Socialism in One Village
Spain's Marinaleda may not quite be a utopia, but it beats “reality” hands-down.
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Little Women for the Lean-In Generation
With its starchy girl-power message and Meryl Streepish prestige, Little Women is bound to be a hot contender for critics’ awards, Oscars, and Golden Globes. But don’t be fooled: it’s a bad movie.
The Dream That Became a Nightmare
One year after taking power, Greece's Syriza government is facing a wave of popular discontent.
The Biggest Trump Scandal So Far
The Trump administration’s response to Hurricane Maria was bungling, insulting, and ultimately murderous. For any other politician, it would have been a career-ending debacle.
Gabriel Kolko’s Unfinished Revolution
Kolko reshaped the way we think about how the state protects and advances capitalist interests.
Sánchez’s Dead End
Newly ousted Socialist Party leader Pedro Sánchez didn’t stand up against austerity, he sought to undermine the forces that could challenge it.
From Trumpcare to Transformation
The apparent death of Trumpcare is more than a resounding victory — it's a case study for how to organize in the Trump era.
Detroit’s Radical
General Baker spent his life in struggle on the streets and in the auto plants of Detroit.
Defying Trump’s Racist Death Sentence
An interview with Yusef Salaam, one of the five men of color wrongfully convicted in the 1989 Central Park jogger case.
Shared Foundations
A new education project for union members tackles racism using labor’s strongest weapon: solidarity.
Native Americans Have Been Taking on Billionaires in the Hamptons
Southampton, New York, is the famed summer retreat of billionaires and celebrities. Now it's the scene of an indigenous struggle for justice and survival.
Public Housing Can’t Work If We Don’t Adequately Fund It
Residents of a public low-income housing project in Denver report that their building is facing profound neglect, calling it a “glorified homeless encampment.” Their story shows that it’s not enough to build public housing — we have to maintain it too.
Omar Blondin Diop’s Death Showed the Horrors of Neocolonialism
48 years ago, Senegalese leftist Omar Blondin Diop died in detention under suspicious circumstances. His death triggered widespread outcry against Western-backed state repression — and it laid bare the violence of neocolonialism.
Pablo Iglesias: The Left Must Stop Francoites From Returning to Power
In his first article since withdrawing from frontline politics, Podemos founder Pablo Iglesias argues that Spain's resurgent nationalist right is a threat to basic democratic freedoms.
The Community Housing Activist Voted Onto Oakland’s City Council
Community organizer Carroll Fife is preparing to enter city hall in Oakland. She joins part of a wave of left-wing insurgents unseating neoliberal officials across the country, and she’ll be working to build municipal power from the bottom up.
China’s Growth Model Is in Crisis
China has long seen high-speed economic growth tied to property investment. That model is now failing.
Summer of Soul Is an Enthralling and Emotional Concert Film 50 Years in the Making
With historic performances by everyone from Stevie Wonder and Gladys Knight to Nina Simone and Sly and the Family Stone, Questlove’s documentary about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival is a moving portrait of black music and a radical political and cultural moment.
How Indigenous Taiwanese Are Fighting Corporate Domination
Taiwan’s indigenous people have long been subject to mistreatment by companies seeking to extract resources from their land and integrate Taiwan into the world capitalist system. Now their resistance takes a new form: an organized political assembly.
Mark Levin Wants a New Red Scare
Mark Levin’s American Marxism is full of absurd inaccuracies about socialists. But accuracy isn’t his aim — Levin wants a sweep of “Marxists” from every layer of American society, a 21st-century rerun of McCarthyist authoritarianism to attack the Left.
Sorry, You Can’t Be “Progressive Except Palestine”
American liberalism has long had a curious quirk: that of the liberal who is progressive on every issue except Palestine. But as the brutality of Israel’s occupation becomes impossible to ignore, that position is increasingly impossible to hold.