Growing Up in the “Just City”
In the 1950s and '60s, New York City’s cooperative housing embodied the egalitarian dream of modernist architecture.
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Against Happiness
Self-help gurus and positive psychologists tell us that we should be coaching ourselves to happiness. The painted-on smiles they want to sell us are a pathetic substitute for actually improving our societies.
Explaining Our Morbid Political Symptoms
We can’t talk about the rise of right-wing populists like Donald Trump, reactionary and bizarre conspiracy theories like QAnon, and the increasingly pervasive sense of nihilism across global politics without talking about neoliberalism.
From Anti-Politics to Authoritarian Restoration in Brazil
Two years on from his election, the anti-political wave that Jair Bolsonaro rode to office appears to have ebbed. In its place we are seeing a restoration of the reactionary forces that have ruled the country for most of its history.
Georges Abdallah’s Release Is Long Overdue
Now starting his 41st year in jail, Lebanese communist Georges Abdallah is Europe’s longest-held political prisoner. French authorities keep finding pretexts to deny his release, trampling on civil liberties in the name of fighting terrorism.
How Devaluing Palestinian Lives Became a Western Obsession
Openly racist attitudes to the Palestinian people are pervasive in the European and American political mainstream, from the liberal center to the far right. This form of bigotry is a gateway through which old-fashioned colonial racism can gain new legitimacy.
What Was History’s Deadliest Era?
A recent history of guns and empire argues that early modern Europe marked the origins of a uniquely murderous era. But the world it describes is not so different from our own and making sense of its horrors requires judgment, not just arithmetic.
The Right Has a Lofty Vision for Schools. Where’s Ours?
The Right is selling a vision of classical education that promises to build character and nurture wonder. Liberals are stuck aiming for higher test scores and employability. Public education defenders need our own inspiring take on the meaning of school.
Registering Class and Politics
Leo Panitch on Ralph Miliband and fifty years of the Socialist Register.
The Left Can Win
Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias on radical politics and what it takes to build mass movements.
From Proletarians to Proprietors
We need to fight for social housing instead of private ownership. Spain's anti-eviction movement shows how we can do it.
No Compromises
Ahead of Sunday's vote, the Greek Communist Party answers questions about their vision and platform.
In Defense of Progress
Material progress and democratization are still the basic tenets of any viable socialist politics.
What Really Happened With the DNC’s “Datagate”?
The definitive explanation of the Democratic National Committee's "Datagate" scandal and what the mainstream media got wrong.
The Monetary Hawks
Federal Reserve policies did more to smash the power of American workers than Ronald Reagan’s union busting.
Remembering Attica
The Attica Prison inmates who rebelled on this day in 1971 remain a symbol of resistance in the face of injustice.
Power Over Peace in Colombia
Proponents of Colombia's peace deal underestimated their opponents' strength and failed to mobilize their own base.
The Glory Days Are Over
Trump’s victory signals a deep crisis of neoliberalism.
The Glory Days Are Over
Trump’s victory signals a deep crisis of neoliberalism.
Remembering Triangle
108 years after the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, the struggle of Jewish-American workers offers a stirring radical vision for Jews and non-Jews alike.