Blue Order

In an increasingly unstable country, what if a “deep police state” threatens to undermine our electoral gains?

The Rise of the Party of Death

As the COVID-19 pandemic intensifies, our ruling classes are coming to the conclusion that in the contest between loss of profit and loss of life, they choose death.

Mitt Romney’s $1,000 Isn’t Our Universal Basic Income

The “UBI” ideas being thrown around as a response to the coronavirus are, in many cases, neither universal, basic, nor an income. But they do show how much the Left has shifted what’s considered possible over the past decade.

By Any Means Necessary

We need a comprehensive vision of ecological reconstruction — and that means having geoengineering as part of our vision.

What It Means to Be on the Left

The socialist project is about more than just winning a nicer version of capitalism.

Build It Now

Creating institutions where people exercise control over their lives is important in itself as a goal of socialist politics.

Bedtime for Bannon

Steve Bannon was supposed to mobilize Trump’s adoring masses, and so far he’s failed.

Voting Under Socialism

It’ll be more meaningful — but hopefully won’t involve endless meetings.

The Survivors

Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn survived decades of reaction to inspire a resurgent left.

Social Democracy’s Breaking Point

We need a politics that acknowledges that the social-democratic class compromise is unsustainable.

The $15 Minimum Wage Is Dangerous

A high minimum wage could disrupt an economy based on crappy jobs — and that’s a good thing.

The Long March

Bernie Sanders suffered a setback last night. But local victories point to the resurgence of popular movements.

Work to Need

Egyptian Lingerie and the Robot Future

Panic over automation misses the real problem — that workers themselves are treated like machines.

Ours to Master

Our challenge is to see in technology both today’s instruments of employer control and the preconditions for a post-scarcity society.

Beyond the Welfare State

We must fight for a robust and universal welfare state, but the socialist imagination cannot end there.

In Defense of Gamers

Don’t blame gamers for the sins of capitalism.

When Will They Shoot?

Lots of people are at risk on the job. But when it comes to cops, they’re mostly a danger to others.

Smash the Engine

Snowpiercer’s themes go beyond merely pointing out class exploitation to challenge the logic of capital.

Stay Classy

Class is not the universal solvent that does away with all identity.