Prison Guards and Politicians
The next German president once blocked the release and return of an innocent Guantanamo Bay detainee.
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Trump: 0. Democrats: 0. The People: 1
Throughout the country, the Trump administration's policies are being met by resistance — no thanks to Democratic elites.
A Socialist Approach to Free Speech
Liberal defenses of free speech ring hollow. But socialists can't abandon the principle.
What Doomed El Faro?
Hurricane Joaquin was only the direct cause. The drive for profit sunk El Faro.
A Very Bad, No Good, Terrible Idea
The trendy new media outlet Axios is a thinly veiled scheme to give corporate America direct access to ruling elites.
The Rise and Fall of the Socialist Party of America
Despite its ultimate demise, the Socialist Party shows us that the United States possesses no special immunity against socialist politics.
Ditching the Deep State
There is no unified "deep state" pulling the strings behind the scenes. The state itself is a site of struggle.
The Jerusalem Gambit
The United States recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital as part of its decades-long support of Israeli colonialism.
The Attack on American Muslims
The US government uses the guise of counter-terrorism to squelch the rights of American Muslims.
A Brief History of ISIS
ISIS emerged out of the dashed hopes of the Arab Spring.
LA Teachers Show the Way Forward
The Los Angeles teachers' strike is a model for a popular, militant working-class movement advancing a broad vision of education justice. That model can be replicated everywhere.
Same Trump, New Shine
Trump's Congressional address gave his nightmarish agenda a newly "presidential" gloss. We should be worried.
No More Saturday Marches
The brilliance of strikes and stoppages like the Day Without Immigrants and the Women's Strike lies in organizers' willingness to halt business as usual.
A History of Resistance
Chicago's Dyett 12 hunger strikers are part of a long history of struggle in the city for public education.
Sweden Without Illusions
In the upcoming Swedish elections, despite continued popularity for the country’s welfare state, Left prospects are bleak.
Timothy Snyder’s Lies
In Timothy Snyder’s Bloodlands, Hitler and Stalin are one and the same. And the partisans — Jewish fighters included — only encouraged German crimes.
If You Can Make It Here
The resolution of New York City’s fiscal crisis became a template for neoliberals around the world.
Against Sharing
“Sharing economy” companies like Uber shift risk from corporations to workers, weaken labor protections, and drive down wages.
No Easy Answers, Just Bad History
A Vox writer sets out to prove social-democratic policies aided the far right. He fails.
Yes to a Socialist Scotland
The British establishment faces potential humiliation today at the ballot box, but millions of Scots feel empowered to build a better society.