The Persecution and Vindication of Ron Carey
Ron Carey’s story reminds us of how the powerful respond to threats from labor.
The Revolution of 1517
Five hundred years ago today, Martin Luther launched the Reformation, unleashing a revolt against the late medieval order that went far beyond his intentions.
Macron’s Gift to the Rich
Surprise, surprise: Emmanuel Macron’s first budget slashes taxes on wealth and guts social spending.
The New Red-Baiting
Establishment pundits like Bret Stephens are trying to revive the Cold War, using the sloppiest of anti-left arguments.
Building a Catalan Republic
Lluc Salellas of the Catalan leftist party CUP discusses the events that led up to Catalonia’s declaration of independence — and what happens next.
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Earth, Wind, & Fire
In This Issue
Living, Not Just Surviving
Working-class movements must place social and ecological reproduction at the heart of their vision of the future.
The Fight for Free Time
The demand for fewer working hours is about liberation — both individual and collective.
When the Serfs Rebelled
In 1839, a small pocket of feudalism still existed in New York State. Then tenant farmers got organized.
“I’ve Got Your Back, and You’ve Got Mine”
Workers at the Los Angeles Times are unionizing not just to improve their working conditions but to ensure the future of the paper.
Against Conspiracy Theories
Forget JFK plots and 9/11 “truth.” What elites do out in the open gives us enough to be outraged about.
Horror Show
In the first season of Stranger Things, all possible futures are permeated by the Demogorgon of capital. What new terrors will season two bring?
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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.
Information Is Power
How a group of researchers helped strengthen and scale up the anti–Vietnam War movement.
Europe’s Next Left Government?
Katrín Jakobsdóttir, the leader of Iceland’s Left-Greens, discusses this weekend’s election and what will happen if they win.
Unity Is a One-Way Street
By purging Sanders backers from top positions, the DNC has shown what it means when it talks about “unity” and “compromise.”
The Disruptors
Finance isn’t just an industry. It’s a system of social control.
Medicare for All
The Myth of the Switching Pain
Single-payer critics argue that removing people from employer-based plans would be a disaster. They're wrong.
Freedom for the Many
Medicare for All isn’t just about expanding health coverage. It’s about expanding freedom.
Down With the Copay
We can’t eliminate the profit motive in health care without eliminating copays.
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