“We Were Terrorizing Some of the Most Exploited People on Earth”
An interview with Spenser Rapone — the “commie cadet” that got kicked out of the military for standing against US imperialism.
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A Bullshit Deal
We don't want a “Better Deal.” We want socialism.
America’s Durable Monstrosity
New figures show that the US prison population has dropped. But mass incarceration remains firmly intact.
Against Fortress Liberalism
For forty years, liberals have accepted defeat and called it "incremental progress." Bernie Sanders offers a different way forward.
Your Boss’s Big Little Secret
You have a right to know how much your coworkers are paid — and if you want to close the wage gap, you should.
Meet the Ricketts
For the Ricketts family, shuttering Gothamist and DNAInfo is part of a decades-long anti-union crusade.
A Humanitarian Exodus
The Central American migrant caravan traveling to the US border highlights the failures of American migration and foreign policy, and dwindling options for refugees to seek safety. We should welcome them with open arms.
Democrats Against Single Payer
Single-payer health care has always been a goal of the Left. But Democrats have turned it into a punching bag.
Capitalism vs. Privacy
Informational capitalism has turned the Internet into a means of social control.
Steven Rattner, Kickback Hack
Meet the latest self-interested pundit urging Democrats not to move left.
Trump’s Middle-Class Army
Trump's narrative of American decline has captured a bitter and embattled middle class.
Who’s Afraid of Title IX?
The attacks on Title IX undermine the struggle against campus sexual assault.
The Shape-Shifter
Kirsten Gillibrand's name is being floated as a progressive 2020 presidential candidate. But her record shows she's a poor tribune for anti-Trump resistance.
Burying White Workers
Liberal condescension towards white workers is code for a broader anti-working class agenda
Too Much Oil
Taking on climate change will require massive state investment and the destruction of the fossil fuel industry.
Occupy After Occupy
Its critics may disagree, but Occupy Wall Street’s legacy has been an enduring one.
Creating the Horror Chambers
Noam Chomsky on the tyranny of libertarianism, the need for media democracy, and Latin American resistance to US imperialism.
Scapegoating China
Framing China as an environmental villain only serves to excuse American inaction.
Exacerbating Disaster
Haiti's natural disasters have long been exacerbated by human-made ones: imperialism and global capitalism.
Let Them In
Nativists and Islamophobes are sowing fear to try to close the door on Syrian refugees. We can't let them.