It’s Bibi’s Country
Benjamin Netanyahu's apparent victory shows that the Israeli electorate is more right-wing than ever — and that the occupation will only end if the US finally stops funding it.
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The Hater Class
As long as the upper middle class exists, it’s going to be at best ambivalent about our program.
Forget McGovern — We Need to Stop the Democrats From Nominating Another Mondale
For decades, the Democratic establishment has been determined to avoid “another George McGovern.” They’ve been perfectly willing to risk another Walter Mondale.
Dark Money Is Casting a Shadow Over 2024 Political Ads
As the 2024 election heats up, an onslaught of political ads is being funded by dark money groups. Broadcast and tech lobbies are preventing the disclosure of the groups’ identities, leaving voters in the dark about the corporate interests behind these ads.
China’s Climate Pledge Is Historic in Scale, but Wobbling
Chinese president Xi Jinping’s focus on green investments overseas under the Belt and Road Initiative is ambitious and environmentally necessary. But tighter enforcement of its climate pledge is necessary to curb coal on a global scale.
War Isn’t Working for American Workers
While Pentagon budgets have steadily increased in recent years, the arms industry has become more consolidated, more automated, and less labor-intensive. The warfare state is not an effective economic development strategy for working people.
It’s Time to Dismantle the US Sanctions-Industrial Complex
The US has built up an elaborate machinery for waging economic warfare on its rivals with little or no public debate. This sanctions-industrial complex is a disguised form of imperialism and a dangerous source of global instability.
Starbucks Is on a National Union-Busting Crime Spree
The union-busting campaign carried out by Starbucks indicates that the company will not stop until they destroy Starbucks Workers United. The rest of the labor movement has a duty to support the Starbucks union drive — before it’s too late.
The Libertarians Who Dream of a World Without Democracy
The late 20th century saw the creation of special economic zones that free capitalists from the normal constraints of popular sovereignty. This went hand in hand with the rise of radical libertarian ideologies proposing to do away with democracy entirely.
Pharma-Backed Democrats Are Fighting to Keep Drugs Expensive
For the first time ever, Medicare is negotiating with pharmaceutical companies to reduce the cost of lifesaving medicines. Big Pharma’s favorite Democrats are working to curtail the negotiations and protect the industry’s tax loopholes.
The UAW’s 2028 National Strike Should Center Medicare for All
United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain has called on unions to come together for a national strike in 2028. This is a radical idea — and elevating Medicare for All as a central demand would give workers across sectors a reason to join in.
Democrats Are Trying to Block Green Party Ballot Access in North Carolina
The Democratic Party is trying to deny the Green Party access to the ballot in North Carolina. I’m not a Green Party supporter, but I'm a plaintiff in a lawsuit fighting back, because Democrats are trying to stamp out democracy in my state.
Bernie Sanders’s Campaign Was Trying to Save American Democracy
Bernie Sanders’s campaign was caricatured as irrationally angry, even Trumpian. In reality, it gave voice to the voiceless, raised people’s sense of what’s possible through collective action, and refused to accept that exploitation and the fear of economic devastation should be the lot of millions.
Americans Are Outraged About the War on Gaza. Will Elites Listen?
From street protests to the vote uncommitted movement to Aaron Bushnell’s tragic self-immolation, millions of Americans have been voicing outrage over Israel’s assault on Gaza. Government unresponsiveness threatens to worsen our epidemic of political despair.
Private Charity Has Become Just Another Scam for the 1 Percent
We were told that the generosity of the rich would make up for cuts to government services. But those at the top are increasingly using dubious “charitable” ventures as vehicles for profit and influence.
Convention on the Rights of the Child
Ratified November 20, 1989
The Dead End of “Anti-Racist Discrimination”
What a failed racial equity program tells us about the pitfalls of race targeting.
Bernie Supporters, Don’t Give Up
The big story of the Bernie Sanders campaign is not that he lost the race, but that he came so close to winning — and that we fundamentally transformed US politics in the process.
Lula Supporter Marcelo Arruda Is the Latest Victim of Far-Right Violence in Brazil
Over the weekend in Brazil, a leftist official backing Lula’s presidential bid was killed by a supporter of far-right president Jair Bolsonaro. It’s a chilling reminder of the far right’s willingness to use violence to fight the Left.
What We Get Wrong About White Workers
Deindustrialization has helped create a right-wing turn in many Midwestern towns. Long traditions of labor militancy can explain why it hasn’t in others.