New Democracy Against Democracy
The Right in Greece is once again gaining ground, and posing a serious risk to Greek democracy.
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Don’t Trust the Process
Impeachment has failed, but Democrats are still trying to defeat Trump by focusing on process over policy. They're going to keep failing — the only way to get rid of Trump is to beat him at the polls.
End US Support for Bahrain
The following is a statement from the Campaign for Peace and Democracy. If you have not yet signed, please do so now at the CPD website.
This Is How We Do It
Mainstream politicians and media are losing their minds over Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. They're terrified of how her approach could transform American politics.
2020 Will See an Elite Crack-Up of Epic Proportions
If the establishment got this nervous about Donald Trump in 2016, then imagine how much they'll meltdown with the rise of democratic-socialist Bernie Sanders in 2020.
The Landscapes of Border Resistance
The border delineates an imagined terrain — its arbitrary nature is precisely what gives it power.
Yes, Philando Castile Was Killed for the Color of His Skin
We can't talk about police brutality without talking about white supremacy.
How Ocasio-Cortez Beat the Machine
The transactional political class was no match for the passion and moral clarity of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the broader socialist movement.
Ending the Humanitarian Crisis
Syriza central committee member John Milios on how to end austerity in Greece.
Watch Out, Walmart
Bernie Sanders is using his bully pulpit to take on capitalists that pay poverty wages. His latest target: the Walton family.
“Liberaltarianism” Is a Sideshow
No self-respecting left can make opposition to “rent-seeking” its focus.
Striking for the Future
Striking taxi drivers in Spain are demanding state action against Uber. They show that even in the digital economy, strikes are our most potent weapon.
An Uprising in West Papua
After suffering under colonial oppression from Indonesia for decades, West Papuans recently rose up. Their struggle for independence deserves our solidarity.
The Myth of the Hardhat Hawk
In the popular imagination, opposition to the Vietnam War was driven largely by the privileged, while supposedly reactionary blue-collar workers supported the war effort. That memory is wrong.
Different War, Same Columnist
Friedman fires more volleys of cliche into the densely packed prejudices of his readers.
Falling Without a Net
Recent data from the Center for Disease Control show an alarming spike in suicides across the United States. We can’t prevent every suicide by rebuilding our social safety net. But the uptick is a collective failure — one that requires political solutions.
Reparations Isn’t a Political Demand
The reparations demand resides largely in the realm of the political imaginary. There are more effective means of fighting oppression.
Why the Democratic and Republican Establishments Can’t Stop Insurgents
For decades, political parties have been hollowed out by the forces of neoliberalism and social atomization. Now, in the era of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders, they’re in crisis — and they have only themselves to blame.
Up From Liberalism
Only a forthright anticapitalism can end the reign of Third Way politics.