About That “Crime Wave”
The media hysteria about a supposed crime wave serves to undermine movements against police violence.
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Yes, Bush Was That Bad
Can we please stop rehabilitating Republican ghouls?
Free and Unequal
Higher education should be free. But we can’t just copy the flawed European model.
Socialize Big Pharma
Maintaining a private pharmaceutical sector represents a significant public health risk. One solution is complete nationalization.
Save the Mosquitos
We should fight Zika with better public health, not genetically modified mosquitos.
The Return of the Party
Why are mass parties back? Because they're still the best way to organize the powerless to take on the powerful.
A General Strike Is Possible
Calls for general strikes reflect the extraordinary times we live in. The Left should join in organizing them, not dismiss them.
Every Single Person Has a Right to Housing
Building a humane city should start from the premise that every person deserves a decent place to live. And the only way to accomplish that is through collective action, carried out by working-class movements.
The Enduring Logic of Austerity
Austerity won't collapse under its own contradictions. We'll need a movement for that.
Let Them Eat Credit
The new normal of low interest rates is designed to sooth the palpitations of capitalists, not to improve the lives of working people.
Why We Should Strike on May Day
Socialist councilwoman Kshama Sawant on why we need a wave of protests and strikes on May 1.
“Capitalism Won’t Save Black People”
khalid kamau was elected to the South Fulton, Georgia, city council in 2017. In an interview, he discusses the ties between racism and capitalism and why socialism shouldn't be written off as a white movement.
The Body Cam Trade-Off
Challenging police violence shouldn't require black Americans to sacrifice their privacy.
Disaster Capitalism Is Coming for Public Education
While educators across the country struggle to support and teach their students during distance learning, state and federal legislators are preparing to slash public education budgets. Defending public education during the coronavirus will require solidarity across the public sector.
The Rogue State Is on the Rampage Again
The US has long been a lawless aggressor and a threat to peace, but in the past it at least tried to prettify its policies. By openly refusing to leave Iraq at the request of its government, Donald Trump has let the mask slip.
How to Undermine Trump
The best place to fight Trump is the place where workers have the most power: at the point of production.
We Need a Labour Brexit
Jeremy Corbyn faces increasing calls to turn Labour into the “party of Remain.” But thwarting Brexit would embolden the EU and its neoliberal dogmas — with disastrous consequences for the Left across Europe.
A Union Fight at Marquette University
Like academic workers around the country, graduate workers and non-tenure track faculty at Marquette University want a union to end low wages and high health care costs. And like university administrations around the country, Marquette is fighting them.
Making Them Pay
Carbon pricing is a win for everybody — except for those who profit off environmental destruction.
June 19 Should Be a National Holiday
On June 19, 1865, slavery ended in Texas. Juneteenth should be a national holiday.