A Poet in Practice
Aimé Césaire’s time as the mayor of Martinique’s capital city was characterized by his practical, progressive politics — but also by his poet’s eye for beauty.
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How to Buy a Slice of Your Neighbor’s Home and Hike the Rent
A platform backed by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos lets day-to-day “investors” become landlords, twice removed, by buying shares in rental homes. It’s the app-ification of investment in the building blocks of social life.
Italy’s Masses of Unemployed Can’t Live Off Start-Ups Alone
Italy's new premier, Mario Draghi, has pointed to "digitalization" as the key to economic recovery, heralding tax incentives to boost start-ups and foreign investment. But for all the breathless talk of digital revolution, Draghi's recipes are all-too familiar: rolling out the red carpet for the likes of Elon Musk while doing nothing to help the millions of unemployed.
The Tories, Not British Workers, Are to Blame for the Unraveling of the UK’s Public Services
Thanks to over a decade of Conservative-imposed austerity, the UK’s public services are stretched to the breaking point. Public sector workers are going on strike to save the country’s public goods from dangerous underfunding.
America’s Founding Myths
This Thanksgiving, it’s worth remembering that the narrative we hear about America’s founding is wrong. The country was built on genocide.
The Regina Manifesto and the Origins of Canada’s Parliamentary Socialists
Canada’s Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, forerunner of today’s New Democratic Party, may have been less militant than some of its contemporary rivals. But its founding document is a powerful call to arms — and present-day socialists could learn from its boldness.
By Bringing Down Sweden’s Government, the Left Party Saved Rent Controls
On Monday, Sweden's Social Democratic government lost a vote of no confidence after it tried to abandon the country's system of collective bargaining on rents. The Left Party was decisive to the defeat — and now, the proposal to introduce market rents has been dropped.
Squid Game’s Strike Flashbacks Were Modeled on Our Real-Life Factory Occupation
Squid Game’s director says he was inspired by the 2009 Ssangyong Motor strike undertaken by me and my coworkers. Now millions around the world have glimpsed our struggle — but it’s far from over, and our wounds have not healed.
Donald Trump’s Trade War Is Unwinnable
Donald Trump’s tariffs are part of a desperate attempt by a declining America to cling to its position as the world’s most powerful nation by using its economic heft to coerce rivals and allies.
Israel Has Killed 6 Hamas Leaders in Gaza. It’s Killed More Than 800 Children.
Entire Palestinian families massacred. Children slaughtered. Threats of a “second Nakba.” Israel’s war on Gaza isn’t a war on Hamas — it’s a war on Palestinian civilians.
Local Organizing Can Slow the GOP’s Rural Takeover
The Rural Urban Bridge Initiative’s flagship program shows how local organizing can reduce partisan polarization and slow the GOP’s inroads among rural voters — a clue for what it might take for the Left to win in red areas of the country.
Is There a Way Out From Trump’s Iran Ultimatum?
Panicked, Donald Trump has threatened to destroy Iran’s energy infrastructure by 8 p.m. today unless concessions are made. But Iran’s position is stronger than the president is willing to admit.
Brett Kavanaugh’s Confirmation Got a Big Boost From a Mysterious Individual Donation of $15.9 Million
When Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court was under fire, a dark money group called Judicial Crisis Network came to his aid. According to recently obtained documents, more than half of JCN's funding came from one mysterious, unnamed donor who gave $15.9 million towards the effort.
Kate Debs on the “Right of Women to Vote”
Eugene Debs’s wife, Kate, has been unfairly portrayed as status-obsessed and hostile to radical politics. This International Women’s Day, we’re here to correct the record — bringing you a 1910 essay of hers on socialism and women’s suffrage.
Democrats Are About to Massively Spike Childcare Prices for Working-Class Families
The Democratic Party’s current childcare proposal would raise costs on many moderate-earning households by $13,000. It’s not clear the party realizes the disaster it’s about to thrust these families into.
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Is Not Just a Crime. It’s Also Wildly Irrational.
Very little about the horrific war that Russia is waging against Ukraine seems based on solid calculations by Vladimir Putin. It’s hard to imagine the war benefiting Russia in the long run. Why, then, is Putin waging it?
Europe’s Next Left Government?
Katrín Jakobsdóttir, the leader of Iceland’s Left-Greens, discusses this weekend’s election and what will happen if they win.
Stopping Berlin’s Rent Madness
After three decades of dramatic increases in the cost of living, last month, Berlin’s city government passed a five-year rent freeze. Grassroots campaigns have changed the conversation about rent — and now they’re fighting to break the market’s control over housing.
What’s Ailing New York City’s Labor Unions?
New York City is often thought of as a stronghold of organized labor. But the city’s unions look worryingly passive as their strength erodes.
The West’s Anti-Worker Interest Rate Hikes Are Drowning the Global South in Debt
Policymakers in the Global North have mostly responded to rising inflation by raising interest rates. That’s bad for their own workers — and it’s creating a debt crisis for many countries in the Global South.