A Strike for Survival
Two thousand workers are now on strike at a Wisconsin plant. It's the kind of fight labor must win if it has any chance at reviving.
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Slavery Is Theft
Abolitionists gave us the vital idea that some things should not be for sale.
Against the Law
For unions, the most important question isn't who will replace Scalia. It's how to knock down the barriers labor law imposes.
Why We Can’t Support Police Unions
A labor movement that seeks to fight oppression has no room for police unions.
Reimagining the Welfare State
The New Deal welfare state was exclusionary and inequitable. We must envision and organize for something better.
Behind the Five Star Movement
For all its antiestablishment rhetoric, Italy's Five Star Movement is a force for the status quo.
From Papandreou to Tsipras
What can the history of Greek populism tell us about Syriza's election victory?
A People’s Church?
Pope Francis may be inspiring hope in the church, but Catholic radicals point the way toward an even brighter future.
Why Is China Letting the Yuan Fall?
There's been a lot of speculation about China's recent currency moves, but it's business as usual for global capitalism.
How Jeremy Corbyn Can Win
Corbyn has said that his campaign is about turning the Labour Party into a social movement. That's the only chance he has.
After Syriza
Syriza failed to stop austerity in Greece. What can Popular Unity do differently?
Why We Broke With Syriza
Outgoing members of Syriza Youth explain why they won't be supporting their parent party in tomorrow's election.
Won’t Back Down
With an authorization vote of 96 percent, the Chicago Teachers Union has signaled unequivocally that it's ready to strike again.
Sanders Is Not Trump
Equating the Sanders and Trump campaigns is meant to obscure their real political differences and defend the neoliberal consensus.
Golden Dawn on Trial
The criminal trials against Golden Dawn are crucial to defeating fascism in Greece.
Why Obama Can’t Slay Trumpism
The policies President Obama outlined in last night’s State of the Union will only reinforce the trends that produced Donald Trump.
Nurses for Bernie
Meet the nurses trying to make Bernie Sanders's "political revolution" a reality.
The New-Old PKK
The PKK has continued to struggle for justice in Kurdistan. But its democratic transformation leaves much to be desired.
Brazil on Edge
Five points on the political crisis in Brazil — and what it means for the Left.
Returning Guantánamo
The Guantánamo Bay naval base has long been a site of US imperial power.