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“We Can Use This Crisis to Reconceptualize the Economy”
Australian workers are finally being addressed in the government’s rescue packages, but the measures go nowhere near far enough. National Secretary of the United Workers’ Union Tim Kennedy argues that the crisis offers an opportunity for genuine pushback and transformation.
Engines of Solidarity
The struggle against Trump must be powered by the fight for generous, universal, and visible social programs.
The Diffidence of a Liberal
The arc of Paul Krugman’s thinking shows the paradox of liberal reformism constrained by a conservative understanding of the possible.
Worked to Death
The American pension crisis helps corporations maintain a precarious, easily exploitable workforce.
The Solution to AI-Driven Job Displacement Is a Robust Welfare State
The idea that AI will wipe out all our jobs is generating lots of apocalyptic headlines these days. It's no surprise why: in a society without an egalitarian welfare state and pro-worker policies, labor reallocation can be a disaster.
The Labour Party Can’t Retreat From Its Vision of Change
Labour must outline its democratic-socialist vision of an economy that works for people and planet — before the Tories monopolize the narrative.
The Solution Is Single-Payer
In the face of the monstrosity that is Trumpcare, we must demand Medicare for All.
What a Bernie Sanders Agenda on Affordable Housing Should Look Like
The United States is in the midst of an affordable housing crisis. We need a bold new housing agenda that includes millions of new social housing units, universal rent control, an end to speculative profiteering, the elimination of homelessness, and a federal homes guarantee.
The US Could Have A Welfare State — But We Don’t
In the United States, we have a labyrinth of tax subsidies and vouchers, and an endless line of private interests looking to cash in on social services. Don’t call that a welfare state — it’s not. And we deserve better.
The Meaning of Lula’s Imprisonment
The soft coup now underway in Brazil shows just how quickly capitalists can turn against democracy.
Republicans and Industrial Policy After Trump
Some right-wing populists are making a bid to outflank the Democrats on industrial policy as part of their attempt to make the Republicans into a “workers’ party.” The best way to defeat them is to make the Green New Deal the centerpiece of progressive twenty-first-century industrial policy.
Zohran Mamdani Is Laser-Focused on an Affordable New York
With local and national elites indifferent to working-class struggles over the costs of housing, childcare, groceries, and more, socialist New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is finding success by putting affordability at the heart of his campaign.
Why Bernie Sanders Is the Best Candidate to Fight Health Disparities for Black Americans
As a black, female family physician, I see the realities of America’s massive racial health disparities every day. Bernie Sanders is the presidential candidate who best understands those disparities and is ready to fight them.
A Cross-Atlantic Plan to Break Capital’s Control
Bernie Sanders’s plan for worker-owned funds isn’t just notable because it could lead us toward a democratized, sustainable, socialist economy. It’s also the product of a growing collaboration between the Left in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Reading Paine From the Left
Though embraced by the likes of Glenn Beck, Thomas Paine was the American Revolution's most radical figure.
We Need to Say What Socialism Will Look Like
Socialists can't wave away concerns about the feasibility of a future socialist society — we need to offer people credible answers.
Materialism Is Essential for Socialist Politics
The socialist tradition was long associated with materialism, a view that has come under fire in recent decades. But materialism is both a legitimate and necessary foundation for left-wing politics.
We Need a Politics That Is Not Only Class-Focused, but Class-Rooted
It’s not enough to make class the subject of our politics. We need to develop our political demands from a ferment that is rooted in class organizing and union density.
Welfare for Everyone
Liberal talking points on race and the welfare state reflect deeply conservative ideas. The Left should demand welfare for all.