The Casualties of the Drone War
Since the War on Terror began, the US military has used aerial bombing campaigns to avoid American combat losses. But they’ve led to a staggering number of civilian deaths.
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Why the Uprising in Belarus Failed
It's six months since the fraudulent election in Belarus sparked mass protests against Alexander Lukashenko's authoritarian regime. The collapse of his statist model of capitalism has fed mass discontent with his rule — but the liberal opposition's own promises of change also drew skepticism among working-class Belarusians.
Extreme Free-Market “Shock Therapy” in Postcommunist Eastern Europe Was a Disaster
Free-market ideologues claimed that economic “shock therapy” would turn communist states into models of prosperity. Instead it triggered a recession deeper than the Great Depression and fostered the ultranationalist right in countries like Hungary and Poland.
Voting on Dictatorship
Tomorrow's referendum in Turkey is about one thing: Erdoğan's brazen bid for dictatorial power.
Storm the Ivies!
A modest proposal.
The Pentagon Seriously Contemplated Nuking China in 1958
Newly leaked documents show that US officials in 1958 cavalierly planned a nuclear strike on China over a handful of disputed islands. As Washington once more stokes tensions with China, it’s a reminder of the callous recklessness at the heart of US foreign policy.
Joe Biden Has Been Very Good for the Military-Industrial Complex
Joe Biden signed a record-breaking defense budget even as his domestic agenda is languishing. We’re getting all of the Pentagon spending and anti-China saber-rattling — and none of the supposedly transformative social programs.
Syrian Earthquake Victims Are Paying the Price for Flawed US Foreign Policy
Rather than accept that its foreign policy objectives in Syria have failed, the United States is continuing to dig its heels in. And as the recent earthquake shows, the Syrian people — not Bashar al-Assad’s government — are the ones paying the price.
The Biggest Scandal in Trump’s Indictment: US War Plans for Iran
Donald Trump’s indictment was the biggest news of the week, but what was lost in the typical Trump absurdities of documents in ballrooms and bathrooms is the revelation of US plans to attack Iran.
Eric Hobsbawm (1917–2012)
Marc Mulholland on the death of the twentieth century’s greatest historian.
Kiev’s Theme Park Revolution
The images of genuine popular self-determination in the streets of Kiev are empty ones.
The Quiet Merger Between Online Platforms and the National Security State Continues
The Department of Homeland Security is helping to coordinate tech company censorship efforts according to recent reporting. The line between tech firms and the national security state is only getting blurrier.
The World Revolution That Wasn’t
The Comintern was founded on this day in 1919 to carry revolution around the world. We are only now recovering from the legacy of its failure.
A New European Narrative
Syriza needs mobilized support to defeat its creditors — and the far right.
The Polish Right Can Be Defeated
The success of Poland’s right-wing Law and Justice Party is alarming, but there is room for left alternatives to grow.
Making the World Safe for Big Business
The Trans-Pacific Partnership is about expanding US hegemony in East Asia.
A Plea for Culinary Modernism
The obsession with eating natural and artisanal is ahistorical. We should demand more high-quality industrial food.
Will Socialism Be Boring?
Socialism isn't about inducing bland mediocrity. It's about unleashing the creative potential of all.
How to Be an Anticapitalist Today
Anticapitalism isn't simply a moral stance against injustice — it's about building an alternative.
Israel Is Threatening to Turn Iran Into Another Ukraine
Israel’s air strikes on Iran highlight the risk that Israeli bellicosity and Biden administration fecklessness could combine to produce a disastrous regional war in the Middle East.