Eugene Debs: The Red Flag “Is a Sign of Terror to Every Tyrant”
In 1907, Eugene Debs waxed poetic about the red flag, calling it “a sign of terror to every tyrant” and "the flag of Universal Freedom." We reprint his article here in full.
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Britain’s Troubles, Ireland’s Pain
Fifty years ago, British troops were deployed on Northern Irish streets in the name of keeping the peace. But their actions simply worsened the crisis — fueling a conflict that still casts a shadow today.
The Day the Music Stopped
Musicians in the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra have been locked out since June 17 as management proposes massive salary cuts. Despite their supposedly elite status, classical musicians face the same kinds of brutal austerity measures as other workers.
Slavery and Judiciary
The deep arbitrariness of Brazil's judicial system is the legacy of enslavement and colonialism.
Park Menn
Only a political party as useless as the Democrats could take advice from a vacuous snake-oil salesman like Mark Penn.
Six Takeaways From India Walton’s Historic Victory in Buffalo
Here is a data-driven look at how democratic socialist India Walton won Buffalo’s mayoral primary, and what her coalition really looks like.
Socialism Has a History — and a Future — in New York City
The three socialists who effectively won election to New York City Council this month have achieved something many would have thought impossible just a few years ago. But they won’t be the first socialists elected to that body.
Going Brown
On June 14, a UPS driver shot three coworkers, then himself. UPS has to answer for its role in pushing its workers to violence.
Democracy’s Critics
You can't understand the modern right without understanding their fundamental contempt for democracy.
How Liberals Created, Then Destroyed, Publicly Owned Nuclear Power
The battle over New York’s Indian Point power plant was quietly a battle for the soul of American liberalism.
The Federal Writers’ Project Fueled the Cultural Ferment of the New Deal Era
FDR’s Federal Writers’ Project employed thousands of out-of-work writers to produce guidebooks, compile local histories, and collect stories of the country at a moment of turmoil. We need an equivalent program today.
Jamaica’s 1831 Revolt Dealt a Hammer Blow to Colonial Slavery
In 1831, slaves in Jamaica took up arms against murderous exploitation by the island’s plantation owners. Their courageous rebellion, at the halfway point between Haiti’s revolution and the US Civil War, was a landmark in the battle for slave emancipation.
Standardizing Wales
The recent history of education reform in Wales serves as a cautionary tale for educators everywhere.
COVID Is Exposing Australia’s Neoliberalized Health System
In Australia, decades of neoliberal policies have crippled our capacity to respond to public health crises like COVID.
Social Democracy’s Last Dance
Whether in or outside a grand coalition, Germany’s Social Democratic Party lacks the political imagination and organization to revive itself.
The Neoliberal Australian Labor Party Once Tried to Nationalize the Banks
Today the Australian Labor Party is among the most neoliberal parties in the world. But after World War II, Australian Labor PM Ben Chifley wanted to nationalize the banks. No surprise, the bankers ferociously stopped him.
An Education Worth Fighting For
The neoliberal revolution is radically reshaping higher education. Faculty can play a central role in fighting it.
The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner
The new Catalan party, Catalunya en Comú, faces challenges all new political organizations must overcome.
There Is No Pension Crisis
Warnings of looming pension bankruptcy aren’t just overblown. They’re politically dangerous.
The G7 Won’t Save Us. Only Global Mass Politics Against Austerity and Climate Change Can.
At this week’s G7 summit, the leaders of seven of the world’s wealthiest nations will discuss the dismal state of global affairs, from war to climate change. But we can’t trust them to solve problems of their own making.