France Rebels
Jean-Luc Mélenchon isn't seeking leadership of a marginalized left. He's aiming to transform the whole of French politics.
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Amazon Is Waging Class War
Let's call Amazon's cancellation of its New York City headquarters what it was: a capital strike. It's a demonstration of why we must overcome capitalists' power over investment.
How We Answered the Lies
The attacks on Ilhan Omar mirror the bid to paint Jeremy Corbyn as an enemy of Jews. The Labour Party’s recent history tells US socialists how we can resist such smears — while also fighting antisemitism.
Between the Donroe and Carney Doctrines
At Davos, Canadian prime minister Mark Carney set fire to liberal platitudes. His actual politics, however, do quite the opposite.
“It’s Eco-Socialism or Death”
Cooperation Jackson leader Kali Akuno on the Green New Deal, the need for mass civil disobedience, and the necessity of building an internationalist movement for eco-socialism.
Iran’s Past and Present
Why has the history of Iran's left been erased?
Mexico’s Fourth Transformation
We're roughly three months into AMLO's term as president of Mexico. The challenges and opportunities his administration and the Mexican people face seem equally epochal.
Modern Monetary Theory Isn’t Helping
MMT is billed by its advocates as a radical new way to understand money and debt. But it’ll take more than a few keystrokes to change the economy.
Machete and Sickle
One hundred years ago, the Third International inspired the creation of communist parties across Latin America. Yet only its demise would liberate them from stifling Russian control.
The Machinations of Empire
Hundreds of thousands of Salvadorans will soon be at risk of deportation — just the latest injustice they've suffered at the hands of the US state.
AMLO’s First One Hundred Days
AMLO’s first one hundred days in office has shown what the Mexican left will need to do throughout his term: defend him against attacks from the Right, while building a movement to push him from the Left.
A Regime Divided
Hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets of Algeria to protest authoritarian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Yet the demand for change also reflects cracks within the ruling regime.
The Paranoid, Reactionary Dreams of Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan's hyper-nationalist worldview grew out of the paranoid jingoism of postwar America. It led him to support fascists in Central America and see moderate liberals like JFK as dangerous radicals.
Remain’s Imperial Realism
Tory Brexiteers’ talk of a “global Britain” is a mere fantasy of returning to the glory days of empire. But even left-wing Remainers are pushing the case to maintain British military supremacy — and using it as a stick to beat Jeremy Corbyn.
Labor Unions of the World, Unite
Labor is struggling with how to build international working-class power. The United Electrical Workers offer a model of just that.
The Donald Trump of Central America
President Nayib Bukele is El Salvador’s Donald Trump. His hard-right bluster and media-centric populism threaten to deal a devastating blow to the country’s once-mighty left.
Closing the Russiagate
With the end of Mueller’s inquiry, our long, national hallucination is finally over. But the damage done by neocons and liberal conspiracy theorists is just beginning.
“The Political Left in Ecuador No Longer Exists”
Even with Lenín Moreno's presidential victory, the Ecuadorian left is in dire need of reconstruction.
When Capitalists Go on Strike
It's not just "money in politics" — capitalists get what they want through structural power over the economy.
A Hundred Years of Solidarity
If we want to fight capitalism, the US left has to figure out how to confront US empire. Generations of internationalist struggles in Latin America can help us do just that.