The Right’s Continued Dominance in the Dominican Republic
After two decades of rule by the reactionary Dominican Liberation Party reign, the task of democratizing the Dominican Republic remains a difficult one.
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Fred Ross Changed Community Organizing
Community organizer Fred Ross Sr was a key figure in progressive activism during the 20th century. He started in the 1930s farmworker camps that inspired John Steinbeck’s novels and went on to pioneer methodical tactics that transformed American organizing.
The Anti-Abortion Vanguard
Abortion opponents are at the forefront of a wider effort to punish poor women and attack social services.
Empire of Sleaze
Trump’s populist image was always a mirage. His administration will be a Trojan horse for lobbyists, Washington insiders, and Wall Street.
If You “Don’t Dream of Labor,” You Should Organize for Socialism
A viral tweet decrying the idea of work became a TikTok meme celebrating individualist influencer culture and the lives of the idle rich. But real freedom from the drudgery of labor requires collective action — and building a world beyond capitalism.
Lebanon’s Protest Movement Is Just Getting Started
The massive protest movement in Lebanon, now in its fourth week, is still far from its goal of systemic change. But the unprecedented demonstrations against austerity show no sign of slowing down.
USAID’s Trojan Horse
Behind the heartwarming photo ops, USAID's projects in El Salvador are stealthily advancing the interests of the Salvadoran corporate class.
Ronald Reagan Paved the Way for Donald Trump
A new Showtime docuseries reminds us of just how awful Ronald Reagan was and how his brand of demagogic racism became a model for Trump.
The Passion of Bernie’s Base Is the Path to Victory
Bernie Sanders’s greatest advantage is his intensely invested support base. Mainstream pundits are trying to reframe that passion as a drawback, but nurturing it is how we win.
Society, the Cult Horror Film Where the Monster Is Class Conflict
The 1989 cult horror classic Society is remembered for its sensational effects and disturbing undertones. But it's the movie's grisly portrayal of the rich exploiting the poor that's the scariest thing of all.
Socialists and Trade Unionists Led the Fight for Electoral Reform in New Zealand
Before 1993, elections in New Zealand used a first-past-the-post system that marginalized the Left and helped unpopular governments keep a parliamentary majority. A broad campaign led by the labor movement and socialists took up the fight for democratic reform — and won.
Keynes’s Jetpack
In the long run we are all dead, but not all at the same time.
After Rana Plaza
Despite international accords to protect Bangladesh's garment workers after thousands of deaths from building collapses, little has changed in the country's factories.
Sports Betting Will Do to America What It’s Done to Australia
Australia is the canary in the coal mine for sports betting, and Americans should pay attention to the destruction the industry has caused.
Race Marxism Is a Very Strange, Very Bad Book
James Lindsay has a best-selling book out called Race Marxism. Reading the book, you soon learn that Lindsay has a shallow understanding not just of Marxism or racism in the US but the classical liberal tradition he seeks to defend.
Beale Street’s Tragedy Made Gorgeous
In If Beale Street Could Talk, the ugliness of oppression and persecution stand in tense contrast with Barry Jenkins' lush, color-drenched cinematography.
How a Young Communist Won and Lost Power in Postwar Japan
Today marks a decade since the death of Japanese communist Toshiko Karasawa. Her courageous life is a testament to the revolutionary potential of anti-imperialism, but also the difficult choices faced by the Left in US client states.
With Scores of Union Contracts Expiring, 2021 Can Be a Year of Mass Solidarity
A wave of collective bargaining agreements are set to expire across the public and private sector this year. It will be a perfect opportunity to build class consciousness — and for labor to show the unorganized why it’s so important to have a union.
Turkey’s Economic Crisis Is Eroding Erdoğan’s Popularity
Facing international pressure, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has embraced Western economic policy orthodoxy. This has meant giving up the clientelistic redistribution that has helped Erdoğan’s party maintain popularity amid severe economic crisis.