Of Collaborators and Careerists
Careerism has its own moralism, serving as an anesthetic against competing moral claims.
Search Result(s) for: “%s”
Why Do So Many Western Leftists Defend Robert Mugabe?
Apologetics for a kleptocratic tyrant have nothing to do with anti-imperialism.
Carrie Fisher (1956–2016)
What we liked about Carrie Fisher was that she seemed inclined to tell the truth, and almost nobody does that, certainly not Hollywood stars.
Bernie and the Movement
Bernie Sanders is a boon to progressive politics. But we need a movement that rebuilds the networks and organizations of the Left.
Beyond Reform vs. Rupture
Greece still has alternatives. What mix of compromise and confrontation could yield something better than more austerity?
Ed Sadlowski (1938–2018)
"The workers and the boss have nothing in common. It is a class question."
We Don’t Need Zuckbucks
Facebook is joining a long tradition of companies minting their own currency to cement their monopoly over the infrastructure of social and economic life. Now is the time to stop tech titans like Mark Zuckerberg in their tracks — before they amass even more power.
Capitalism Caused the COVID-19 Crisis
We cannot let capitalists absolve themselves of blame for the COVID-19 crisis. Their choices have turned an emergency into a disaster.
We Need a Socialist Trade Policy
Tariffs and other forms of protectionism often hurt workers — and trade can help produce good paying, sustainable jobs. But we need to build a trade policy that benefits both US workers and workers in developing countries.
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.
Muddying the Revolution
We should be honest about the Communist Party of the Philippines’ record, including its assassinations of left-wing activists.
Why We Need a Social Wealth Fund
A social wealth fund could massively reduce wealth inequality — and democratize the economy at the same time.
The Beyoncé Treatment
No mother should be forced to give birth in conditions Beyoncé wouldn’t accept for herself.
Less Work, More Power
The struggle against overwork can unite workers and help rebuild the labor movement.
Issue 13 Preview: “Alive in the Sunshine”
Our next issue will be mailed to subscribers January 2 and released online January 13.
Down With the Philosophy Factory
Marx said the point of philosophy is to change the world. The neoliberal university thinks the point is to sell books.
Gramsci and the Russian Revolution
What did a young Antonio Gramsci think about the Russian Revolution?
Moscow Globetrotters
Statues of Lenin, once ubiquitous in Communist countries, now cast shadows across the capitalist world.
A Mass Strike in Minneapolis Against ICE?
General strikes don’t happen very often in the United States. But in the face of widespread anger at ICE abuses and the murder of Renee Good, the Twin Cities’ labor movement is moving toward organizing one at the end of this week.
Bernie Sanders Has a Message
And the message is good.