Europe’s Left After Brexit
Former Greek finance minster Yanis Varoufakis responds to his critics and lays out DiEM25's plan for resisting within the European Union.
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No Surprise, Uber and Lyft Lied About Helping Workers
Uber and Lyft said that California's Proposition 22 would help their drivers. We now have proof they were lying.
Persuasion Is the Goofy Jane Austen No One Asked For
Netflix’s Persuasion tries and fails to bring Fleabag’s irreverence to Jane Austen.
The Technocratic Takeover
Will the evisceration of democracy in Puerto Rico be allowed to proceed unnoticed?
The Radical Harry Belafonte
From the struggle for civil rights to opposing apartheid in South Africa and the war against Cuba, Harry Belafonte was a fighter for justice both at home and abroad.
Brazil’s Anti-Corruption Investigation Lava Jato Gave Us the Ultra-Corrupt Bolsonaro
Brazil's Lava Jato investigation in corruption jailed former president Lula da Silva and was lauded by anticorruption campaigners in the West. But its legacy is the most corrupt president in the country's history: Jair Bolsonaro.
Read Vivian Gornick’s Romance of American Communism
Based on interviews with former Communist Party members, Vivian Gornick’s The Romance of American Communism is a book full of emotional people who struggle to talk about their emotions. It shows how Party commitment gave everyday life an epic dimension — and made political defeats into personal traumas.
Welcome to the Black Box
Algorithms have increasing power over our lives — and they're not as objective as we might think.
Expropriate Canada’s New Pandemic-Era Billionaires
The wealth of Canada’s new billionaires is the result of speculation, subsidies, low interest rates, and leveraged investment. Money that could be used for the public good in this time of crisis is instead being hoarded by racketeers and profiteers.
The Real Christopher Columbus
There was no heroic adventure, only bloodshed. Columbus Day should not be a celebration.
Boris Johnson’s Luck Is About to Run Out
Boris Johnson’s career has been one long romp of consequence-free irresponsibility. Now, as he faces an impossible Brexit and unprecedented public scrutiny, his lucky streak is about to end.
Any Politician With “McKinsey” on Their Résumé Is Unfit for Public Office
Revelations about McKinsey’s grotesque actions to further the opioid epidemic should remind us how closely entwined the company is with the Democratic Party. We should work toward a day when McKinsey’s presence on your résumé is as disqualifying as a gun manufacturer or a tobacco company.
The Paranoid Style in Canadian Politics
Conspiracy theories are way more exciting than political economy, and Canada’s Pierre Poilievre is exploiting the thrill of paranoia for political gain. The Left must counter these impulses with analyses of worker exploitation — and a program for change.
Twenty Years Since the Genoa G8 Protests, Globalization Is Imploding
Even as massive protests confronted the Genoa G8 summit in July 2001, many saw some form of capitalist globalization as inevitable. But today, national capitalisms are regaining strength — and the Left has to adapt its strategy accordingly.
A System That Makes Housing a Commodity Can’t Serve Human Needs
Even before the pandemic, America was in the midst of a massive housing crisis. Now, it’s far worse. Our housing agenda has to include investing in public housing, universal rent control, just-cause eviction, and a broad push to decommodify housing.
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.
Colombia’s Future Is Up in the Air
After weeks-long massive protests were put on pause, Colombia’s future is more uncertain than ever. The 2022 elections will be critical in determining whether the country will return to the miserable status quo under the thumb of the United States, or blaze a new leftward path.
Should We Abolish Prisons?
America’s prisons are grossly dehumanizing and unjust. The eminent political philosopher Tommie Shelby debates prison abolition and what kind of radical change justice demands.
Crypto Champion Sam Bankman-Fried’s Road to Ruin Leads Straight to Capitol Hill
Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of FTX cryptocurrency exchange, rose swiftly as a Democratic mega-donor, rubbing shoulders with elites as he lobbied for crypto-friendly regulation. With FTX collapsing now, it’s clear his politicking demanded scrutiny long ago.