The Centrist Suicide Note
Jeremy Corbyn's recent success has finally deflated New Labour's favorite boogeyman: Michael Foot's 1983 general election defeat.
Seeing off the Tories
Jeremy Corbyn’s former press officer Matt Zarb-Cousin on why Labour’s anti-establishment campaign worked and how to finish the job.
A Job-Killing Robot for Rich People
A financial transactions tax would attack income inequality by attacking the finance industry.
Clinton's Slow-Motion Strikeout
A new book renders Hillary Clinton's insider elitism in great detail, but fails to explain how that elitism translated into her electoral downfall.
The Qatar Crisis
The Saudi Arabia–UAE battle against Qatar is a struggle for regional power with no heroes to cheer for.
Don’t Fly Like a GA-06
The future of left politics is not with the affluent voters Jon Ossoff thought he could win over.
Democracy's Critics
You can't understand the modern right without understanding their fundamental contempt for democracy.
A Plan to Win Universal Health Care
Trumpcare is barbaric. Now is the time to redouble the fight for truly universal health care.
Angela's Godfather
Helmut Kohl (1930–2017) paved the way for Germany’s current hegemony in Europe.
In Defense of the High-Rise
Elite arguments against tower blocks aren't about safety — they're about contempt for public housing.
- Issue No. 25
- Spring 2017
By Taking Power
In this issue
Unfinished Business
The Bolivarian Revolution went too far for capitalism but not far enough for socialism.
Why Corbyn Won
I don't care if he didn't actually win — he won. Jeremy Corbyn has given us a blueprint to follow for years to come.
A Very Political Tragedy
Today’s horrific fire in London's Grenfell Tower is a symbol of a deeply unequal United Kingdom.
Going Brown
On June 14, a UPS driver shot three coworkers, then himself. UPS has to answer for its role in pushing its workers to violence.
France Is Transformed
A close look at Macron’s election, the collapse of the Socialist Party, and the end of a long cycle for the French left.
The Fire Last Time
The history of the Grenfell Tower disaster stretches back into mid-century housing policy.
A Hero and a Priest
Remembering Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann, the Sandinista priest and one-time United Nations General Assembly president who died earlier this month.