Registering Class and Politics
Leo Panitch on Ralph Miliband and fifty years of the Socialist Register.
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The American Legion Is Not Your Friend
The American Legion was created not as a space for former soldiers to meet and swap stories, but to bring together shock troops of the counter-revolution — an authoritarian mass movement of combat veterans.
The Glory Days Are Over
Trump’s victory signals a deep crisis of neoliberalism.
The Bernie Sanders Doctrine on Foreign Policy
We talked to Bernie Sanders foreign policy adviser Matt Duss about the internationalism that animated the Vermont senator’s 2020 campaign.
The New Cold War Will Be Powered by AI
When the White House reportedly pressed Anthropic to pull a new model over the weekend, it looked like a clash between Washington and Silicon Valley. Instead, the episode revealed a growing consensus: AI is now a tool for great power competition.
One Side Fought for Freedom at Stalingrad
This June brought the first English translation of Vasily Grossman’s Stalingrad. Movingly illustrating the tragedies of wartime Soviet society, Grossman’s epic novel is a nonetheless powerful rebuke to those who equate Nazism and those who fought against it.
Storm the Ivies!
A modest proposal.
In Defense of Grand Narratives
Restoring big ideas.
Eric Hobsbawm (1917–2012)
Marc Mulholland on the death of the twentieth century’s greatest historian.
Kiev’s Theme Park Revolution
The images of genuine popular self-determination in the streets of Kiev are empty ones.
The Last Lost Cause
Was the mid-century dominance of southern Democrats essential to the defeat of Hitler and the triumph of American democracy?
How to Be an Anticapitalist Today
Anticapitalism isn't simply a moral stance against injustice — it's about building an alternative.
Rewriting the Holocaust
Netanyahu’s attempt to shift the burden of Nazi atrocities to Palestinians is nothing new.
Austria’s New Right
Austria’s far-right Freedom Party has deployed populist rhetoric to swell its base. Now the party is eyeing state power.
A New European Narrative
Syriza needs mobilized support to defeat its creditors — and the far right.
RINOs (Resisters In Name Only)
Republican grandstanding against Trump while backing nearly all of his policies isn’t resistance — it’s just a cynical PR move.
Making the World Safe for Big Business
The Trans-Pacific Partnership is about expanding US hegemony in East Asia.
How FIFA Ruined Soccer
Corruption is only the beginning. FIFA has tarnished the beautiful game with its relentless pursuit of profits.