A Popeyes Chicken Sandwich Under Socialism
Popeyes' new chicken sandwich is great. The fast food industry’s labor practices are not. Under democratic socialism, the entire working class would benefit from the spoils of such culinary delights.
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Now’s the Chance for Australia to Get Over Coal and Gas
Fires are ravaging Australia, but its government is only doubling down on coal and gas. A transition away from fossil fuels is needed more than ever, in Australia and everywhere else.
In Colombia, the Center Isn’t Holding
With elections weeks away, Colombian politics are polarizing and the country’s historic peace agreement is at risk.
Ours to Master
Our challenge is to see in technology both today's instruments of employer control and the preconditions for a post-scarcity society.
The Democratic Party Is a Contradiction
The Democratic Party isn’t a coalition — it’s a contradiction. And thanks to the conflict between Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and her fellow progressive House members and Nancy Pelosi, that contradiction, between a restive base demanding radical change and a hidebound leadership bent on moderation, is now visible for all to see.
Capital’s Hunger in Abundance
As long as food is produced for profit and not need, people will go hungry.
The Socialist Case for Remain
It's not clear that a Leave vote would make our tasks on the Left any easier.
A Moment of Great Decisions
Despite media misinformation and EU blackmail, anti-austerity forces in Greece remain strong ahead of Sunday's referendum.
Rethinking Care
Welcome to the “care economy” — the booming service sector that has emerged from America's rapidly graying boomer population.
The Disappearing Strike
Strikes are labor's most powerful weapon. But last year they fell to nearly an all-time low.
A Challenge to Cuomo
“My name is Brian Jones, and I am seeking the Green Party’s nomination for Lieutenant Governor of the state of New York.”
Americans Actually Do Want Medicare for All
The media and the private insurance lobbyists are doing everything they can to twist the truth about public opinion on a public health system. Don't listen: when it's described accurately to them, a majority of Americans want Medicare for All.
It Started in Wisconsin
The rise and fall of Wisconsin’s remarkable 2011 uprising holds lessons for a post-Janus world.
Making Politics Possible Again
Poland’s recent uprising against an increasingly authoritarian government offers the opportunity for its left to reassert itself.
Don’t Let Anyone Tell You Bernie Sanders Isn’t Electable
The belief that Bernie Sanders is too left-wing to win a presidential election is an article of faith among journalists and pundits. It's also completely unfounded.
A Very Kautsky Christmas
The oppressed of the Middle Ages drew on Christian teachings to develop a moral critique of their era's inequality and unfairness.
What Is a Jacob Rees-Mogg?
Behind the façade of the bumbling upper-class twit, Britain’s right-wing tribune is playing a canny long game. His goal: injecting far-right ideas into the mainstream.
Bernie’s New Deal
The $18 trillion price tag for Bernie Sanders' spending plan is actually quite small.
The Trial(s) of Harry Bridges
In the 1930s and '40s, conservative forces waged a relentless campaign to deport militant labor leader Harry Bridges.