The Clinton Double Standard
There’s little in the Weinstein story that doesn’t apply to Bill Clinton.
Victory in Stagnation?
Die Linke’s electoral result shows what the party must do to really contend for power.
The Flint Militants
Eighty years ago, the Flint Sit-Down Strike showed the power of a determined rank and file and a class-conscious leadership.
Adam Smith’s Invisible Hand at Work
In an oppressive workplace, everyone has good reason to think speaking out is someone else’s job.
Embedded Inequality
Age, race, education — no matter how you slice it, wealth inequality in the US is astronomical.
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Earth, Wind, & Fire
In This Issue
If We Fail
The effects of climate change are already upon us. Here’s what the 2020s and 2030s will look like if we fail to change things.
Within and Against Capitalism
Our new edition is about climate change, but climate change isn’t just an issue to talk about every few years.
Kathryn Bigelow’s Moral Parable
Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit turns a deep-rooted urban rebellion into a “race riot.”
Freedom for the Many
Medicare for All isn’t just about expanding health coverage. It’s about expanding freedom.
Ending a Civil War
Fatah and Hamas are talking unity again — will this time be different?
Pressuring Peace
Nathan Thrall, author of a new book on the Israel/Palestine conflict, on the logic behind recent developments in the region.
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Catalyst
Editors’ Note
Old Gods, New Enigmas: Notes on Historical Agency
Management-By-Stress: A Reply to Joshua Murray & Michael Schwartz
The Tea Party in Retrospect
The New Terrain of Class Conflict in the United States
South Africa’s ANC: The Begining of the End?
Irish Politics Since the Crash
Bourdieu’s Class Theory: The Academic as Revolutionary
The New “Culture of Poverty”
Catalonia: Past and Future
As Catalonia prepares to declare independence we examine the history and politics behind its independence movement.
The Solution Is Redistribution
Increasing educational attainment does little to reduce racial wealth disparities.
The Persistence of Pax Americana
Donald Trump came to Washington vowing to take on the foreign policy establishment. But Beltway elites have mostly gotten their way.
Trigger Warning
The stats are clear: the gun debate should be one mostly about how to prevent gun suicides.
Podemos’ Alternative for Catalonia
The crisis in Catalonia is an opportunity to build a new, democratic and plurinational Spain.
Unions
The Flint Militants
Eighty years ago, the Flint Sit-Down Strike showed the power of a determined rank and file and a class-conscious leadership.
Kathryn Bigelow’s Moral Parable
Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit turns a deep-rooted urban rebellion into a “race riot.”
The Union Option
Collective action is the best avenue to fight sexual harassers like Harvey Weinstein.
Trump vs. Graduate Workers
The University of Chicago is fighting its graduate union tooth and nail — with a little help from the Trump administration.
The Next Battle
Macron’s anti-union reforms have passed the first stage, so what’s next for the French left?
Beyond $15
The Fight for $15's successes in Seattle show that the campaign can achieve victories far beyond the fast food industry.
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