Vancouver Is in the Middle of a Socialist Surge
Vancouver’s Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE) elected all 12 candidates it ran in the city’s recent election. The democratic socialist party is now part of a progressive council majority.
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The Art of Demanding
Of all the internal controversies Occupy generated, the one over whether the movement should adopt specific demands may have been the most significant.
CORE’s Coming Out Party
Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis recounts the creation of her union’s CORE caucus.
Historical Materialism at Sixteen: An Interview with Peter D. Thomas
The longstanding Marxist conference is this weekend in Toronto.
A Letter to New York City’s School Teachers
New York teachers should vote no on the proposed union contract — for love and for money.
Happy Hookers
Sex workers and their would-be saviors.
Designing Culture
Design plays a central role in cultural reproduction. This isn’t necessarily a good thing, for anyone.
The Soul of Student Debt
Not quite feudalism, student debt is a peculiarly capitalist form of social control.
Radicalizing Repression
How state repression sets off radiating outrage towards police, prosecutors, and the social order they produce.