The Case for Party Democracy
Critics charge that party democracy is the road to ruin for Labour and others. Here's why they're wrong.
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Denver Teachers Strike Back
A public education strike wave continues to sweep the country. Today, it’s the turn of Denver teachers to fight back against the privatizers.
Venezuela and the Left
Venezuela is in crisis, and Trump’s saber-rattling is making things worse. Our response should be guided by three principles: non-interventionism, self-determination, and solidarity with the oppressed.
Lost in the Fog
Environmental, political, and corruption crises have collided to threaten the core of Mongolia's democracy.
Russia Beyond Supervillainy
In Russia, Vladimir Putin’s evil genius matters less than pressures from the ultrarich, US foreign policy, and the ravages of the neoliberal Yeltsin years.
Selahattin Demirtaş Is Not a Terrorist
The former co-chair of Turkey’s leading leftist party has been imprisoned for more than two years. His incarceration is an attack on democratic rights — and a boon to right-wing tyrants everywhere.
The Dynamite Under Norway’s Class Compromise
Norway has become famous for its social harmony and relatively generous welfare system. But the social-democratic compromise we know today doesn’t owe to some eternal national character — rather, it was a product of the revolutionary struggles of the interwar period.
Recovering Lincoln
Whatever Spielberg says — there's no comparing an empty-suit like Obama to a radical like Lincoln.
The Politics of Survival
Puerto Rico’s left is rebuilding in the wake of two disasters: Hurricane María and a neoliberal onslaught.
Labor and Management Have Nothing in Common
The UAW based its campaign to unionize Volkswagen around the German labor movement’s “social partnership” model. It was the wrong approach — and ended in disaster.
Succession Is a Show About Capitalism in the Era of Economic Stagnation
Succession captures the insanity of elite culture in contemporary capitalism. Like their real-world counterparts, the show’s characters desperately fight for an ever-higher place at the top as the millions below them suffer.
“I Want Other Christians to Explore What Socialism Is”
Joel Richards is a teacher, union activist, and socialist running for Boston City Council. In an interview, Richards discusses his plans to fight for Boston’s working class, why the city needs its own Green New Deal, and how Christianity shapes his socialism.
The New John Brown Series Is as Good as You’d Hoped
Ethan Hawke’s The Good Lord Bird is the thrilling cinematic depiction of radical abolitionist John Brown that we’ve been waiting for.
Apollo 10 ½ Reeks of Nostalgia for an Overly Familiar Time
Richard Linklater’s latest autobiographical film, Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Childhood, is a doting tribute to middle-class family life in the suburbs of Houston. Good luck making it through the whole unbearably sentimental movie in one sitting.
Why We Should Care About American Federalism
In the face of climate crisis and police killings, thinking about American federalism can seem terribly boring. But the fragmentation of the US state and the dilution of popular power are at the root of many of our most pressing problems — and we desperately need fundamental changes to the country's constitutional order.
There’s Less Than Two Years to Save American Democracy
The ongoing drive by Republicans to pass voter suppression laws presents the biggest challenge to democratic government since the establishment of Jim Crow. If Democrats in Congress fail to act by the 2022 midterms, it could be too late to stop it.
Ontario’s Days of Action Offer a Lesson for Canadian Workers Today
In 1990s Ontario, austerity measures provoked a long series of strikes and demonstrations known as the Days of Action. The high points of that mobilization can serve as a model for struggles to come as we face post-pandemic cutbacks.
Honduras’s First Woman President Is a Socialist With a Vision
Honduras inaugurated socialist Xiomara Castro as president last week, ending the nightmare of the 2009 US-backed coup in the country. The challenges she faces are immense, but her presidency could be a key piece of a new left-wing surge throughout Latin America.
Despite Their Divestment Rhetoric, New York Pensions Are Still Supporting Coal
New York state comptroller Thomas DiNapoli has promised to divest pension funds from fossil fuel companies. But this money is still propping up big polluters: the pension's $500 million dollar Blackstone investment funnels cash to a major coal plant.
The EU’s Green Deal Industrial Plan Is a Windfall for Corporations
Responding to the Inflation Reduction Act, the EU has unveiled its own green industrial plan. It has little to do with real decarbonization — but hands public money to big business, fueling a global race among “clean-tech” oligopolies.