Stand Down Margaret
Songs from round one to inspire us to win round two.
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We Have Been Naught
Chávez performed best in poor districts, worse in rich ones.
The Only Funny Socialist
We talk to comedian and activist Rob Delaney.
Bolivians Declare a General Strike Against Their President
In Bolivia, the unions representing miners and peasants have declared an indefinite strike, seeking the resignation of President Rodrigo Paz. They are protesting a new law that undermines peasant and indigenous land rights.
Socialist Co-Ops Against Silicon Valley Empires
Co-ops are often dismissed as attempts to create islands of socialism. But building democratically controlled tech infrastructure can be part of a wider movement for working-class power.
Havana Syndrome Is Fake. But Mainstream Media Couldn’t Get Enough of It for Years.
American intelligence agencies have concluded that Havana syndrome isn’t real. No surprise. But that determination comes long after mainstream media credulously and repeatedly reported on and repeated intelligence officers’ absurd claims.
Ordinary Americans Are Being Forced to Subsidize the Military-Industrial Complex
This year, the average American paid $1,087 in taxes just for Pentagon contractors alone. Imagine the kind of society we could construct with just a fraction of the resources we devote to war.
Israel Is Using Starvation as a Weapon to Break Gaza
By blocking aid and threatening to resume its war on Gaza, Israel has systematically undermined the cease-fire. It is now using starvation as a tool of coercion to force Palestinian capitulation and advance the ethnic cleansing of Gaza.
Nationalize Greyhound
A publicly owned intercity bus service with dedicated highway lanes could do for travelers what the US Postal Service does for letters and packages: let them criss-cross the country cheaply and quickly at their own convenience.
President Trump Will Not Be as Powerful as He Seems
Donald Trump was a spectacularly weak president during his first term. All signs point to him being spectacularly weak during his second.
Capitalism Is Killing Summer
Everybody loves summertime. But from climate change to budget cuts on public spaces like parks and pools to a lack of vacation time, capitalism is increasingly robbing us of our summer fun.
Donald Trump Can’t Incite Riots Like He Used To
Donald Trump has implored conservatives to hit the streets if he ends up indicted in New York. It might be cause for worry — if Trump had any ability to mobilize mass numbers of supporters anymore.
We Need Democratic Control of the Alcohol Industry
Alcohol consumption has skyrocketed in recent decades, and so, too, have alcohol-related deaths. Putting the industry under public control could push back against the public health crisis — and show how to regulate other drugs.
On Being a Mother in America
Within ten days of giving birth, a quarter of us are forced to return to work. If liberals truly want to support parents’ choices, they need to back the subsidies and employment legislation that are vital to child-rearing.
When the Market Destroys a Community
Steelworks 80, a planned steel expansion that brought workers to northern Sweden, was derailed by a global downturn. Its story shows how communities built around the promise of investment are left with the consequences when it disappears.
A Global Movement for Union Solidarity With Palestine Is Underway
From India to Canada to Belgium and many places in between, union members are standing up in solidarity with the Palestinian people, taking action to stop the flow of arms being used by Israel in its destructive war on Gaza.
Taking Back Left Parties From the Brahmins
Across Western countries, the decline in class-based voting isn’t inevitable: it results from political choices.
The GOP Is Making Headway in Shutting Down Climate Groups
With Democrats’ help, Republicans have taken a big step toward giving Trump the power to wipe out enemy nonprofits — and they already have a blueprint for how to defund clean energy groups.
A Woman Is Facing Jail Time for Saying “Delay, Deny, Depose”
Briana Boston, a working-class woman fighting a health insurance claims denial, has been arrested for saying “delay, deny, depose” on a phone call to her insurer. The judge has set her bail at $100,000, “considering the status of our country.”
“Human Capital” Is Not the Answer to Inequality
In the neoliberal era, Democrats adopted an elitist approach that emphasized education as the key to individual success. Only the revival of an inclusive social democratic politics can reverse economic inequality and defeat reactionary populism.