Leon Trotsky Was My Grandfather
An interview with Leon Trotsky’s grandson, who lived with the famous revolutionary the last year of his life.
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Poland’s Iron Consensus
Poland's recent elections cemented right-wing dominance and the neoliberal trajectory of the past two decades. Can the Left recover?
Building the House of Breitbart
How Breitbart News rose on the darkest of money to hijack the conservative media — and how liberals helped them do it.
The Fate of Honduras
From the "USS Honduras" to the 2009 coup and its aftermath, Honduras has suffered some of the worst abuses of US foreign policy.
Listening to Trump
What did millions of voters see in Trump? His speeches hold the answer.
Reformism Yesterday and Social Democracy Today
We shouldn't try to resurrect the social-democratic politics of the past. What we need is a socialist movement that pairs radical demands with mass, militant action.
The Biggest Trump Scandal So Far
The Trump administration’s response to Hurricane Maria was bungling, insulting, and ultimately murderous. For any other politician, it would have been a career-ending debacle.
The Democratic Convention Put the Party’s Contradictions Front and Center
Even as John Kasich reassured conservatives Joe Biden wasn't moving left, Michelle Obama lectured progressives to muster Obama 2008–style enthusiasm for him regardless. It's an incoherent message that could cost the party come November.
The Communists and the Colonized
The French Communist Party left a checkered record on anti-imperialism.
Belarus Is Cracking Down on Worker-Led Pro-Democracy Protest
In Belarus, a populist government that long claimed the support of its people finds itself repressing a historic protest movement — and its demands for a more democratic politics.
Medicalizing Society
The rise of psychiatry was funded by America’s Gilded Age industrialists. Their aim: to cast society’s ills as problems of individual "mental health."
The Miss America Protests at 50
Fifty years ago today, the outrageous Miss America protests in Atlantic City brought second-wave feminism into Americans’ living rooms. Here are five reasons why the protests changed the world.
A Progressive or a Radical?
Last night, Bernie Sanders showed the promise — and limits — of his economic populism.
Free the HDP
One year ago today, Erdoğan’s government jailed the leaders of the HDP. It's time to build an international campaign for their release.
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 Revolution of 1517
Five hundred years ago today, Martin Luther launched the Reformation, unleashing a revolt against the late medieval order that went far beyond his intentions.
(Still) Manufacturing Consent
Matt Taibbi on Noam Chomsky's classic book Manufacturing Consent and how commercial imperatives still squelch an adversarial press.
Bernie’s New Internationalist Vision
Right-wing populism is advancing across the world. Bernie Sanders wants to fight back.
Why Scotland Should Vote Yes
A non-nationalist argument for Scottish independence.