We Should All Be Working Part Time for Full-Time Pay
Here’s a transformative demand: part-time work for all, at full-time pay. We could live freer, more enriching lives, all while cutting carbon emissions.
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Rebecca Solnit’s Call for Roses Rings Hollow
Socialists use the slogan “bread and roses” to emphasize the equal importance of pleasure and material security. In Orwell’s Roses, Rebecca Solnit attempts to renew this rallying cry, but the result is a hymn to liberalism and a hollow vision of politics.
South Africa’s Electricity Workers Can Teach Us About Winning a Green New Deal
South African trade unions have pushed for a just transition that prioritizes workers’ jobs and the public good against green neoliberals seeking to privatize the country’s energy. Their mission is clear: workers, not capital, must lead the climate movement.
Ron DeSantis Is a Corporate America–Approved Fake Populist
Attempting to reanimate his unappealing presidential campaign, Florida governor Ron DeSantis last week presented a new faux-populist economic agenda, which frames corporate-friendly policies as a means to improve workers’ economic conditions.
Remeasuring Stephen Jay Gould
Fifteen years after his death, Stephen Jay Gould’s ideas have never been more vital.
Maple Leaf DOGE vs. the Canadian State
Instead of building a resilient economy to meet the challenges of the present economic “rupture,” Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals are turbocharging austerity and gutting the capacity of Canada's federal public service.
What to Make of Warren’s Policy Blitz
Elizabeth Warren may have smart policies. But Bernie Sanders has mass politics.
Jeremy Corbyn: We Can Build a New Economic Order
In a speech to the Progressive International, former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn says now is not a time for retreat. We must build a powerful alternative to capitalist destruction.
An Open Letter from SDS Veterans Haranguing Young Socialists to Back Biden Was a Bad Idea
We don’t need melodramatic hyperbole from New Leftists telling us to campaign for Joe Biden. We need to build a democratic-socialist movement that is the only real hope for the planet’s future.
Ireland’s Presidential Election Was a Left-Wing Landslide
Ireland’s new president, Catherine Connolly, is an outspoken left-winger who champions the rights of the Palestinians and opposes Europe’s militarization drive. Her resounding victory came as a huge shock to the conservative political establishment.
What Canada’s Social Democrats Must Do
When the Canadian parliament reconvenes this month, the Liberals will likely need the New Democratic Party to retain power. The center-left NDP’s support should not come from petty electoral calculation, but from an understanding that bold action is needed by both the country and the party.
Planning the Green Tech Revolution
Publicly funded research produced the technology that gave us the internet. It can do the same for the Green New Deal and the transition to a more equitable, sustainable economy.
Joe Biden Cleared a Very Low Bar in Last Night’s Debate
Pundits are declaring Joe Biden the winner of last night’s debate. They’re conveniently ignoring the lies he told about his civil rights and immigration record.
Joe Biden Just Made a Big Promise to His Wall Street Donors
Two weeks after being lauded for his task force policies, Joe Biden promised wealthy campaign contributors that changing corporate behavior “is not going to require legislation — I’m not proposing any.” The Left should be worried.
Management by Metrics Is Upending Newsrooms and Killing Journalism
Designed to discipline workers into producing clickable and profitable content, newsroom analytics are radically changing the nature of media work — and hastening journalism’s ugly decline.
Mayoral Hopeful Flo Cofer Envisions a Democratic Sacramento
With an activist background and a left-wing perspective, Sacramento mayoral candidate Flo Cofer bears the markers of an outsider candidate. But backed by big unions, sitting councilmembers, and the city paper, she’s giving the Sac elite a run for their money.
Democratic Voters Rejected the Status Quo Last Night
Pennsylvania and Oregon election results from last night offer cause for hope for progressives: voters rejected the demands of oligarchs and Democratic elites.
Internationalism After Mass Politics
Internationalism persists as a rallying cry, but what would it mean to go beyond sloganeering?
South Korea’s Election Weakened the Country’s Left Parties
South Korea’s legislative election was a blow to conservative president Yoon Suk-yeol, whose party was routed by its liberal opponents. But the vote also weakened the left forces seeking to challenge the dominance of two pro-business parties.
The Fight to Reopen a Shuttered Stellantis Plant Is Just Beginning
In their strike last fall, the United Auto Workers got Stellantis to agree to reopen its recently shuttered plant in Belvidere, Illinois. Now workers will have to make sure the company follows through on its commitments.