Doing More with Less
Fewer workers are in unions, but density in itself doesn't always translate into power.
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The Post-Hope Democrats
The latest attacks on Bernie Sanders reveal that the Democratic Party is intent on driving down expectations.
A Porn of Her Own
Anti-porn feminism takes away power from the women who make porn and want control of their work.
Space Exploration Isn’t Just for Capitalists
Socialists aren’t usually mentioned in the history of US space travel. They should be: the history of radicals who believed space exploration and science in general should be in the service of the people is one the Left should reclaim.
The Internal Emails Big Tech Executives Never Wanted You to See
Congress is demanding that Silicon Valley companies release their internal emails. If history is any guide, we know what to expect: revelations of anti-worker scheming, corporate power plays, and all sorts of other malevolent machinations.
The Franc Zone, a Tool of French Neocolonialism in Africa
François Mitterrand warned that France would be irrelevant to twenty-first-century history unless it maintained its control of Africa. Its instrument for so doing is the CFA Franc — a colonial currency entrenching French rule more than fifty years after independence.
The Forgotten Union
District 65 grew powerful by organizing low-wage workers that had been ignored by the traditional labor movement.
How the Rich Get Richer
The Panama Papers lay bare the reality of neoliberal politics: cuts for the many, fabulous wealth for the few.
The Long Shadow of the 1978 Bridgeport, Connecticut Teachers Strike
A 1978 strike by Connecticut teachers led to hundreds of arrests — and ended with a move to mandatory arbitration between educators and the school district. If unions in Connecticut and around the country are to get back on their feet, ending mandatory arbitration and re-embracing strikes will be crucial.
The War on AMLO
The Mexican and international right are united in their efforts to delegitimatize the AMLO presidency.
Lessons From Vermont
Five things a Vermont third party can teach us about carving out a space to the left of the Democrats.
Fight at the Museum
The white-collar art world isn't a hotbed of labor radicalism. But at the New Museum in Manhattan, workers are unionizing. We spoke to a museum worker about it.
Students Are the Raw Material
Capital doesn't want to destroy public higher education. It wants to actively shape it — and students — to its needs.
Happy Hookers
Sex workers and their would-be saviors.
Making Victims Pay
The Trump administration is demanding that Cambodia pay the United States for the brutal, illegal war the US waged there.
Fighting French Fascism Means More Than “Anyone but Éric Zemmour”
Fascist TV pundit Éric Zemmour has announced his bid for the French presidency. His advance is part of a rising tide of Islamophobia and authoritarianism pushing France toward the far right.
Against Meritocracy
When sociologist Michael Young coined the term "meritocracy," he was warning against the idea that we should have to compete to prove how talented or hardworking we are. A truly egalitarian society would guarantee a dignified existence for us all — regardless of arbitrary measures of how much we deserve it.
Bosses Shouldn’t Be Able to Close Factories Whenever They Feel Like It
US labor law is so stacked against workers it allows companies to pack up and leave just to avoid dealing with a unionized workforce. We shouldn’t give employers this nuclear option — it completely undercuts working-class power.
Palestinian Workers Against Israeli Occupation
As bombs continued to fall on Gaza last week, Palestinians joined together for a historic general strike, disrupting business as usual in Israel. But even more worker organization will be needed to end Israeli occupation.
Stephanie Kelton Thinks the Conventional Wisdom Is Changing
In an interview with Jacobin, economist Stephanie Kelton argues that we're seeing a paradigm shift away from free-market dogmas and austerity.