What Social Democracy Delivers
Ted Cruz is wrong. Workers in more social-democratic countries are richer and freer than in the US.
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Bernie Sanders and the History of American Socialism
Bernie Sanders has deep roots in an American socialist tradition that once captivated millions.
I Want My BBC
British television has increasingly become an arm of the Conservative Party — yet many on the Left nostalgically remember an earlier, more open media landscape. Was the BBC ever ours?
Austerity Reaches Brazil
Policies to combat inequality in Brazil have buckled under investor pressure.
The Struggle for Democracy in Sri Lanka
In the push and pull between authoritarianism and democracy in Sri Lanka, the former has won out more often than not. But the fact that the country is not a full-blown dictatorship today is a testament to a spirit of resistance that can’t be snuffed out.
How Slavery Shaped American Capitalism
The New York Times is right that slavery made a major contribution to capitalist development in the United States — just not in the way they imagine.
Don’t Forget the Tamil Genocide
Victims of decades of racist pogroms, state violence, and military occupation, the Tamil minority has long fought for liberation in Sri Lanka. We should not ignore their struggle.
How to Justify a Crisis
Leading progressive intellectuals are using their influence to disparage refugees and excuse elites.
The Tory Plan to Undo the NHS
The Tories have tried to undermine the National Health Service since its creation. And now they’re attempting to privatize its services — making handsome profits in the process.
Taking Militancy to College
Like their counterparts in K-12, academic workers in public higher ed have organized to challenge austerity.
We Can’t Cede Transparency to Liberals
Without transparency in politics and in the institutions that govern our daily lives, we can’t build socialism.
What a Teachers Movement Can Look Like
By following the example of Los Angeles teachers in their recent victorious strike, teachers around the country can roll back free-market education reform.
The Restoration of Dignity
Now more than ever, the Greek people are in need of support and solidarity in every form.
Miliband and the State
Ralph Miliband was right in urging socialists to leave the legacy of Leninism behind us. But achieving socialism will still require a change in the fundamental nature of the state.
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.
The US Double Standard in Venezuela vs. Honduras
If you want evidence that the US government doesn't actually care about drug trafficking, violation of democratic norms, violation of human rights, or widespread corruption, just look at how the Trump administration has treated Honduras versus how it has treated Venezuela.
When History Knocks
Naomi Klein rightly blames capitalism for climate change. But she doesn't go far enough.
The Occupation and BDS
Supporting Palestinian liberation requires just one thing: upholding the right to self-determination.