The Bezos Horizon
Fifty years ago, black mayors ascended to power with transformative change in mind. Today, the most radical thought many have is how to court Amazon.
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You Can Have Brandeis or You Can Have Debs
Elizabeth Warren’s political tradition is the left edge of middle-class liberalism; Bernie Sanders hails from America’s socialist tradition. Don’t confuse the two.
Twenty-First Century Victorians
The nineteenth-century bourgeoisie used morality to assert class dominance — something elites still do today.
Is Bernie “Trumpian”?
Only to frightened elites.
Between Capital and Volk
Germany's AfD poses as a defender of the "common man," but seeks to impose an authoritarian form of neoliberalism.
Financialization Created Chicago Public Schools’ Fiscal Crisis
Chicago Public Schools has constantly found itself in fiscal crises in recent years, crises that then justify brutal austerity. But those crises didn’t come from nowhere: they were the logical outcome of turning to Wall Street for funding on credit instead of taxing the rich.
The Green Struggle
Transitions to new forms of energy have always been rooted in class struggle. Renewable energy will be no different.
How Poland’s Road To Socialism Was Blocked
Polish economists like Oskar Lange and Michał Kalecki produced highly creative models of how a socialist system could work, balancing equality and efficiency. But Poland’s Communist government neglected their ideas, sowing the seeds of its eventual demise.
Zohran Mamdani Has Won Over Key Segments of Organized Labor
In an era when unions routinely endorse candidates beholden to the bosses, Zohran Mamdani’s inroads with organized labor are a significant step forward.
Yes to a Socialist Scotland
The British establishment faces potential humiliation today at the ballot box, but millions of Scots feel empowered to build a better society.
The Roseanne We Didn’t Need
Skip the reboot of Roseanne and watch the reruns instead.
The Left Can Beat Trumpism With an Ambitious Economic Vision
Donald Trump has shown what can be accomplished with the aggressive use of executive power. If and when the Left takes the White House, it should be prepared to do the same but for the sake of an ambitious pro-labor program.
Rossana Rossanda Wanted a Party of and for Workers in Struggle
Rossana Rossanda died last month after decades of commitment to first the Italian Communist Party and then the dissident manifesto group. She insisted that a left party should be shaped by the demands of workers' everyday struggles.
Inflation Didn’t Have to Doom Biden
Economist Isabella Weber explains in a long-form interview where the inflation surge came from and how the Biden administration struggled to take necessary measures to combat it.
Inflation Kills Governments
Economist Isabella Weber explains where the inflation surge came from and why the Biden administration struggled to beat it.
The Great Agitator
James Larkin, hero of the 1913 Dublin Lockout, died seventy years ago today.
Italian Communism Remembered
An interview on il manifesto, the PCI, and the road not taken between Stalinism and social democracy.
Colombia’s Ugly Architecture of Inequality
Cali, Colombia, is among the most unequal cities in the world. The story of its inequality is written in its architecture, replete with sprawling favelas, fortified luxury homes, and intimidating bunkers that belong to cartel bosses and police alike.
Women at the Heart of the Revolution
Alexandra Kollontai and her comrades founded the Zhenotdel in 1918 in order to ensure women’s full participation in Soviet society. Its efforts to liberate women in Muslim Central Asia showed the revolution’s emancipatory promise — and the dangers of imposing change without the active support of the oppressed.
The Amazon Union Success Shows Why the Left Needs to Focus on Labor
The establishment of the first Amazon union in the US is a historic breakthrough for organized labor. The successful union drive shows how the Left can best build real grassroots power: by organizing in the workplace.