Amazon Is Waging Class War
Let's call Amazon's cancellation of its New York City headquarters what it was: a capital strike. It's a demonstration of why we must overcome capitalists' power over investment.
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What the Conviction of Marielle Franco’s Killers Reveals
Socialist Rio de Janeiro city councilor Marielle Franco’s killers were recently convicted, exposing deep ties between Brazil’s right and violent militias. The case shows democratic institutions can still hold perpetrators of far-right violence to account.
Before Silicon Valley Bank’s Collapse, Its Lobbyists Fought Regulations in Congress
In the months before Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse, the bank’s lobbying groups fought a proposal requiring financial institutions to increase payments into the Deposit Insurance Fund that protects depositors from bank failures.
Israel’s Priority Is Killing Gazans, Not Freeing Hostages
This war would look very different if Israel’s principal aim was to free the hostages. But Israel’s assault on Gaza was never about the hostages.
Joe Biden’s Arms Deal With Israel Violates His Own Administration’s Policy
Months ago, the Biden administration issued a directive prohibiting arms transfer deals to countries that would likely use the weapons to target civilians. Yet the White House is still approving military aid for Israel’s war crimes in Gaza.
Philly’s City Worker Strike Has the Garbage Piling Up
Philadelphia’s blue-collar municipal workers have entered their second week on strike. The city’s lowest-paid employees, AFSCME District Council 33 members are demanding a living wage.
Socialist Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani Wants to End Columbia and NYU’s Tax-Exempt Status
Columbia and New York University are two of NYC’s biggest landowners, but they pay almost nothing in property taxes. Socialist state legislator Zohran Mamdani has proposed a bill to change that — and put the funds toward the city’s underfunded public colleges.
The Horror of Canada’s Residential Schools Was Hiding in Plain Sight
The horrifying details about thousands of dead Indigenous children should not come as a shock to Canadians. It’s no good just hand-wringing in response. Solidarity and action is what’s needed.
Occupied Palestine Is as Entitled to the World’s Solidarity as Occupied Ukraine
We could soon see another brutal Israeli war on Palestinians after this weekend’s shocking attacks on Ramadan worshippers by Israeli forces. Yet the Western solidarity that’s rightly been forthcoming for Ukraine is now nowhere to be seen.
Van Jones and Meghan McCain’s Centrist Manifesto Doesn’t Have Answers
Here's a documentary no one asked for: a Van Jones and Meghan McCain production arguing that the problem with America isn't poverty and exploitation, but political divisiveness. It's warmed-over centrism that won't solve any of the problems ailing the United States.
Jim Clyburn Is Wrong About FDR and the New Deal
Was the New Deal bad for black people? Rep. Jim Clyburn says it was. He’s wrong — and it’s time we set the record straight about both the New Deal’s real flaws and its overall hugely egalitarian impact on workers of all races, including black workers.
It’s a Little Late for Mike Pence to Pose as a Brave Dissenter to Donald Trump
Mike Pence built his political career on theocratic extremism, Dickensian economics, and sycophancy toward Donald Trump. It's a little late for him to be posing now as a defender of democracy and a counter to Trump's authoritarianism.
The Left Has a Long, Proud Tradition of Opposing War
There’s a long and rich tradition of the Left’s opposition to militarism that dates back to the First International. It’s an excellent resource for understanding the origins of war under capitalism and helping leftists maintain our clear opposition to it.
Turkey’s War Against the Kurds Exposes NATO’s Aggression
With all eyes on the war in Ukraine, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is planning a fresh invasion of northern Syria. For 70 years, Turkey has been a key NATO member — and NATO's backing for its aggression shows the alliance is no mere defense pact.
Bolsonaro’s Hermit Kingdom
Jair Bolsonaro’s embarrassing, Cold War-style rant at the United Nations shows just how far Brazil’s international standing has sunk under its far-right president. With few friends abroad, it will be easier for opponents to defeat him in Brazil.
Jess Phillips Is Not the Answer to What’s Wrong in British Politics
Britain's right-wing press has been routinely vicious to so many in the Labour Party in recent years. But they've always had a soft spot for MP Jess Phillips. Perhaps that's because they know her PR-driven politics poses them no threat.
David Friedman’s Anti-Palestine Politics
The past writings of the US's ambassador to Israel show just how committed he is to deepening the Israeli state's brutality.
Pete Buttigieg’s Defense of His Billionaire Funding Is Orwellian
At last night’s New Hampshire debate, Pete Buttigieg said he was courting billionaires to be inclusive. It’s just the latest grotesque rhetorical gesture from Mayor Pete.
G. M. Tamás Wasn’t “Hungary’s Last Marxist”
Upon G. M. Tamás’s death last month, even many laudatory obituaries claimed that he marked the endpoint of Hungary’s Marxist traditions. But Marxism isn't dead in Hungary.
India’s Migrant Workers Are Paying the Price for Trump’s War
Migrant workers have been fleeing from India’s cities as the US war on Iran sends fuel prices soaring. The scenes today resemble the exodus of migrant workers to their home villages during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the crisis is just beginning.