When Labor Fought Rock-and-Roll
The American Federation of Musicians once tried to protect its members — by fighting rock-and-roll.
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Assessing the Pink Tide
Pink Tide governments delivered much-needed reforms. But they also defanged the movements that brought them to power.
The Year of Resistance, Inc.
Throughout 2017, business leaders wagged their fingers at Trump with one hand while quietly accepting handouts with the other.
The Cybersyn Revolution
Five lessons from a socialist computing project in Salvador Allende’s Chile.
History From Below
Leon Trotsky’s History of the Russian Revolution remains a singular work of Marxist historiography.
People Make the World Go Round
How the Sierra Club came to dabble with neo-Malthusianism.
The Roots of the Egyptian Crisis
Egypt’s current crisis highlights the flawed foundations of its post-revolutionary state. But liberal nostalgia for the days of the monarchy is equally misplaced.
We’re All Precarious Now
The economy is changing and work is getting more precarious. How can radicals organize in the new conditions?
Greece: Phase Two
Greek MP Costas Lapavitsas on the economic barriers ahead for Syriza and the challenges of eurozone exit.
A Dangerous Turning Point
Donald Trump’s erratic, dangerous response to the coronavirus crisis has sent an unmistakable message: better thousands die than I lose in November.
Cash and Carry
The surrogacy industry shows how difficult it will be to make new reproductive technologies benefit all.
Unfinished Business
The Bolivarian Revolution went too far for capitalism but not far enough for socialism.
Socialism at Play
Radical game designer Paolo Pedercini on what video games can teach us about capitalism — and socialism.
Against “Buy American”
"Buy American" campaigns have historically done more to intensify xenophobia than improve workers' conditions.
Serbia Is a Showcase of Authoritarian Neoliberalism
Western media coverage often presents Serbia under Aleksandar Vučić as a Russian puppet state. In reality, Vučić has been playing both sides in the new Cold War while applying the same neoliberal policies that hold sway in the West.
The Rise of the Degrowther Right
A new conservative environmentalism that blends anti-modernism with nationalism and austerity is spreading across Europe.
Climate Crisis and the War in Ukraine
Ukraine’s energy infrastructure is a major Russian military target. But the system also faces another enemy: climate disasters putting ever more strain on the power grid.
Canada’s Oil Habit Is Wrecking Its Future
Canada’s climate plans are a PR front for a carbon-export economy: its oil sands are distorting the economy and derailing any hope for transition. The country’s upcoming election reveals how far leaders are from reversing course.
Where Exactly Is Ling Ma Trying to Take Us in Bliss Montage?
Ling Ma’s new short story collection, Bliss Montage, leads us down strange, stimulating paths — and then leaves us before we can fully gather our bearings.
Italy’s Lega Is a Party of and for Business
Italian far-right leader Giorgia Meloni’s biggest ally is the Lega party. Like Fratelli d’Italia, it’s an anti-immigrant party — but it has built its base promising to defend Italian business from globalization.