Frederick Douglass, 1852: "What, to the American slave, is your Fourth of July? I answer: a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim."
Peter Jackson’s Get Back, the latest revisionist Beatles product, has glimpses of the political moment that made the band possible — and how distant we are from it today.
Assassinated writer Daphne Caruana Galizia was a victim of the offshore economy she defended in life.
Kim Moody reflects on his time in the New Left, turning to the working class, and opportunities for socialists in the labor movement today.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is pushing to kick military recruiters out of high schools and off Twitch. And she’s right: the military’s recruitment strategy of preying on low-income and working-class students is grotesque.
McKinsey consultants have packaged capitalism for decades, offering a glimpse into the moral compass of the ruling class.
David Harvey on why Karl Marx's Capital is still the defining guide to understanding — and overcoming — the horrors of capitalism.
An interview with Leon Trotsky’s grandson, who lived with the famous revolutionary the last year of his life.
How Breitbart News rose on the darkest of money to hijack the conservative media — and how liberals helped them do it.
How a book published twenty years ago predicted Trump’s trade war with China.
From the "USS Honduras" to the 2009 coup and its aftermath, Honduras has suffered some of the worst abuses of US foreign policy.
What did millions of voters see in Trump? His speeches hold the answer.
The French Communist Party left a checkered record on anti-imperialism.
NATO leaders from across the political spectrum found common cause opposing Eurocommunism.
One year ago today, Erdoğan’s government jailed the leaders of the HDP. It's time to build an international campaign for their release.
Football ultras don’t just cheer for right-wingers on the pitch.
Bombed by the US Air Force at the height of World War II, Rome’s San Lorenzo district symbolizes the resilience of a popular antifascism.
Five hundred years ago today, Martin Luther launched the Reformation, unleashing a revolt against the late medieval order that went far beyond his intentions.
Everybody’s talking about democratic socialism these days. Here’s what you need to know about it.
How Hillary Clinton backers deployed faux feminism and privilege politics to divert attention from her destructive policies.