Steven Soderbergh’s New Crime Series Full Circle Is Off to a Bumpy Start
The new neo-noir series Full Circle, directed by Steven Soderbergh, has big ideas to share about class, race, nationality, and crime. But so far it’s a slog to watch.
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Counter-Insurgency in the Classroom
School police embody the school-to-prison pipeline. They have no place in our hallways and classrooms.
Tax Write-Offs and Cheap Finance Built Australia’s Housing Crisis — Public Housing Can Solve It
Inflated housing prices and rapidly rising rents are disproportionately affecting younger and poorer Australians. The Greens are the only party in Parliament with a serious plan to build public housing.
Chicago Teachers Union VP: 10 Years Ago, We Went on Strike and Won
Before the Chicago Teachers Union went on strike against Rahm Emanuel 10 years ago, corporate reformers were on the march and teachers were on the ropes. The CTU won that strike, beat back neoliberal Democrats, and turned the tide in favor of public education.
The US’s Neglect of the Elderly Has Turned Murderous
The catastrophe that continues to unfold across the US as COVID-19 spreads is disproportionately affecting older people, who are perishing in far greater numbers than any other group. In a pandemic, our routine neglect of the elderly has turned murderous.
I’m Not Running for Myself, I’m Running for My Class
I’m running as the Labour candidate in Warrington North, because I want to undo the damage done by Tory austerity and win a government that fights for working people.
The Seeds of an Alternative
Thousands of oil refinery workers are striking for safer working conditions. Their fight is central to the struggle against climate change.
Some Democrats Are Trying to Preemptively Outlaw a Billionaire Tax
Sensing its popularity, Obama’s former Supreme Court lawyer and a Louisiana Democrat are using an obscure corporate taxation case to try to make a federal wealth tax illegal before it even exists.
Australia’s Elites Are Censoring Criticism of Israel by Calling It Antisemitic
In Australia, the political, media, and arts establishment is weaponizing accusations of antisemitism to silence critics of Israel’s war on Gaza. It’s tantamount to blackmail, and the goal is to delegitimize solidarity with Palestine.
Tucker Carlson Isn’t an Anti-Imperialist — He’s a Rabid China Hawk
Tucker Carlson can’t be credited for dissenting against US war fever when he spent years on his Fox News show stoking major tensions with China.
Don’t Let Blackwashing Save the Investor Class
Corporations have embraced antiracist rhetoric, but they will not eradicate the economic insecurity and inequality the investor class requires — and wants the police to uphold.
The “Labor Question” Is About Life During and After Capitalism
Throughout American history, no matter the oscillations in politics, the economy, or class struggle, the “labor question” refuses to die.
There’s Always More Money for Weapons
The bipartisan urgency to spend billions of dollars on weapons for Ukraine and a military buildup in Europe stands in stark contrast to Congress's frugality when it comes to social spending.
How Canada Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Dysfunction
Canada's democracy is in crisis but Canadians don't seem to care. What looks like complacency, however, may actually be the result of decades of institutional drift and managed inertia.
Public Bailouts Are What Keeps Our Economic System Afloat
Every time our economic system generates another crash, the state is on hand with public money to bail out private losses. It’s time we stopped seeing bailouts as individual episodes and recognized them as a core feature of contemporary capitalism.
The Victorian “Green New Deal” Is Really an Exercise in Greenwashing
At the end of 2020, Victoria’s parliament passed a motion calling for a Green New Deal. But the plan drawn up by Australian Labor premier Daniel Andrews is market-driven and won’t come close to achieving the kind of large-scale public transformation that we need to avert disaster.
Bread and Roses for All
More and more people are calling themselves democratic socialists. That’s a very good thing if you care about the cause of human freedom.
Lifting the Burden
Last month's Supreme Court decision dealt a blow to the most zealous anti-abortion legislators.
“The World Is Divided in Two”
The rise of the far right in post-industrial France has led many to declare the end of the old class politics. For CGT union leader Philippe Martinez, the battle isn’t over — organized labor just needs to adapt to new forms of employment.
The Next Great Chicago Strike
The Chicago Teachers Union is going on strike tomorrow — and the stakes couldn't be higher.