It’s Not Just the Lobby
The US supports Israel because it furthers American interests in the Middle East — not just because of pressure from the Israel Lobby.
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The Empire and the Election
Whatever the outcome of today's Venezuelan election, the US has neither the right nor the moral standing to intervene.
Fake Controversy, Terrible Comedy
The new Ghostbusters isn’t a feminist triumph. It’s just a bad movie.
Bernie’s Plan for Racial Justice
The micro-scandals alleging that Bernie Sanders doesn’t take racism seriously won't end any time soon. We should call them what they are: cynical attacks on a politician whose commitment to racial justice is intertwined with fighting economic inequality.
When the Pie Shrinks
For decades, Denmark’s Social Democrats have preached compromises between capital and labor to share out the proceeds of growth. What they can't explain is how come today workers are getting less and less.
Zeman, Again
Czech president Miloš Zeman’s opponents tried to build a majority among the people while sneering at them.
The Moral Meat Market
Whole Foods's animal-welfare violations show how hollow the rhetoric of corporate responsibility is.
Hillbilly Elitism
The American hillbilly isn’t suffering from a deficient culture. He’s just poor.
Olof Palme Was an Internationalist Hero
From South Africa’s ANC to Chilean socialists, in the 1970s, liberation movements around the world had few greater allies than Swedish prime minister Olof Palme. He used high office to speak out for the oppressed abroad — and to build an internationalist movement in his homeland.
The World Paul Volcker Made
In the early 1980s, Fed chairman Paul Volcker launched the decisive battle of the twentieth century’s class war. We’ve been living in his world ever since.
Do We Have a Right to the City?
Mexico City's experience shows that you can’t establish a “right to the city” without taking on the power of capital.
The US Propped Up the Shah’s Dictatorship to the Bitter End
The shah of Iran faced a secular opposition that wanted to restore constitutional government. Washington continued to back his dictatorship as it faced mass protests, paving the way for Ruhollah Khomeini to establish a theocratic system after its fall.
Emmanuel Macron’s Plan to Raise the Pension Age Is Class War
French president Emmanuel Macron plans to hike the retirement age to 64, sparking massive protests. The government claims the current retirement age is unsustainable: but what French workers really can’t afford is to work till they drop.
Lamar Johnson Spent 28 Years in Jail Because of a Racist Justice System
Lamar Johnson’s 1995 murder conviction was overturned on Tuesday — but only after he spent most of his life in jail. The circumstances of his wrongful conviction reflect an American justice system quick to condemn working-class men of color.
A GOP Megadonor Is Trying to Kill California Redistricting
GOP megadonor Charles Munger Jr is spending millions on a campaign against California Democrats’ proposal to redraw the state’s congressional districts — including a mailer that falsely suggests progressive lawmakers and organizations oppose the plan.
The Disco Elysium Saga Shows Why Creative Workers Need to Band Together
A strange and beautiful game with a socialist foundation, Disco Elysium’s success seemed like a miracle. When company shareholders eventually fired its creators and stole their work, that was more familiar — and proved why creative workers need unions too.
Migrant Rescue Operations Navigate a Mediterranean Bloodbath
The Seabird is a plane that monitors violence along the world’s deadliest migration route. Piloted by a German NGO, it is showing how European authorities collaborate with militias to harass people crossing the Mediterranean.
Rossana Rossanda Fought for the World Revolution
Italian Marxist Rossana Rossanda was born 100 years ago today. Her country’s Communist Party sought a gradualist “Italian road to socialism” — but she insisted that the class struggle in Italy was tied to the fate of the world revolution.
Katrina Set the Stage for New Orleans’s Capture by Investors
Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans 20 years ago today. In the years after the storm, the city became a laboratory of Frankenstein proportions for the most extreme forms of privatization and deregulation.