Wow, Another Centrist Maverick
Exciting news: burnt coffee magnate Howard Schultz wants to make an independent run for president. Americans may finally get the common-sense, bipartisan solutions they’ve been yearning for!
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Remaking the South African Left
A revived South African trade union movement could challenge the ANC from its left.
Free and Unequal
Higher education should be free. But we can’t just copy the flawed European model.
Organizing Fergusons
Nothing short of a mass movement will stop the police from killing black people.
What Happened to the Labor Party?
In 1996, thousands of trade unionists and activists decided to build an independent party. Why did the effort fail?
Diversity Against Justice
How diversity came to replace anti-racism.
We Didn’t Start the Fire
Class conflict isn’t something we choose to engage in. It’s just how capitalism works.
The Anti-Poverty Swindle
Corporate-driven development partnerships benefit their sponsors more than those in the Global South.
The Long War on the EPA
Trump’s attempts to gut environmental protections will be devastating for the planet. But they’re far from unprecedented.
Red Diaper Babies
In America, school is preparation for “real” life. In the early Soviet Union, school was filled with life.
Resistance Is on the Agenda
Three socialist feminists reflect on the Women's March and what comes next in the movement to resist Trump.
Our New Itinerary
The airport protests have given us a starting point for resistance to Trump's presidency.
Not a Bad Night
From left-wing ballot measures to socialists in the House, things are slowly — but surely — moving our way.
Ending Harperism
Two days before the Canadian election, Stephen Harper's Conservatives seem on the verge of losing power.
The Medicalization of Dissent
Bowe Bergdahl’s case shows how military veterans’ antiwar actions are depoliticized by chalking them up to mental illness.
What Nate Missed
It wasn’t just bad math that led us to believe Trump would be defeated. It was a lack of political vision.
Unions Can Protect Trans Rights
The Trump administration is pushing a vicious anti-trans agenda. Unions are one of the best tools we have to fight back.
How to Fight Trumpcare
The GOP's attacks on our already crippled health-care system are an opportunity for the Left to offer an alternative to neoliberalism.