Ending the Opioid Crisis
Trump finally declared mass opioid addiction a national emergency. But he won’t take on big pharma and the social roots of the crisis.
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UK Politics and Global Capitalism
British Marxist Bob Jessop on David Cameron, New Labour, and the best way to take on global capitalism.
Russian Elites Are Fighting for Unchecked Power
Talk of defending civilizational values looms large in the thinking of Vladimir Putin and his allies. Russia’s elites both define themselves against the West and imitate US conservatives’ culture-warrior assumptions.
Naomi Klein on How to Rebuild From the Disaster of Neoliberalism
Longtime leftist writer and activist Naomi Klein discusses her work from No Logo to On Fire, connecting the fight against climate change to the fight for good jobs, and how COVID-19 is showing the utter failure of the neoliberal model.
From Sect to Mass Party
The Dutch Socialist Party went from fringe force to national contender. But lost its soul along the way.
Benedict Anderson (1936–2015)
Benedict Anderson was a brilliant scholar whose work was animated by a deep commitment to human emancipation.
The Nisman Affair
Seizing on the death of a government official, the Right seems determined to create another crisis in Argentina.
Machete and Sickle
One hundred years ago, the Third International inspired the creation of communist parties across Latin America. Yet only its demise would liberate them from stifling Russian control.
The Long Road to Crisis
The dismantling of autoworker gains was a class project, not the inevitable result of globalization.
This Is a Global Pandemic — Let’s Treat It That Way
Media coverage has focused heavily on the impact of COVID-19 in Europe and North America. But countries in the Global South are far more vulnerable to the pandemic and its economic fallout. The Left needs to develop a truly global view of the crisis — and act accordingly.
Car Plants Are Making Medical Equipment — And Things Should Stay That Way
The coronavirus pandemic has ushered in a series of emergency measures to reorient our economies toward the public health care response. The crisis offers a glimpse of how production could be made to serve social needs — but only if we defeat those who want a return to capitalist normality.
The Worst Diplomat in the World
Jair Bolsonaro’s chief foreign policy architect is combining rabid nationalist rhetoric with pathetic submissiveness to the United States.
Australian Universities Were Sick Before the Pandemic
The COVID-19 crisis has hit Australian universities hard, with a largely casualized workforce already at risk of job losses. As rank-and-file union members prepare to fight back, they’re forced to confront a neoliberal rot that set in decades ago.
From Faculty to Factory
In 1990 Albania’s students were key to bringing down a decrepit regime. Today, they are fighting the order that replaced it.
A Constitutional Revolution
The Constitution has strangled American democracy for long enough. We need a constituent assembly.
Wall Street Isn’t Worth It
Cutting the banks down to size is good policy and good politics.
Breaking Promises
Obama’s “Promise Zones” anti-poverty program is a Trojan horse for deregulation.
The Long Road to Crisis
The dismantling of autoworker gains was a class project, not the inevitable result of globalization.
India on Strike
In the midst of a right-wing onslaught, Indian workers carried out one of the largest strike in world history.