After the Queen’s Speech
Britain has a new government. What does it mean for Corbyn’s path to power?
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Baghdad in France
Today's reactionaries don't seem to be interested in a new world war, but in a clash between North and South, rich and poor.
Against Bluexit
Liberals want to write off huge swathes of the United States. We shouldn't follow suit.
Here’s Who the Democrats Want You to Vote for This November
Millionaires, mediocrities and militarists — a sneak preview of the Democratic Party’s new fall lineup.
The Globalization of the IQ Wars
Far-right ideas about race and intelligence are migrating into the mainstream — and not just in the US.
Warren Is No Hillary. She’s Also No Bernie.
The feud between Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren supporters is getting ridiculous. Warren isn’t Hillary and Bernie is no sexist.
From Harvard to East Berlin
In 1952 the Harvard grad Victor Grossman defected to East Germany, hoping to help build socialism on the ruins of Nazism. Thirty years after that state collapsed, he insists that we should see it as a land of contradictions, not just a totalitarian monolith.
Anthony Kennedy Was Useless
Trump will replace Anthony Kennedy with a ghoul. But nobody should shed any tears over his retirement.
Why Anticapitalist Conservatism Fails
Critiques of capitalism from the Right aren't always completely wrong. But they can't help pulling back far short of liberation.
In Search of an Alternative in Slovenia
Politics in Central Europe are deadlocked between the neoliberal center and the ethnonationalist right. Can Slovenia’s left break past both?
A Blueprint for Calling the Question
Politicians are paying attention to socialists these days. We should compel candidates to adopt pro-worker laws, pick fights with business, and talk openly about class conflict.
The Danger of Members-Only Unionism
Tennessee unions' recent experiences show that writing off nonmembers rather than winning them over will not make the labor movement any more militant or successful.
Dreams of a Better Mexico
Violence, corruption, inequality — AMLO has the chance to attack all three and transform Mexico for the better.
Democratic Socialism Is About Democracy
At the core of democratic socialism is a simple idea: democracy is good, and it should be expanded.
You Won’t Evict Us
Ireland’s government admits that housing prices are out of control. But its inaction has forced renters to stand up to landlords for themselves.
A New Party of a New Type
The Democratic Party is hopelessly corporate, but election law is stacked against third parties. The Left needs an independent organization that can stay flexible about running as Democrats but behaves with the discipline of a real party.
Karl Marx Is Useful for Our Time, Not Just His
The financial crash didn’t kill off neoliberalism — it actually embedded its logic ever deeper in our lives. Marxist geographer David Harvey says the only way to end this system for good is to change how we fight it.
It’s Okay to Have Children
Instead of challenging the pressures that capitalism puts on child-rearing, liberals surrender to it.
The Paradox of the Pro-Trump #Resistance
Jon Kyl will make a fitting Senate replacement for John McCain. He’s hailed by Trump critics — and a stalwart supporter of Trump and his agenda.
The Immodest Victorian Socialists
Socialists have long been on the margins of Australian political life. That's beginning to change.