned to the fringes of American political life, the radical left has changed the course of US history.
Canada’s Housing Crisis Demands Action, Not Words
As Canadians struggle with impossible housing costs, political rhetoric must align with concrete actions. This entails moving beyond vague appeals for “affordable housing” and focusing on the fundamental goal: securing housing for everyone.
American Socialists Have Grappled With Race From the Very Beginning
A new book torpedoes the familiar notion that 19th-century US socialists were indifferent toward race. While flawed, the “interracial internationalism” they espoused should be recognized as part of early socialism’s legacy.
American Politics Is Broken. Liberalism Can’t Fix It.
Ezra Klein’s new book Why We’re Polarized identifies much of what’s wrong in the gridlocked US political system. But he dismisses the role of class in cohering the movements that can finally democratize it.
No, Rashida Tlaib Is Definitely Not Antisemitic
Donald Trump and Republican elected officials are yet again attacking a critic of Israel — this time, Rashida Tlaib. By now, everyone should recognize these attacks as disingenuous attempts to shut down voices on the Left.
Feminism Needs Capitalism Like a Fish Needs a Bicycle
The inclusion of more women at the top of oppressive power structures shouldn’t be confused with women’s liberation. We need a radical, socialist feminism, not a repackaged version of Sheryl Sandberg’s corporate-friendly "lean-in" brand.
Labour’s Crises
The Labour Party's historical crises are rooted in crises of capitalism.
The Will and the Intellect
C. Wright Mills was born 100 years ago today. We remember his life and legacy.
Democratic Leaders’ Craven “Socialism” Vote Is a Symptom of Political Cluelessness
Some Democrats apparently thought voting for the GOP’s ludicrous anti-socialism resolution would keep them safe from Republican attacks. They’ll find out soon enough how wrong they were.
Don’t Cry For Comey
A look at James Comey’s tough-on-crime career shows that his worst scandals had nothing to do with Hillary Clinton’s emails.
The Democratic Precedent
Democrats would like you to think he came up with it on his own, but Trump’s separation of migrant families is a cruel twist on an Obama-era practice.
The Welfare State They Were In
Belle and Sebastian's If You're Feeling Sinister seems like a soundtrack of breezy lives of personal heartbreak and occasional triumph unencumbered by the larger troubles of the world. But the album is a direct product of Scotland’s welfare state.
The Trump Era Is Over. Our Leaders Want To Take Us Back To 2015
With the Trump presidency thankfully in its death throes, Joe Biden and the Democratic leadership are in thrall to a dangerous illusion that they can take the country back to the political world of 2015 as if nothing happened. They’re about to learn that they’ve won a Pyrrhic victory.
The Glory Days Are Over
Trump’s victory signals a deep crisis of neoliberalism.