Reading Hamilton from the Left
The Left has always favored Thomas Jefferson over Alexander Hamilton. But not only was Hamilton more progressive for his time, he has lessons for our response to climate change.
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Trotsky in Cuba
Like his narrator in The Man Who Loved Dogs, Leonardo Padura has been made to matter less than he should.
The Shopping Mall’s Socialist Pre-History
The inventor of the American suburban shopping mall was a socialist. Could his creation have been saved?
The Left and Labor Strategy
The Left needs a more coherent vision for its work inside the labor movement.
The Latest Defeat
The ILWU leadership has accepted a deal that will further cripple their union.
American Philanthropy and its Discontents
Philanthropy thrills to begging and tolerates activism, but cannot abide a demand from those it wants to save.
Gimme the Loot
From Blackbeard to Kim Dotcom, has piracy been a radical force?
Introducing Saint Monday
I now have my very own blog, which I guess means I actually have to start blogging again. I’ll be back soon enough with my usual ramblings about work, robots, laziness, out-of-control intellectual property laws, and just giving people money, but in the meantime I thought I’d introduce the blog’s title.
Eugene D. Genovese (1930–2012)
Gene in his last years is better categorized as a “man of the Right” rather than as a conservative.
Power Play
We need to get down to the work of building a radical civil society.
Silent Majority Music
To put it most unkindly, trap music is adult contemporary for the prosumer age.
Locked Out
With roots in the laws of seventeenth and eighteenth-century England, intellectual property protections go back to the beginnings of capitalism itself.
Profit On-Demand
The Internet has changed. What was once open and public has become the frontier of modern capitalism.
A Dishonest Umpire
Two-state proponents argue that comprehensive peace is only possible with deeper American involvement in the process. They couldn't be more wrong.
The Real Christopher Columbus
There was no heroic adventure, only bloodshed. Columbus Day should not be a celebration.
The Tragedy of Pakistan
The Taliban want to end democracy in Pakistan. The state won't be able to stop them.
The European Left: An Interview with Leo Panitch
In this interview, the fate of European social democracy, among other topics, are discussed.
Issue 11/12 Preview: “Misery Index”
Our next issue will be mailed to subscribers on August 16 and released online on September 2.