Black Judges, Black Politicians, Black Prisoners
Political elites built the carceral state — and not just white ones.
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Social Democracy Without the Struggle
Michael Moore’s new film idealizes progressive reforms abroad while ignoring the political struggles it took to win them.
The South Still Has Something to Say
No political revolution in the United States can succeed without the South.
Five Hundred Years of Utopia
Since its publication in 1516, Thomas More's Utopia has helped us aspire to a just society.
The Obamacare Ratchet Effect
The Republicans have learned a basic political lesson: benefit programs create their own constituencies. Will Democrats catch on?
Why Elites Hate Trump
Battles over Trump's candidacy reveal the tensions underlying the US-led global capitalist project.
No Room for Debate
The situation in Venezuela is complicated. But we should all agree on one thing: the US has no business intervening.
The Student Movement Standing up to the Honduran Regime
It’s been ten years since a US-backed coup installed a repressive neoliberal regime in Honduras. Now, a student movement has emerged to challenge the government’s agenda of privatization and militarization.
What Bernie Supporters Want
The Sanders campaign has been driven by class politics, not white male angst.
The System Failed
Every day Donald Trump is in the White House is an indictment of American democracy.
After the Friedrichs Scare
US public sector unions have gotten a reprieve. Will they use it to rebuild, or squander the opportunity?
The Meaning of Theresa May
Theresa May as prime minister, like Thatcher before her, represents a woman given equal opportunity to oppress other women.
Yes, Philando Castile Was Killed for the Color of His Skin
We can't talk about police brutality without talking about white supremacy.
The Roots of Ebola
A long history of multinational corporate exploitation and political corruption crippled West Africa's response to the Ebola epidemic.
The Ecological Is Political
In the coming crisis, inequality will kill as many people as storms do.
The Last Convention
Ill fares the land in 2016 . . . the shame of Cleveland . . . America First . . . 9/11=Inside Job . . . Islamic Plots . . . Alex Jones . . . Build the Wall . . . Police State Vibes . . . Un-American Activity . . . Loneliness, Despair, Frustration . . . Meet the people ushering in the age of Trump.
No More Lesser-Evilism
A strategy of “lesser evilism” won't prepare the Left for the long fights ahead.
What’s Good for Facebook . . .
Mark Zuckerberg's barely concealed political ambitions are an extension of his company's lobbying efforts.