Remembering Edward Carpenter, a Victorian Socialist and Gay Rights Advocate
Historian Sheila Rowbotham remembers Edward Carpenter, a poet, philosopher, socialist, and pioneer of gay rights amid the repression of Victorian England.
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Awakening the European Left
An interview with Greek MP Costas Lapavitsas on Popular Unity and the case for a progressive Grexit.
Sahra Wagenknecht Is Less Radical Than She Seems
One of Germany’s most divisive politicians, Sahra Wagenknecht has quit the left-wing party Die Linke to form her own vehicle. Her new party has a strong “anti-establishment” aura — but behind the rhetoric is the call to return to an old class compromise.
Jean-Marie Le Pen’s Memoir Reminds Us That France’s Populist Right Has Fascist Roots
In recent years, Marine Le Pen has sought to detoxify her party's brand and distance herself from her father Jean-Marie's crankish outbursts. But his latest volume of memoir is a reminder that her so-called populist right is rooted in fascism and a National Front that united Vichyites and antisemites with radicalized conservatives.
Finding Marielle Franco’s Killers
The investigation into the murder of Marielle Franco keeps bumping up against the most powerful people in Brazil — like President Jair Bolsonaro. They don’t want us to find out the truth.
By Failing to Transform the Philippines, Liberals Paved the Way for the Reactionary Right
Ferdinand Marcos Jr, son of the former dictator, won a crushing victory in this year’s Philippine presidential election. Responsibility for this disaster lies with the liberal politicians who failed to carry out the most basic social reforms while in power.
Martin McGuinness (1950–2017)
Former IRA hunger striker Tommy McKearney on the legacy of late Sinn Féin leader Martin McGuinness.
Beltway to English Dictionary
Because sometimes words mean other words.
Jess Phillips’s Failed Campaign to Become Labour Leader Should Be a Lesson for Centrists
Jess Phillips’s brief but disastrous bid for the Labour Party leadership is a cautionary tale for substanceless centrists in politics: just because pundits and TV hosts love you doesn’t mean anybody else will.
Bolivian Trade Union Leader Orlando Gutiérrez Gave His Life for Democracy and Socialism
Orlando Gutiérrez, the Bolivian militant trade union leader, has been murdered by a fascist gang in Bolivia. He gave his life to the struggle for democracy, workers’ rights, and socialism. Orlando will not be forgotten. And fascism will not win.
Noam Chomsky: In Response to Coronavirus, “You Can Do Something”
In a new interview, Noam Chomsky gives his thoughts on the coronavirus pandemic, the depravities of capitalism, and the urgent need for a new era of solidarity and labor struggle.
Veteran Brittany Ramos DeBarros Is Running for Congress to Stop America’s Endless Wars
In New York’s 11th Congressional District, two veterans are competing for the Democratic nomination. One is a centrist who will strengthen the military-industrial complex; the other is a democratic socialist who built her career fighting it.
Accumulation by Lockout
Companies are increasingly turning to lockouts to break labor. How should unions respond?
The Housing Crisis Is Class War
A new book on the housing crisis in Canada poses the idea that the housing crisis is simply a result of the housing market working in exactly the way it was designed. To break this paradigm, the tenant class must organize and build political power.
Rights Are Won Through Struggle, Not Handed Down by the Courts
The US Supreme Court is on the rampage, rolling back progressive gains from abortion rights to climate action. To stop conservative judges, we need to recognize that the law is a product of social struggle and shift the balance of forces outside the courts.
The 21st-Century Road to Serfdom Runs Through Silicon Valley
The danger posed by California’s Proposition 22, the tech-backed ballot measure that dismantles existing labor protections for gig workers, isn’t just about low wages and poor working conditions. It signals the creation of an entirely new kind of servant class.
The Two Souls of Pentecostalism
Early Pentecostal preachers railed against elites and uplifted the oppressed — a far cry from their recent efforts to elect right-wing populists like Donald Trump. There are deep contradictions at the heart of Pentecostalism, and they aren’t resolved yet.
The Coming Storm
After Hurricane Harvey, Trump and one of the most right-wing state governments in history get to “rebuild” an area of more than 7 million people.
Catalonia’s “Democratic Tsunami”
The clashes in Barcelona reflect intense popular anger at the jailing of Catalan leaders. Since 2017’s disputed referendum, the conflict has appeared increasingly intractable — and as protests become more militant, the pro-independence parties are losing control of events.
Time Is Political
The fight to control the working day remains one of our most important labor struggles.