The Charter School Profiteers
In Detroit charter schools, mismanagement and opportunistic “education entrepreneurs" thrive.
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DNA: A Parasite that Builds Its Own Host?
Dawkins, the mechanistic world, and the "war on the beautiful"
An Urban Legend
Fifty years after the publication of The Power Broker, the legacy of urban planner Robert Moses is ripe for revisiting.
Kim Stanley Robinson: We Need Democratic Socialism
Utopian thinking gets a pretty bad name. But for author Kim Stanley Robinson, we should resist the idea we’re simply doomed to climate disaster — and insist that there is a world beyond capitalism.
For Murdered Honduran Organizer Berta Cáceres, “Any Injustice Was Her Battle”
Honduran activist Berta Cáceres was murdered in 2016 during a fight against a hydroelectric megaproject. In a Honduras characterized by corruption and impunity after the 2009 US-backed coup, the murder was the grand finale of a campaign of terror and violence against activists like Cáceres.
The Far Right Is a Lucrative Market for Book Publishers
The publishers that dominate the book trade have all created special imprints that cater to ultraconservative readers. They don’t want their brands associated with racism and misogyny, but they’re happy to profit from this growing ideological niche.
Sam Bankman-Fried Was Guilty, and Not Even Michael Lewis Could Save Him
Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty this week for running a crypto scam and faces years in prison. It seems jurors weren't taken in by SBF like famed author Michael Lewis, whose new book paints an oddly sympathetic portrait of Bankman-Fried.
Frances Stonor Saunders Exposed the Cultural Cold War
The historian Frances Stonor Saunders died recently at age 60. Her book Who Paid the Piper? pulled back the curtain on postwar CIA funding of Western cultural institutions — despite repeated attempts to censor it, including by her American publisher.
Completing the Feminist Revolution
In the 1960s and ‘70s, feminists began to transform society. Today, we need to finish the job.
Four Futures
One thing we can be certain of is that capitalism will end.
Losing the Battle and the War
Compromising on abortion rights has the potential to undermine the entire left project.
Don’t Blame Islam
Al-Qaeda and ISIS are products of US and Saudi imperialism.
Clocking Out of the Second Shift
The official statistics show that gender gaps in the division of household labor have closed significantly over time. Why are so many women still so frustrated?
We’re All Precarious Now
The economy is changing and work is getting more precarious. How can radicals organize in the new conditions?
When Socialists Joined the Rank-and-File Upsurge
Often forgotten today, the US saw a tidal wave of rank-and-file worker militancy in the late 1960s and early ’70s. Many socialists of the era took jobs on the shop floor to help foment the upsurge and build a revolutionary movement to replace capitalism.
Musicians Can and Should Organize to Improve Their Pay and Working Conditions
The music industry is making money hand over fist, but life for average musicians remains incredibly precarious. But musicians aren’t temporarily embarrassed millionaires — they’re workers. And like any other worker, the solution to their problem is collective organizing.
On Democrats and Class, the Writing Was on the Wall
Two writers, Thomas Frank and Joan Williams, provided sharp insight into the Democrats’ hemorrhaging of working-class voters eight years ago. The Democratic Party ignored their perspectives. We asked them to explain how we ended up here — again.
Niccolò Machiavelli Chose the People Against the Oligarchy
Forget the stereotypical view of Machiavelli as the champion of cynical statecraft and Realpolitik. The Italian political philosopher was a hostile critic of oligarchic rule who wanted to empower the people and unleash their creativity.
Nobel Prize Winner Annie Ernaux Speaks on How Class Shapes Her Writing
This week, French writer Annie Ernaux was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. In an interview, she explains how her class background and the reality of class divides shape her writing.