Privatizing Marx
We shouldn’t sympathize with Lawrence and Wishart. Karl Marx’s work belongs to the public.
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La Pasionaria, Spanish Anti-Fascism’s Greatest Orator, Remained Defiant in Exile
During Spain’s Civil War, Dolores Ibárruri was famed worldwide as La Pasionaria, the brilliant orator who stirred anti-fascists’ souls. Fleeing to Moscow in 1939, she soon became the exiled Communists’ leader — both political guide for a defeated party and a “Spanish mother” confronting the expectations of her male comrades.
The Democratic Convention Put the Party’s Contradictions Front and Center
Even as John Kasich reassured conservatives Joe Biden wasn't moving left, Michelle Obama lectured progressives to muster Obama 2008–style enthusiasm for him regardless. It's an incoherent message that could cost the party come November.
Belarus Is Cracking Down on Worker-Led Pro-Democracy Protest
In Belarus, a populist government that long claimed the support of its people finds itself repressing a historic protest movement — and its demands for a more democratic politics.
Dress Rehearsals for Utopia
Liberals like to paint mass performance as totalitarian and repressive. But the festivals of revolutionary France gave the people a sense of its own power.
Resilience for Whom?
The Japanese prime minister's plans for "resilience" will serve corporations and US military goals more than the Japanese people.
Obama Didn’t Coddle the Saudis? Yes, He Did.
Ex-Obama officials are now claiming his policy was nothing like Trump's appeasement of Saudi Arabia. Don’t be fooled — it’s the latest attempt to whitewash the former president's record.
Against Geoengineering
Geoengineering is a risky business. It is so risky, in fact, that it should be banned.
She Came to Riot
The memory of riot grrrl deepens the divide between cultural and material feminism, hobbling critiques of inequality by mistaking self-improvement for revolution.
Not a Bad Night
From left-wing ballot measures to socialists in the House, things are slowly — but surely — moving our way.
As the Ink Fades
Once upon a time, typesetters' unions were strong and militant. But they failed to keep up as technology transformed the industry.
The Miliband Affair
Ralph Miliband was no patriot. He was a stern critic of the British ruling elite and its institutions.
Privilege Versus Democracy in Brazil
Jair Bolsonaro represents the rise of an authoritarian neoliberalism in Brazil and across the world. If he's elected president, Brazilian democracy could collapse.
Without History We Are Dust
Across Europe, a rising far right is on the offensive against LGBT people.
Money in the Bank
The story of pro wrestling in the twentieth century is the story of American capitalism.
Labour’s Socialist Realism
A new book of essays edited by UK Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell makes the case for economic democracy and charts the increasingly transformative thinking of Corbyn's Labour Party.
Building Socialism From Below
Figuring out how to fight for state power and popular power at the same time is tough. The work of Nicos Poulantzas shows how socialists in the twenty-first century can do it.
How Class Should Be Central
A strategic focus on uniting the working class doesn’t mean marginalizing the struggle against racism and sexism.
Bad Romance
Capitalism is bad at sex because it’s bad at relationships. Socialism can do better.
The Self-Serving Myths of Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley's boosters say it's an innovative, meritocratic wonderland that rewards brilliant visionaries and just might save the world. That's nonsense.