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Jeremy Corbyn: The Labour Party Can’t Abandon Working People
Jeremy Corbyn writes that we need the Labour Party to stand up against government attacks on the rights to strike, protest, and vote, as well as stand for the values of democracy within the party itself.
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.
A Year of Defeat — and Hope
Last year saw setbacks for the Left in much of the world, but recent victories in Latin America are a reminder that socialist politics continue to offer an alternative to a system in crisis.
Dream Scenario Tries to Spin Magical Realism as Cultural Criticism
Nicolas Cage’s new comedy fantasy film Dream Scenario desperately wants to satirize our celebrity-obsessed times. But with American society already so steeped in hypercommercialism, it feels like it's several decades too late.
Activists in the Dominican Republic Are Fighting the Country’s Abortion Ban
Dominicans are unable to access safe abortions, even in cases where a pregnancy is life-threatening. Activists in the country are creating a playbook for abortion rights advocacy from which American activists may soon want to take a page.
The Sound of the Small C
Pete Seeger represented a musical tradition that can’t be divorced from American radicalism.
The Oklahoma Strike Is At a Crossroads
Oklahoma schools have been closed more than a week. But faced with Republican intransigence, the strike has now reached a critical turning point.
From Swords to Ploughshares
We’re held hostage by a political and military elite that exploits us to fuel its endless wars.
The Second Time as Farce
The remake of Death Wish is a failure — because the law-and-order politics animating the original film triumphed long ago.
Broken Barry
On HBO’s new tragicomedy, a veteran plumbs the depths of his combat record for the stage — but ends up painting a portrait of middle-American desolation.
Today’s Supreme Court Reformers Should Learn from the Popular Politics of FDR’s Court-Packing
There are few fights as urgent in American politics as the one to reduce the reactionary, undemocratic power of the Supreme Court. To win that fight, reformers should examine how FDR took his case for court reform to the masses.
The Two Mandelas
While Mandela was certainly a “great historical figure,” too many tributes have been unable to move beyond hagiography.
The Florida GOP Is Trying to Legislate Corporate Tyranny Over Local Governments
A chilling bill in the Florida legislature aims to punish local governments for passing measures that impede private profits. It’s yet another example of the Republican animus toward democracy — and a warning sign about where national Republicans could be headed.
Public Broadband Internet Isn’t a Luxury — It’s a Necessity
Everybody needs high-speed internet. But private corporations will never provide it. The solution: treat internet infrastructure as a public utility, funded by the public and built by union workers.
Disaster Capitalism and Vulture Charters
Striking teachers in Puerto Rico are battling austerity, drawing on a rich tradition of anti-colonial workers' resistance.
How the UAW Broke Ford’s Stranglehold Over Black Detroit
In the early 1900s, Ford Motor Company commanded strong loyalty from Detroit’s black workers. But the United Auto Workers broke Ford’s stranglehold through patient organizing, cementing an alliance that would bear fruit for decades.
The Autobiography of a Salvadoran Socialist Revolutionary
Roger Blandino Nerio was a guerrilla leader with the leftist FMLN during El Salvador’s bloody civil war. As these selections from his memoir reveal, he was, like many guerrillas, an ordinary person spurred by conscience and history to extraordinary action.
If US Democratic Socialists Want a Religious Left Revival, We Should Look to Brazil
The key to Lula’s success with religious voters is offering them respect without pandering to them. Lula artfully refrains from instrumentalizing religion and refuses to be instrumentalized by it.