Agnès Varda (1928–2019)
Agnès Varda’s films evinced a love of, rather than mere fascination with, people.
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Marx and the Prophet
On why the rise of fundamentalism in Muslim-majority countries owes much to the failings of the secular left.
“When Will We End the Human War?”
Allen Ginsberg died on this day in 1997. While known for his Beat poetry, he was also indelibly shaped by leftist politics.
How Marxists Are Winning in Belgium
With this month's European Parliament elections approaching, the media is fixated on the far right. But in Brussels itself, it’s the radical left that’s changing the debate.
Indonesia’s Carnival of Democracy
Leftist politics in Indonesia have languished ever since the anticommunist massacres of the 1960s. The recent general elections were no exception.
The Fool and the Madman
Last night, Jordan Peterson spouted nonsense about Marxism. And Slavoj Žižek reminded us of how deep into liberal pessimism he's fallen.
Burn Before Reading
There are few things more disordered in the world than a Thomas Friedman column.
The Indian Catastrophe
India’s elections show that right-wing Hindu nationalism has achieved total hegemony over Indian society.
Is Venezuela Burning?
Only a deepening of the Bolivarian Revolution can save it.
Sara Nelson: “People Are Ready to Fight”
Sara Nelson in her own words on building a fighting labor movement, the proud history of democratic socialism in America, how workers ended the shutdown, and how they'll stop Trump, too.
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 Beauty of the Blacklist
Pete Seeger sacrificed to fight the blacklist. How many of us would have done the same?
How Obama Failed
On every level, the Obama administration couldn't break with neoliberalism. We're living with its failures today.
Trump’s Oil Deal Is a Return to Venezuela’s Colonial Past
Donald Trump’s backroom deal with Venezuela’s leaders formally gives the US control over the country’s oil. It marks the definitive end of modern Venezuela’s social contract, in which oil production was meant to serve national economic goals.
Stopping Climate Change Will Never Be “Good Business”
Climate activist and writer Bill McKibben's new book is an excellent account of how urgent the climate crisis in front of us is. But it stumbles in trying to prescribe green capitalist solutions to a problem that requires systematic change.
Andrew Cuomo Gave Immunity to Nursing-Home Execs After Big Campaign Donations — Now People Are Dying
In 2018, hospitals, nursing homes, and their lobbyists gave $2.3 million to New York governor Andrew Cuomo’s political apparatus. Now health care executives are getting immunity for their deadly negligence during the coronavirus pandemic. Critics say New York’s liability shield is linked to higher nursing-home death rates during the pandemic.
Argentina in its Labyrinth
Argentina's looming economic crisis is the result of extreme neoliberal policy: as implemented by the military dictatorship, the IMF, and current president Mauricio Macri.
Economic Democracy, If We Can Keep It
This week, Bernie Sanders proposed creating worker-owned funds that put more profits and control in the hands of workers rather than executives. Such funds could be transformational — if we can stop corporations from weakening or destroying them.
Unions That Used to Strike
The ILWU, once known for its militancy and political radicalism, faces a choice between nurturing rank-and-file power and a painful death.