All That Was Solid
Economic historian Adam Tooze on a decade of shattered illusions and the limits of the neoliberal imagination.
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When Max Eastman Was Young
For the young Max Eastman, socialism meant open inquiry, cultural experimentation — and above all, freedom.
In Honduras, “We’re Supporting the Axe Murderers”
The United States has long danced with dictators in Central America. US support for Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández is no different.
The American Exception
US men's professional soccer is uniquely exclusionary. That might be why they didn't make it to the World Cup.
The Schizophrenic State
The American government’s response to the 2007–8 financial crisis reveals an increasing tension between its domestic and global responsibilities.
Against the No-Fly Zone
A no-fly zone in Syria isn't a humanitarian response — it's a call to war.
Like Voting Rights? Thank a Socialist
The ruling class never wanted to give workers the right to vote. But early socialists fought them tooth and nail to expand the franchise.
Justin Trudeau Is Not Your Friend
Everybody loves Justin Trudeau. But his policies are bad for workers, the environment, and struggling people everywhere.
Why the US Loses Wars
The United States has the most powerful military in the world. Yet it just keeps losing wars. Why?
Politics After Literacy
Postliteracy won’t replace reason with madness, but it might give us madness of a new and different type.
A Petrodollar and a Dream
Any reversal of neoliberalism in the Middle East would require challenging powerful Gulf States.
Order Prevails in the Arab World
Through butchery and sectarianism, the autocracies of the Arab world have survived this round. But in the long run, any order dependent on murder and bloodshed is doomed to collapse.
One, Two, Many Rosa Luxemburgs
On the 100th anniversary of her murder, Rosa Luxemburg’s incredible life provides us with a model — not necessarily of what to do, but of how to do it.
Viktor Orbán’s Pyrrhic Victory
This month's referendum on immigration showed that Viktor Orbán's xenophobic agenda is challenged more by an apathetic electorate than any real opposition.
The Civil War’s Forgotten Anti-Imperialism
Slaveowners' quest for expansion helped turn many Americans against Manifest Destiny.
Reclaiming the Best of Karl Kautsky
Denounced and then lost to history, the radical Karl Kautsky's thought still offers a compelling vision of how to democratize all aspects of our lives.
Centrists Are Pining for a Golden Age that Never Was
As the political center has withered in recent years, self-described moderates have often expressed nostalgia for the "normal" politics of the 1990s. But the era of Blair and Clinton really wasn't a golden age of progress — and it brought a wave of market fundamentalism still sowing havoc today.
Assessing Deng Xiaoping
Deng Xiaoping was one of the most important Communist leaders of the twentieth century. Celebrated by the West for his pro-market reforms, leftists should be more skeptical of his accomplishments.
The US Should Stay out of Venezuela
Trump's attempts to stoke regime change in Venezuela risk plunging the country into civil war. We should staunchly oppose US intervention.
Billionaires vs. LA Schools
The Los Angeles teachers' strike isn't all about wages. At its core, the strike is a fight against a hostile takeover of public schools by the superrich.