The Bureaucratic Nightmare of Incrementalism
America’s patchwork system of social services makes it hard to care for ourselves.
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Make a Desert, Call It Peace
The failure of Colombia's peace deal will only benefit the forces of violent right-wing repression.
Why Comey’s Shook
Of course former FBI director James Comey dislikes socialists — we’re against the kind of reprehensible business practices that made him rich.
Teach for America’s Mission in Chicago
Teach for America wanted to help stem a teacher shortage. Why then are thousands of experienced educators being replaced by hundreds of new college graduates?
We Can Win Gamers Over to Socialism
Steve Bannon sees video games as a natural terrain for the far right. But between unionizing game workers and increasingly political games, there's room for the socialist left in gaming, too.
The Video Game Industry Calls It “Crunch.” Workers Call It Exploitation.
In the video game industry, “crunch” refers to an extended period of strenuous unpaid work in the months on either side of a game launch. Industry leaders spin it as an initiation ritual, but it’s really exploitation of game workers.
Jules Guesde Was One of the Great Pioneers of European Marxism
French socialist leader Jules Guesde established the first working-class party in modern history and popularized the ideas of Karl Marx at a crucial time. It’s impossible to imagine the subsequent history of Marxism and the French left without Guesde.
Never Forget the Victims of Grenfell
On June 14, 2017, 72 people died in the Grenfell Tower fire in London. Peter Apps’s Show Me the Bodies is the best account of the tragedy and an unsparing indictment of the disregard for working-class lives that made it possible.
A New Lawsuit Is Putting Preventive Care Benefits at Risk
The Affordable Care Act’s requirement that private health care insurance plans cover preventive services at no cost is in danger of being rescinded.
Canadian Airline Mechanics’ Defiant Strike Has Paid Off
Against orders from Justin Trudeau’s government, WestJet mechanics went on strike. Their actions secured substantial wage gains and a resounding victory for workers’ rights.
To Renew Working-Class Resistance, the Labor Movement Must Be Democratized
Charting a course toward labor’s revival requires a socialist political project suited to the current historical and social moment. To build this renewed working-class politics, the labor movement must be democratized.
The GOP Is Quietly Adding Climate Denial to Government Spending Bills
Beholden to fossil fuel industry donors, congressional Republicans are quietly inserting provisions into government spending bills that undermine the US government’s ability to respond to the worsening climate crisis.
Justice Samuel Alito’s Ethics About-Face Doesn’t Inspire Confidence in the Court
When Justice Samuel Alito was securing his place on the Supreme Court, he promised to adhere to ethics laws from Congress. But after failing to comply with anti-corruption laws, Alito is now insisting lawmakers have no authority to regulate the court.
Will Pope Leo XIV Confront MAGA?
Robert Francis Prevost, the first US-born pope, embodies Catholicism’s anti-nationalist ethos. Will he follow Pope Francis in confronting the resurgence of nativism in the US and abroad?
The Texas Democratic Walkout Is a Strong Opening Move
Texas Democrats exited the state capitol to block a shameless Republican power grab. Their walkout creates an opening for broader resistance to the Right’s antidemocratic project — but only if labor unions and progressive groups step up to the plate.
Messing With Childcare Ratios Is a Terrible Idea
Donald Trump’s childcare czar says he wants federal regulations for daycare centers to “fit on an index card in my back pocket.” His plans contain many causes for alarm, not least his dangerous proposal to raise child-to-adult ratios.
The Problem With Finance Is the Problem of Capitalism
Finance’s dominance over the economy isn’t a deviant evolution of a “good” industrial capitalism. Finance and industry are interdependent — meaning solving problems like inequality and climate change will require a far-reaching democratization of the economy.
At a New Jersey Factory, Workers Are Up Against a Pension-Backed Private Equity Giant
Workers at a soft drink maker owned by private equity megafirm KKR say the company is stalling in contract negotiations and denying workers more than six weekends off per year. Ironically, KKR’s union busting is funded in part by union pension investments.
Elon Musk Decimated the Government and Saved Almost Nothing
Elon Musk’s cuts may have “saved” the public less than half a percent of the national debt, but they are already making Americans poorer and sicker and forcing them to spend hours waiting on phone help lines.
Juggalos Are the Targets of Clownish Discrimination and Police Harassment
Juggalos, the intense Insane Clown Posse fanbase, have long been targeted by police, including in a dubious federal investigation under the legacy of a Red Scare law. The group’s crime, it seems, is its very existence as a visible working-class counterculture.