A Plea for Culinary Modernism
The obsession with eating natural and artisanal is ahistorical. We should demand more high-quality industrial food.
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A Matter of Survival
The Hand That Feeds shows the potential and challenges of low-wage worker organizing.
Games Without Wages
The video game industry has long relied on the unpaid labor of "modders." Is it ready to finally pay up?
The Long March
Bernie Sanders suffered a setback last night. But local victories point to the resurgence of popular movements.
California Is Burning
The worsening California drought shows how important the fight for ecological justice is.
Scapegoating China
Framing China as an environmental villain only serves to excuse American inaction.
What You Need to Know about Venezuela
Venezuela is a "national security threat" only because it refuses to be controlled by the US.
Why Capitalism and Feminism Can’t Coexist
Feminism is about fighting for a good life for everyone, regardless of gender, race, or income. We can’t achieve that under capitalism.
“Polarization” Is a Fact — Get Used to It
Pete Buttigieg is just the latest Democrat to denounce “polarization.” But American society is already divided — and anyone claiming we don’t need to pick a side is already siding with the status quo.
We Need More Picket Line Rap Songs Like These
Detroit autoworkers put out excellent rap videos from the GM picket lines supporting the strike. If the working-class movement is going to get stronger, we will need a lot more class-struggle culture like this.
Never Forget What the Fascists Did
In Bulgaria, campaigns that equate Communism with Nazism aren’t about defending democracy against “Russian meddling,” they’re about rehabilitating Bulgarian fascism and its complicity in the Holocaust.
The Spoils of War
Participation trophies are actually good — give one to every child.
Steve Kindred, Irrepressible Radical
Steve Kindred (1944–2014).
There Is No Way Forward Without Organized Workers
Corporate leaders, reactionary Republicans, and neoliberal Democrats have told Americans to keep lowering their expectations — a better world isn’t possible. They’re wrong. But we’ll only be able to win that improved world by mobilizing workers.
I’m Not Running for Myself, I’m Running for My Class
I’m running as the Labour candidate in Warrington North, because I want to undo the damage done by Tory austerity and win a government that fights for working people.
The Kanye/Jay-Z Approach to Bargaining
Even when they’re flush with cash, companies like UPS still attack workers’ standards. Workers have to force their bosses to back off.
End Private Property, Not Kenny Loggins
Socialists want a world without private property. But you can keep your Kenny Loggins records.
Two Gay Weddings
The Argentine gay rights movement also fought for marriage equality. Why has it been so much more radical than the American one?
George Michael Was Our Marvin
Despite pop cultural nostalgia for the protest songs of the ’60s, the march to war in Iraq seemed not to interest musicians — with one glorious exception.
Socialize Big Pharma
Maintaining a private pharmaceutical sector represents a significant public health risk. One solution is complete nationalization.