The Long History of Southern Terror
Wednesday’s shooting in Charleston is part of a long history of white terrorism in the South.
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The Lady’s Not for Turning
Want to know why conservatives revere Margaret Thatcher? Watch this clip.
From Reagan to Trump
Donald Trump's brand of reaction is particularly noxious, but it sits comfortably in the Reagan tradition.
The US’s Coronavirus Relief Measures Are Nowhere Near Enough
Coronavirus has had a devastating economic impact in the United States. Yet the richest country in the world has so far passed paltry relief measures.
The Privatization Agenda Goes Bust
A UK construction giant's failure should be the last nail in the coffin for twenty-five years of privatization dogma.
The Future Is Now
It's time for a united front on the Greek left against austerity and for a rupture with the eurozone.
Students With Disabilities Deserve a Quality Education. Bernie’s New Disability Rights Platform Would Give Them One.
Bernie Sanders introduced a new Disability Rights platform this past week that, together with his Thurgood Marshall Plan for Public Education, offers a path to provide all students with a high-quality education, regardless of their background or zip code.
Pandemic Bonds Are a Scam Holding the Global South Hostage
The World Bank’s “pandemic bonds” demonstrate how global capital has an uncanny ability to profit from social ills. So far, investors have earned about $96 million in interest on the pandemic bonds, but developing countries have yet to receive desperately needed money.
Workers Are More Valuable Than CEOs
The coronavirus pandemic has revealed a simple fact: it’s low-wage workers like cleaners, cashiers, and care workers who make our society run — not bankers, landlords, or CEOs.
We Must Not Ignore the Ongoing Plight of International Students in Ukraine
After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year, the EU granted asylum to millions of Ukrainian refugees. However, international students and other non-Ukrainians caught in the conflict have struggled to receive similar protection.
Martin Luther King Jr’s Forgotten 1962 Speech on Civil Rights Unionism
MLK regarded progressive unions as bulwarks of the civil rights movement. In this rousing 1962 speech to the National Maritime Union, he linked the democratic struggles of workers and black people and ended by quoting the “beautiful words” of Eugene Debs.
How the Constitution’s Framers Got It Wrong
James Madison argued that politicians' ambition would lead them to uphold the separation of powers. Today congressmembers’ ambition seems to lead them to do the exact opposite: submitting to Trump and completely bargaining away their own power.
McCarthyism Is Alive and Well With the “Nonprofit Killer” Bill
Today’s legislative efforts against the Palestine solidarity movement bear a striking resemblance to McCarthyism in both tactics and ideology.
Bigger Shareholder Payouts Are Driving Up Corporate Profits
Corporations are set to use Trump’s trade war as justification for raising prices, just as they previously used supply chain slowdowns. But a new Federal Reserve study notes that higher prices have coincided with a big increase in payouts to shareholders.
A Strike for All Seasons
When and where organized labor’s been on the move.
Interpreter of Maladies
Here’s a guide to the words you should probably know, even if you don’t want to think about them.
Is Donald Trump a William McKinley or an Andrew Jackson?
The Trump presidency is not a pathology of mass politics. It’s a problem of our billionaire political economy.
Biden Paved the Way for Trump’s Leniency on Corporate Crime
The federal government under Joe Biden prosecuted fewer corporate crime cases than at any point in the last 30 years. Now the Trump administration is set to drop or pause more than 100 enforcement actions against corporate misconduct.
Only a Mass Working-Class Climate Politics Can Free Us From the Climate Doom Cycle
The latest UN climate report was just released, and it’s brought the usual doom loop of grave headlines as emissions keep rising. The way out isn’t getting people to “believe the science” but building a pro-worker climate politics that can win power.
I Live in Gaza. Israel’s Horrific Bombing Campaign Is Like Nothing I’ve Ever Seen Before.
In a harrowing dispatch from Gaza, Palestinian human rights activist and Gaza City resident Raji Sourani gives an account of daily life amid Israeli air strikes that are killing entire families. Despite it all, Palestinians in Gaza are clinging to hope.