The Military Budget Is a Disgrace
The United States is spending $750 billion on its war machine. That money should be going to food, education, health care, and shelter for working people.
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After the February Consensus
The October Revolution was propelled by mass dissatisfaction with the erosion of February’s gains.
Ireland’s Unfinished Revolution
The revolutionary period sparked by the 1916 Easter Rising offered a vision of a truly democratic Ireland.
Rebuilding the Bolivarian Revolution
The Right's recent success in Venezuela shows how vital it is to reclaim and democratize Hugo Chávez's project.
“Revolutionary Cycles Are Contagious”
AMLO's party MORENA is launching a mass popular education project. The aim: to empower every working person with the tools to transform Mexico from the bottom up.
The Dynamics of Retreat
The same politics that underpinned the welfare state brought about its collapse.
Erdoğan’s Civil Coup
Turkey's recent election saw the ruling party's control over Istanbul broken. Now, the regime wants a re-do.
Uneven and Combined
If we want people-centered development in the Global South, it will have to be led by strong left movements.
Mike Gravel Should Be on the 2020 Debate Stage
Mike Gravel's hellraising efforts against US imperialism have had real, lasting effects. The public should get to hear his views in the 2020 Democratic primary debates.
Japan’s Battle for Peace
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe is pushing the country toward dangerous new militarization.
Nancy Pelosi Is the Past. Democratic Socialism Is the Future.
Don’t let Nancy Pelosi tell you what’s mainstream. Voters want politics that stands for something — not more centrist equivocating.
The New Mainstream
Steve Bannon’s organizing model relied on an army of street brawlers and online cranks. The success of Le Pen and Farage in the European election shows something different: the far right is going mainstream.
The Young Ho Chi Minh
As a young man in Paris, Ho Chi Minh embraced a radical internationalism.
The Forgotten Socialists of Tiananmen Square
What the world remembers about the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests were the students. But above all, it was a mass workers’ uprising for socialist democracy.
A Clown With a Balancing Act
Elections to Ukraine’s parliament produced the first one-party majority since the end of the USSR. But as nationalist violence persists, comedian-president Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s base is anything but stable.
Defending the Faith
The Catholic Church waged a century-long war against the Irish left.
Why We Loved the Zapatistas
The abandonment of Marxism had more than academic consequences.
How a Revolutionary Was Born
Carl Skoglund's early life as a militant worker in Sweden prepared him for leadership in the 1934 Teamster Strikes.
Israeli Tech’s Dirty Ops
Israeli tech companies aren't just working on new apps for taxis or food delivery — they're also hacking human rights activists' WhatsApps and creating fake social media accounts to undermine democracy.
On the Clock and Off
As leftists debate what their labor strategy should look like, many are turning to the rank-and-file strategy. A longtime union activist reflects on a lifetime of struggle in the rank and file.