In Colorado, Democrats Are Listening to Health Industry Lobbyists and Killing the Public Option
Colorado Democrats said they were going to pass a public option this year. And then they gave into health care industry propaganda and lobbying.
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Democracy Is Norm Erosion
Sometimes you have to break the rules to create a more democratic system.
Asking the Wrong Questions
No, the British Labour Party didn't lose last month because they were too left-wing.
The Liberty Swindle
The choice between Donald Trump and Gary Johnson is a choice between austerity with an angry face and austerity with a vacant one.
Redeeming Australian Labor
If they’re to have any chance of reviving, Australian unions need to abandon backroom deals and activate their rank-and-file.
“Cops Are at War Out There”
A culture of racism, paranoia, and authoritarianism permeates American police departments. Piecemeal reform won't be enough.
Bernie Said We Could Govern Ourselves
What made Bernie Sanders different from any major presidential candidate in our lifetimes was that he didn’t pitch himself as the most qualified pilot — he demanded that we pilot the plane ourselves.
UK Politics and Global Capitalism
British Marxist Bob Jessop on David Cameron, New Labour, and the best way to take on global capitalism.
How the Ruling Class Remade New Orleans
The language of social justice has been used to sell intensified neoliberalism in post-Katrina New Orleans.
Reading Karl Marx in Beijing
100 years ago today, Chinese students launched the May Fourth Movement. While Chinese officials invoke the movement to reinforce the status quo, a new generation is rediscovering its insurgent roots.
On Solidarity
A left that does not champion the interests of every oppressed group is no left at all.
The Chicago Teachers Union Is Transforming Chicago
Chicago teachers didn't get everything they wanted after their two-week strike. But they won significant gains that will improve students' education — and they electrified the city with their solidarity.
Strangers and Enemies
Strangers in Their Own Land elicits sympathy for white workers but fails to identify the class forces responsible for their plight.
Only When It Suits Them
Centrist Democrats embraced identity politics in the 2016 election. Surprise, surprise — they’re now working to keep diverse candidates out who threaten their power.
Living, Not Just Surviving
Working-class movements must place social and ecological reproduction at the heart of their vision of the future.
The American Legion Is Not Your Friend
The American Legion was created not as a space for former soldiers to meet and swap stories, but to bring together shock troops of the counter-revolution — an authoritarian mass movement of combat veterans.
Learning to Fight
Teachers everywhere are fighting against austerity.
Post-Work: A Guide for the Perplexed
The basic vision of the post-work left is one of fewer jobs and shorter hours.
Why We Want to Abolish Billionaires
Hard work doesn’t get you a billion dollars — rent extraction, financial speculation, resource monopolization, and exploiting working people does. We don’t envy the superrich, we want to stop them.