Parasite Is Our Film
We still can’t believe the Academy, a notoriously hidebound institution, awarded four Oscars to Parasite, an explicitly anticapitalist movie. But we’ll take it.
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Stopping Israel
Israel and its allies cannot hold back the struggle for democracy, human rights, and self-determination for much longer.
Why We Need a Social Wealth Fund
A social wealth fund could massively reduce wealth inequality — and democratize the economy at the same time.
We Need Comrades
For too long, the individualist rhetoric of “self-care” has crowded out our sense of working collectively for shared goals. Comradeship is about our responsibility to each other — a responsibility that makes us better and stronger than we could ever be alone.
The Backlash Turns Violent
The shooting of protesters in Minneapolis is part of a backlash attempting to quiet the movement against police brutality.
The Fighting Tradition
The Verizon strike recaptured some of the uncompromising militancy of the early American labor movement.
Abolish the States
Six Californias? Having one is bad enough.
In Copenhagen, the Radical Left Just Beat the Danish Social Democrats for the First Time Ever
Recent elections in Denmark saw a sharp rise in vote share for the Red-Green Alliance, making it the biggest party in Copenhagen. The result shows that the ruling Social Democrats can’t keep letting down Danes who want action on the climate and soaring rents.
Erdoğan Will Never Defeat the Fight for Democracy in Turkey
Sebahat Tuncel is an MP for the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) who has spent almost five years in Turkish jail on fabricated terrorism charges. She writes from prison on how President Erdoğan is using the courts to suppress dissent — and why Kurdish and democratic forces will never give in to his regime.
The Buffalo Attack Is a Reminder That Mass Surveillance Doesn’t Protect Us
We were told we had to sacrifice privacy for security and accept the most radical surveillance state in human history. Yet time and again, mass surveillance proves ineffective for preventing attacks.
Democrats Are in Power, but Republicans Are Still Setting the Political Agenda
Despite Democrats controlling the White House and Congress since 2020, it has largely been the Right that has taken the political initiative and set the terms of the political conversation. Expect that to get worse after November.
The Labor Movement Should Take Up the Fight Against Evictions
A movement defending working-class interests isn’t just about what happens at work, but also about the places where we live. A labor movement fight against evictions can break the power of landlords to ruin our lives — and make the case for why we all deserve affordable, quality housing.
We’re Learning More About the Relationships Between Race, Class, and Police Brutality
A new paper finds that for white Americans, socioeconomic status is a major determining factor in susceptibility to fatal police violence, while for black Americans, class is critical but not decisive. The findings underscore the need to build a movement that stands against both racist police brutality and brutal class stratification.
Progressive Members of Congress Need to Hold the Line on the Infrastructure Bill
Corporate America wants to decouple the infrastructure bill from the climate and budget bill. The best chance to prevent that is for enough progressive lawmakers to pledge to vote against any infrastructure bill until the climate and budget bill passes.
Alabama Miners Are Still on Strike After 8 Months
The courts have attacked their right to picket, and the company has engaged in a campaign of misinformation. But 1,000 union miners in Alabama are still on strike after eight months, fighting for decent compensation and humane work schedules.
The Biden Administration Fed the Press Dubious Intelligence About Russia
White House claims that Putin was considering using chemical weapons in Ukraine were based on weak evidence, US officials have disclosed. The revelation should remind us all about the dangers of uncritically reporting government statements.
A Climate Disinformation Focus Takes Us the Wrong Way
The concept of “climate disinformation” does not lead us to genuine solutions for the problem of climate change — it leads us toward new risks.
The Fight to Organize Amazon Is a Fight for Racial Justice
Jeff Bezos joined Black Lives Matters' calls for racial justice last year. But Amazon workers in the majority-black town of Bessemer, Alabama are trying to unionize — and Amazon has fought them tooth and nail.
Erik Prince and an Army of Spies Keep Meddling in US Politics
The news that Blackwater founder Erik Prince was working with former spies to go after Trump opponents is just the tip of the iceberg. Former intelligence officers and other denizens of the national security state are increasingly meddling in domestic US politics.
Why Would Netflix Bury a Film as Wonderfully Imaginative as Wendell & Wild?
Wendell & Wild is gorgeous, daringly creative, and stunning to watch. Yet Netflix has put almost no effort or resources into promoting the film.