The Far Right’s Weird Obsession With Kamala Harris’s IQ
The refrain from the Donald Trump campaign that Kamala Harris has a “low IQ” showcases the Right’s mainstreaming of quack racist pseudoscience.
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Mainstream Media Really Doesn’t Want You to Get a $2,000 Check
Mainstream news outlets like the Washington Post are working overtime to argue against the $2,000 survival check we were promised by the Democrats.
Mayoral Candidate Helen Gym Wants to Build a Progressive Philadelphia
A former teacher and parent organizer, progressive mayoral candidate Helen Gym is hell-bent on making Philadelphia an example for nationwide reforms in health care, public education, and affordable housing.
Corporate Donors Guided Kamala Harris to Defeat
Rich donors like Mark Cuban boasted about their success in shaping Kamala Harris’s campaign and inducing her to ditch progressive economic policies. We shouldn’t let them shrug off responsibility for a disastrous defeat.
US Sanctions on Iran Are Increasing Coronavirus Deaths
Iran is ravaged by coronavirus — and US sanctions are making the pandemic even more deadly.
One Has to Take Sides
“Many sides” aren’t promoting racism and hatred. One side is. And ours is committed to stopping them.
We Don’t Need George W. Bush Telling Us How to “Protect Democracy”
Earlier this month, presidential centers representing 13 former presidents put out a letter calling for Americans to “protect democracy,” in an implicit rebuke of Donald Trump. Given past presidents’ own assaults on democracy, it’s a hard pill to swallow.
The Nihilism of Moderation
When the survival of the planet is at stake, calls for moderation and compromise aren’t a mark of adult politics — they’re a threat to civilization.
Joe Biden’s Commitment to Defending and Expanding Voting Rights Is Murky at Best
Almost all of the major Democratic candidates have released comprehensive platforms to restore and expand voting rights. Joe Biden has not.
Do We Need a Socialist Think Tank?
Socialist politics come from below, not experts. But that doesn't mean we should cede policy debates to neoliberals.
Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin to Headline Event for Anti-Union Group Fighting $15 Wage
Weeks after voting to kill a $15 minimum wage, senators Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin will discuss “finding bipartisan solutions” at the conference of a major lobbying group fighting minimum wage and labor legislation. They know which side they’re on.
Kshama Sawant Passes the Amazon Stress Test in Seattle
Seattle socialist city council member Kshama Sawant prevailed over Amazon in her recent reelection. Sawant won by using the same strategies that make for successful workplace organizing — strategies that socialists around the country could take up against the corporate behemoths that want them to lose.
Democrats Say They Want to Defend Democracy — but They’re Boosting Far-Right Republicans
The Democrats are boosting Trumpian candidates in GOP primaries with the hope that they’ll be easier to beat in the general election. It’s an incredibly dangerous and stupid political gambit.
Prescribing Crisis
A profit-hungry pharmaceutical industry and an indifferent political class are fueling the deadly opioid epidemic.
Undergraduates Are Workers, Too
Undergraduates aren't just students — they're increasingly also workers.
How the Right Hijacked Antonio Gramsci
Inspired by a misreading of Antonio Gramsci, far-right activists have spent decades attempting to shape intellectual and cultural spaces. But their version of Gramsci’s ideas leaves out a crucial element: class struggle.
“We’re Workers, Not Robots”
The Amazon workers who went on strike yesterday took on the world’s richest man and one of the world’s most powerful corporations. They’re heroes, plain and simple.
Why Won’t the US’s Largest Labor Federation Talk About a General Strike?
The barriers to organizing a general strike in the United States in response to the myriad miseries American workers are facing are massive. But we can’t move toward such a strike without at least putting the possibility on the table and discussing it — something the AFL-CIO has shown no interest in doing.
We Must Defend Medicaid From Trump’s Cuts
The Left is not in a position to win Medicare for All under the Trump administration. But we have an important battle that can position us for future victories: defending Medicaid, which demonstrated the power of public health care during the pandemic.
How the Democratic Party Was Hollowed Out
Democrats appear incapable of mounting a real opposition to Donald Trump. Their weakness is the result of a decades-long hollowing out of the party, in which organized labor has been displaced by a panoply of interest groups and nonprofit organizations.