The Crypto Crisis
The latest cryptocurrency crash illustrates why the entire financial sector needs to be subject to democratic control.
Winter 2025
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Inflation Is No Excuse for Squeezing Workers
The Fed’s decision to raise interest rates for the fourth time this year threatens to loosen the tightest U.S. labor market in decades. What would it look like if policymakers consolidated workers’ recent gains instead?
Who Segregated America?
Federal housing policies contributed to the segregation of American cities in the twentieth century. But it was private interests that led the way.
Build a Better Internet
An interview with Ben Tarnoff, the author of Internet for the People: The Fight for Our Digital Future.
Lula’s Second Act
If the former Brazilian president returns to office this fall, the countries with the largest economies in the region will all be governed by left-wing leaders for the first time in history.
Emmanuel Macron’s Precarious Hold on France
Ahead of this month’s parliamentary elections, the French left has reemerged as the primary opposition to the president.
The Isolation of Russian Antiwar Academics
Some professors are speaking out against sanctions, which they say are punishing antiwar academics twice.
The Fractured Russian Opposition
A conversation with Ilya Budraitskis on how the invasion of Ukraine has transformed Russian society.
Left Internationalism in the Heart of Empire
American leftists need an internationalist vision that universally and effectively joins anti-imperial and anti-authoritarian ethics.
The Purpose of Sanctions
Global economic sanctions have shocked the Russian economy. But can they halt Russian aggression?
Self-Determination and the War in Ukraine
We cannot know how Ukraine will develop after the war. But we know there will be horrible consequences if Russia wins.
How to Tell the History of the Democrats
What connection does the party of Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson have to the party of Barack Obama and Kamala Harris?
The Amazon Labor Union’s Historic Breakthrough
How did a scrappy group of organizers without institutional backing prevail over the second-largest employer in the United States?
Who Benefits from the Myth of Pro-War Consensus?
The consensus thesis allows pundits to settle into the comfortable role of brave prophet standing alone against the warmongering tide.
The Carceral Logic of Child Welfare
An interview with Dorothy Roberts, the author of Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families—and How Abolition Can Build a Safer World.
