Why Capitalism’s Origins Matter
A new book defends a Marxist theory of the origins of capitalism. Along the way it shows why understanding the transition from feudalism can help us make sense of the present.
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Israel’s Young Settler Vanguard
In the West Bank, at-risk youth are recast as pioneers — funded by Israeli ministries and US tax-deductible charities and deployed to harass, dispossess, and drive Palestinians from their land.
Africa’s Health Care Only Works for the Wealthy
Years of IMF and World Bank reforms have created two-tiered health care systems across Africa. In Kenya, the private sector is out of reach for most, but public health care has been wrecked by budget cuts and the introduction of fees for many services.
Keir Starmer Used His Power to Trample on Human Rights
Keir Starmer marketed himself as a human rights lawyer who stood up for the downtrodden. As Britain’s prime minister, he showed nothing but contempt for human rights law, and he now leaves behind a disgraceful record of authoritarian policies.
Chicago City Council Just Stabbed Tipped Workers in the Back
After a blitz by restaurant industry lobbyists, Chicago’s city council voted last week to maintain the subminimum wage for service workers, keeping them stuck in precarity and poverty wages.
Military Vets in Labor Are Joining the Fight Against Trump
Military veterans are more likely than other Americans to work union jobs. Vets in the labor movement have increasingly joined and led fights against Donald Trump’s attacks on Veterans Affairs and on federal workers’ jobs and collective bargaining rights.
How a Revolutionary Was Born
Carl Skoglund's early life as a militant worker in Sweden prepared him for leadership in the 1934 Teamster Strikes.
The Tax Debate We Need
Progressive taxation curbs the power of the wealthy — and that's exactly why the Right hates it.
Obamacare Lives
Trump's moves to “sabotage” Obamacare are hardly a death blow for the health law.
Michael Moore Was Right
Mocked and derided for his impassioned defense of poor and working people, Michael Moore is finally being vindicated. He hasn’t changed his tune. The political culture’s just catching up with him.
Ernst Nolte’s Revenge
Conflations of Bolshevism and Nazism are the order of the day. Ernst Nolte would be pleased.
Can Anyone Save the SPD?
As its voter base collapses, Germany’s once-mass Social Democratic Party appears to be headed into the political abyss. To make things worse, its leaders think the answer lies in a further shift to the right.
The Socialism of the Black Panthers
A new documentary on the Black Panther Party overlooks the group’s socialist core.
AMLO Can’t Do This Alone
Both Mexican and international elites want to scuttle AMLO's progressive agenda. He’ll only overcome their resistance with mass mobilization.
Why We Broke With Syriza
Outgoing members of Syriza Youth explain why they won't be supporting their parent party in tomorrow's election.
Mexico’s Gasolinazo
A hike in fuel prices has sparked popular protests across Mexico. Will it take a deeper political form?
Political Struggle Is the Answer — Not Conspiracy Theories
A conspiracy theory rocketing around South African social media claims that the real Nelson Mandela died in 1985. It’s a desperate attempt to make sense of the rampant inequality still gripping the post-apartheid country — but only socialist politics, not conspiracy theories, can diagnose the problem and offer a just solution.
We Need a Media System That Serves People’s Needs, Not Corporations’
Our corporate media system prioritizes making money over producing adversarial journalism and covering working-class issues. We should dare to imagine something different: a public media system that privileges democracy over profits.
Trump’s “Deterrence” Strategy Targeting Black Voters Doesn’t Have to Work
In both his campaigns, Trump has run ads aimed at killing black voters’ enthusiasm for the Democratic nominee and lowering their turnout. The strategy is craven, but the ads exploit real disillusionment. Without a sharp break from their history of failing black constituents, Democrats will remain vulnerable to such opportunistic gambits in the future.
From the People’s House to Zuccotti Park
The Wisconsin anti-austerity movement drew on popular occupations around the world, and set the stage for Occupy Wall Street.