Ferguson’s Inheritance
The question is never if resistance will appear, but when. For this generation, Ferguson answered that question.
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Marx’s America
Marx is thought of as a purely European phenomenon. But his radical politics were indelibly shaped by his encounters with American life.
A Musician for the Class Struggle
Italian composer Luigi Nono’s career told the story of European communism writ large: brash and revolutionary at the height of the 1960s and ‘70s, reflective and uncertain as the Italian Communist Party collapsed and the possibility of radical change receded. His life is a reminder that no artist is free from the politics of our time.
Cory Booker Hates Public Schools
There are many good reasons to oppose Cory Booker’s bid for the presidency. One of the main ones is his long-standing drive to destroy public education.
Taking a Stan
An interview with the anonymous owner of @LegitTayUpdates. She’s a nineteen-year-old Taylor Swift fan in Israel — and she just finished a two-month prison sentence for refusing to enlist in the Israel Defense Forces.
A New Gujarat Model
An anti-caste, pro-land reform movement in Modi’s home state suggests a way forward for progressive forces in India.
It’s All About a Salary
The new biopic Straight Outta Compton is more mixtape than manifesto.
Chicago’s Fountainhead
Chicago Public Schools CEO Forrest Claypool has spent his career putting free-market ideology over the needs of the public.
It’s Not Over
The Sanders campaign isn't the end of the line. We can use its momentum to unite movements and build broad support.
The Paranoid Style in Brazilian Politics
The slow decline of the Brazilian Workers' Party has emboldened the country's growing right wing.
Resistance Is on the Agenda
Three socialist feminists reflect on the Women's March and what comes next in the movement to resist Trump.
Victory Over the Sun
Postwar America’s greatest environmentalist was a labor leader.
Nationalism’s Heretic
Polish writer Miron Białoszewski poked holes in nationalist myths with idiosyncratic prose.
With Beto O’Rourke, There’s No There There
The stakes are too high in 2020 for another charismatic, ideologically empty politician, standing for everything and nothing in particular, like Beto O'Rourke.
Rise of the AI Schoolteacher
Education reform liberals like Bill Gates are back. And this time, they want AI to solve America’s schooling crisis.
A Canadian Lesson in How Not to Politick in a Right-Wing Stronghold
Alberta, Canada’s most conservative province, recently went to the polls. The purportedly left-wing New Democratic Party, in its attempt to court conservative voters, provided the Left with an abject lesson in acquiescence — a road map of exactly what not to do.
Robert Kaplan Expresses the Nihilism of Our Ruling Class
Robert Kaplan’s latest book on big geopolitical questions reflects a shift away from high-minded ideals in US establishment thought. But instead of self-critical pragmatism, what he offers as a substitute is a misanthropic, antidemocratic worldview.
Daniel Bensaïd Breathed New Life Into Marxism for the 21st Century
The French Marxist thinker Daniel Bensaïd grappled with the history of socialist defeats to supply us with a road map for the present. The result was a brilliant reformulation of Marxism that can guide today’s left-wing movements in their struggles.
We Can’t Understand Islamophobia Without Recognizing Its Roots in Imperialism
Anti-Muslim racism has become a central theme for right-wing demagogues in Europe and the US. Islamophobia isn’t just a bad set of ideas: it’s a product of imperialism and the destructive wars waged by the US and its allies in the Middle East.
A Mutiny Against the West’s Order
Western hegemony is in decline, and the Left has to reckon with a new international balance of power. Peter Mertens, general secretary of the Workers’ Party of Belgium, spoke to us about what the “mutinies” in the Global South mean for socialist strategy.