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Closed Rooms and Class War
Yanis Varoufakis presents himself as a heroic Prometheus in his new memoir, but he comes off looking more like a Narcissus.
We’d Rather Deal With Joe Biden Than Amy Klobuchar
Dyed-in-the-wool neoliberal Amy Klobuchar was the most effective messenger for an anti–Bernie Sanders coalition. She would have made a worthy opponent — but party elites were too inept to seize the opportunity.
The Fraud and the Four-Hour Workweek
Self-help millionaire Tim Ferriss is a fraud. But his success says a lot about modern capitalism and its discontents.
Deal or No Deal?
The UK university strike has put management on the defensive. Now UCU members will have to decide what counts as a victory.
The Bipartisan Consensus in Defense of Israeli Occupation Will Not Hold
On Palestinian rights, Bernie Sanders was a progressive outlier in 2020, sandwiched among Israel hawks and imperialists. But in the coming decades, his candidacy won’t be an outlier at all: progressives are forcing a reckoning on Israel.
For Democracy, At Home and Abroad
On VE Day, we remember black Americans' Double V campaign: victory in Europe against fascism, victory at home against racism.
Log Off
Social media will always be destructive for the Left. We should log the fuck off.
Coronavirus Can Be a Death Blow to Neoliberalism — If We Organize
The coronavirus epidemic has shown the complete bankruptcy of neoliberalism. But the neoliberal order won’t be toppled if we don’t give it a hard push.
“The Economic Power of Developers Is Just Stronger”
In Mexico City, putting developer profits before earthquake preparedness yielded lethal results.
The Nihilism of Moderation
When the survival of the planet is at stake, calls for moderation and compromise aren’t a mark of adult politics — they’re a threat to civilization.
Corporate America Is Getting a Bailout. Its Workers Are Getting Screwed.
The United States could have followed the example set by countries like Denmark, which have guaranteed workers’ wages during the crisis. Instead, America has set itself up for a devastating and unprecedented wave of layoffs.
The Anti-Union Justin Trudeau
Trudeau is making an illegal push to end a major series of strikes. But unions can’t count on the courts to save them — only direct action can get the goods.
The Grotesque Horror Show of the Tory Leadership Race
The Tory leadership race has got everything: a media class besotted with their latest centrist savior, a kamikaze Conservative Party in full self-immolation mode, and a Labour Party leadership under siege from enraged Remainer ultras. Coming soon: Boris Johnson in 10 Downing Street.
Unions Can Protect Trans Rights
The Trump administration is pushing a vicious anti-trans agenda. Unions are one of the best tools we have to fight back.
Corruption at CUNY
Corruption shouldn't just worry centrist, "good government" types. It can destroy the institutions the Left cherishes.
Within or Against the State?
We need to see the state and capitalist production as aspects of the same set of social relations.
Panic in Westminster
What happens when irresistible Brexit meets an immovable EU? Theresa May will soon find out.
Ashwin Parameswaran and the Future of Work
A discussion with Ashwin Parameswaran.