Dennis J. Banks, Naawakamig (1937-2017)
In a world where Native people had little power, American Indian Movement cofounder Dennis Banks was a force.
Free the HDP
One year ago today, Erdoğan’s government jailed the leaders of the HDP. It’s time to build an international campaign for their release.
Sabotaging Apartheid
Ronnie Kasrils, head of intelligence during South Africa’s struggle against apartheid, on his revolutionary life and the prospects for the country’s left.
Argentina’s New Cycle
Argentina’s recent legislative elections fortified an insurgent right eager to conquer the political landscape.
The Amazon Sweepstakes
The feverish bids to attract Amazon’s second headquarters are a side effect of a deeper economic malaise.
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- Summer 2017
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.
Blade Runner in the Gulf
Saudi Arabia’s latest plans for a futurist city show the perils of unbridled urban expansion.
After Balfour
100 years ago today, a 67-word statement from the British cabinet shaped the future of Palestine.
Trump the Sovereign
According to Donald Trump, the US should be able to do what it wants, when it wants, and the way it wants.
Quantifying Incarceration
The numbers on mass incarceration make one thing clear: it is a gigantic machine for entrenching inequality.
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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.
Women and the Nation
In Turkey, nationalist dogma and women’s subordination go hand in hand.
No Future
The only future made possible by Blade Runner 2049’s final scene is more and more Blade Runners.
Don’t Trust Jeff Bezos — or Rahm Emanuel
The Amazon sweepstakes is about cities valuing tech profiteers more than their residents.
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.
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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