Trumpism Will Endure
Donald Trump is gone. But the conditions that gave rise to his brand of noxious politics aren’t going away anytime soon.
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The “Best” of Karl Kautsky Isn’t Good Enough
Charlie Post cautions against recent defenses of Second-International Marxist Karl Kautsky.
Prison Guards and Politicians
The next German president once blocked the release and return of an innocent Guantanamo Bay detainee.
Where Are They Now?
We went looking for our favorite Obama and Clinton campaign alums. We found them in corporate America.
Desmond Tutu Never Sold Out the Liberation Struggle
The late anti-apartheid leader Archbishop Desmond Tutu was no neoliberal sellout. His legacy was always to advocate structural reforms in South Africa.
Alexis Tsipras Leaves the Greek Left at a Historic Low
Syriza is electing a new leader after Alexis Tsipras resigned from his longtime role at the head of the party. He leaves the Greek left at its lowest point in decades, with far-right forces now exploiting the mood of social despair.
US Sanctions on Venezuela Are Deadly — and Facing Mass Resistance
For years, right-wingers have sought to destabilize Venezuela, and even proclaimed their own rival “president,” Juan Guaidó. But average Venezuelans understand that US sanctions hurt them — and should be resisted.
The Insurance Apocalypse Is Upon Us
As climate change intensifies extreme weather and claims pile up, insurance companies are raising their rates and limiting their coverage. This leaves those who can least afford insurance unprotected as climate disasters grow more frequent and severe.
The Rise and Fall of Marcus Garvey
Marcus Garvey rose to prominence during a moment of deep pessimism for African American politics. His brand of racial uplift and black entrepreneurialism accommodated itself to Jim Crow and colonialism but fell out of favor as radical alternatives emerged.
#DeleteUber for Good
Uber is rotten to its core. Despite the years of terrible press, it has not changed any of its anti-worker, profit-crazed ways. Uber should be abolished.
So You’re Still Being Publicly Shamed
The Right wants you to believe that a coddled, overly sensitive left is propping up cancel culture. But punitive, hyper-surveillant ways of interacting online are built into the structure of privately owned social media companies, and they’re practiced across the political spectrum. The Left must insist on a better way.
Why We Should Remember William Monroe Trotter
In the early twentieth century, conservative “race leaders” like Booker T. Washington preached self-help and other accommodationist nostrums. William Monroe Trotter was different. A pioneering black editor, he worked closely with African-American workers to advance a liberatory black politics.
Milo and the Mainstream
Milo Yiannopoulos was no "alt-right" deviation for CPAC — the conference has long been a cesspool of reaction.
Thomas Sowell Is a Cynical Man
Thomas Sowell has been a titan of conservative politics for decades. Underneath the erudition and prolific output is a cynical thinker who puts an intellectual gloss on social domination.
A Palestinian Socialist Is Running for Office in Australia
In a by-election in the South-East Melbourne seat of Dunkley, the Victorian Socialists are campaigning for solidarity with Palestine — by running Reem Yunis, a Palestinian socialist, as their candidate.
Elon Musk Is Not the Future
Tech CEOs are out for themselves, not the public good.
The Roots of the European Union
From the beginning, the European project had more to do with jumpstarting capitalism than ending war.
Not Just an Artifact
The Russian left doesn't just belong to the past. It can use the surge around Alexei Navalny to grow a new independent movement.
At a Texas Community College, the Attack on Free Speech Is Coming From the Right
Community college professor Michael Phillips spent the past year speaking out against a right-wing “purge” of progressive faculty at his college. Then he was fired.