A Defeat for Frackers
Hunger strikers in New York chalked up a win this week when Governor Andrew Cuomo rejected a gas pipeline off the coast of Long Island.
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The Real Winston Churchill
Churchill was no hero — he was a vile racist fanatical about violence and fiercely supportive of imperialism.
Reimagining the Welfare State
The New Deal welfare state was exclusionary and inequitable. We must envision and organize for something better.
WrestleMania Politics
Want to understand American politics? Watch Monday Night Raw.
The Establishment Foundation
The Clinton Foundation allows the Clinton family to accumulate wealth and power, all under the guise of humanitarianism.
From Trotsky to Buckley
James Burnham mutated from firebrand revolutionary to National Review co-editor, and today he is getting a second life all over the conservative press.
How Progressives Got Afghanistan Wrong
The "decent left" was wrong: a blood-soaked occupation did not lead to a promising post-Taliban future.
The Occupation and BDS
Supporting Palestinian liberation requires just one thing: upholding the right to self-determination.
Empty the Jails Now
Jails and prisons will inevitably prolong the COVID–19 outbreak and increase the rate of infection. Any rational response to the crisis must include a coordinated national effort to get as many people out of jail as possible — fast.
I Read Airbnb Magazine So You Don’t Have To
At a moment when capitalism is facing increasing scrutiny, and its apologists are under greater pressure to defend it, Airbnb Magazine reminds us of something that bears repeating about the ideologists of capital today: not only are they as stupid as ever, they seem to be getting desperate.
Labor for Bernie
Bernie Sanders has a long record of supporting pro-worker policies. Organized labor should back his presidential run.
The Restoration of Dignity
Now more than ever, the Greek people are in need of support and solidarity in every form.
Austerity Reaches Brazil
Policies to combat inequality in Brazil have buckled under investor pressure.
Thinking Past Fidel
Though often overlooked, working-class movements played a substantial role shaping the Cuban Revolution.
The Rise of the French Fry Cartel
After decades of consolidation, just four firms now control at least 97% of the $68 billion frozen potato market. A new spate of antitrust lawsuits accuses them of brazen price-fixing.
Peter Pan & Wendy Is Another Lifeless Disney Remake
Even a respected auteur like director David Lowery can’t save Peter Pan & Wendy, yet another bland live-action adaptation of a Disney classic — this time with a dash of 2020s pop feminism.
American Truckers Are Getting Squeezed. Hard.
Long-haul trucking used to be a stable, high-paying job. But thanks to decades of deregulation and pressure from bosses, truckers now have to work grueling hours for little pay, in conditions that put them and everyone else on the road in serious danger.
American Freedom Was Built on Endless Conquest
The Founders made expansion the precondition of American freedom. We must find an alternative.
Chicago Never Forgot the Haymarket Martyrs
International Workers’ Day traces its roots to the 1886 Haymarket affair, when labor radicals in Chicago were unjustly executed. Ever since, reactionaries have tried to tarnish their legacy — and leftists have honored them as working-class martyrs.
“A New Deal or ‘Papandreouization’”
An interview with Emmanuel Todd