Colonies and Capital
The work of Native American activist Archie Phinney shows how Marxism can help advance indigenous struggle.
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Resistance Is on the Agenda
Three socialist feminists reflect on the Women's March and what comes next in the movement to resist Trump.
A Half-Millennium of Indigenous Resistance Continues
The indigenous uprising at Standing Rock was far from an isolated incident on that native land, as historian Nick Estes shows in a new book. It is the site of hundreds of years of anticolonial struggle.
Assessing Obama
With Donald Trump set to enter the Oval Office, we look back on what Barack Obama's presidency meant for the Left.
In a Major Free-Speech Case, a Billionaire Funded the Judges Who Could Decide in His Favor
Billionaire Kelcy Warren has sued Beto O’Rourke for defamation over old campaign ads. Judges who could be presiding over the case have previously taken election funds from Warren, making a ruling for Warren — and against free speech — more likely.
Canada’s Dirty Secret
Canadian mining and petroleum companies rank among the most world’s most abusive and destructive.
Neil Gorsuch’s Big Oil Pals Are Targeting Green Legislation
An oil giant linked to Justice Neil Gorsuch is pressing the Supreme Court to allow a crude oil train to run perilously close to a key water source for 40 million people. At stake in the case are foundational environmental laws protecting the Southwest.
Why the Green New Deal Has Failed — So Far
The Green New Deal program has enormous potential to generate mass popular support. But absent real leverage from labor, it's likely to be continually watered down into a toothless slogan for NGOs.
Joe Biden’s Climate Policies Are a Step Back From “Death Wish.” But We Need More Than That.
So far the Biden administration's stated climate policies have shifted the US government from a stance of death-wish climate nihilism to one that resembles a typical center-right European government. But without a sharp move to the left on the economic aspects of climate transition, even that much progress won't materialize.
“The Spoiler” Speaks
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein on her campaign and building an alternative to the two corporate parties.
The Oil Crash Should Be Our Chance to Transform Energy Production
The oil industry, long characterized by boom and bust cycles, has crashed, with prices hitting below zero. The White House will reach for a corporate bailout, but now’s the opportunity to move away from oil extraction and build a rational system of clean energy.
Bernie Versus the Earthquake Industry
Bernie Sanders's wholesale opposition to fracking could help him in key Super Tuesday contests.
Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg Could Still Deliver Sick Leave to Railworkers
After forcing a contract on exhausted railworkers last week, President Joe Biden vowed to keep fighting for them to have paid sick leave. If he’s serious, here is how he and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg could fulfill that promise.
Labor Must Take on Capital
Unions must expand beyond narrow bargaining to challenge those who hold wealth and power at the highest levels.
How FDR’s Original Green New Deal Challenged Jim Crow
The Civilian Conservation Corps, FDR’s original Green New Deal, cared for the environment and gave jobs to the unemployed. And though its record on racial equality was imperfect, it helped undermine key parts of Jim Crow.
The Libertarians Who Dream of a World Without Democracy
The late 20th century saw the creation of special economic zones that free capitalists from the normal constraints of popular sovereignty. This went hand in hand with the rise of radical libertarian ideologies proposing to do away with democracy entirely.