Chinese Transnational Repression Is a Real Issue—but Shujun Wang Is a Bad Example Chinese Transnational Repression Is a Real Issue—but Shujun Wang Is a Bad Example
Our government spent almost a decade chasing a professor they thought was a spy. The case raises questions about our ability to pursue real perpetrators of China’s crimes.
Jun 17, 2025 / Timothy McLaughlin
C.L.R. James, Man of Paradox C.L.R. James, Man of Paradox
A new biography examines the revolutionary possibilities and radical contradictions at the heart of James's life and ideas.
Apr 18, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Gerald Horne
When There’s a Communist Running City Hall When There’s a Communist Running City Hall
Elke Kahr, the mayor of Austria’s second-largest city, explains how her party built up trust over decades of organizing.
Feb 28, 2023 / Q&A / Lukas Hermsmeier
Welcome to the New Age of McCarthyism Welcome to the New Age of McCarthyism
Strangely enough, all too little has changed since since the last one.
Feb 24, 2023 / Tom Engelhardt
The Absurd Specter of “Woke Communism” The Absurd Specter of “Woke Communism”
Ironically, those decrying woke communism may be loony about “communism,” but they are unintentionally right that capitalism is indeed the problem.
Feb 21, 2023 / Steve Fraser
The Obscured and Forgotten History of Black Communist Women The Obscured and Forgotten History of Black Communist Women
A new anthology edited by Charisse Burden-Stelly and Jodi Dean highlights the legacy and enduring relevance of Black communist women’s political activism in the early 20th century.
Nov 7, 2022 / Q&A / Morgan Forde
MI5’s War Against British Intellectuals and Artists MI5’s War Against British Intellectuals and Artists
The British Security Service’s futile record of harassment and surveillance.
Oct 18, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Richard J. Evans
Remembering Ying Lee Remembering Ying Lee
Looking back at the life of a trailblazing activist and Berkeley’s first Asian American city council member.
Sep 21, 2022 / David Bacon
Letters From the August 8/15, 2022, Issue Letters From the August 8/15, 2022, Issue
Whole Earth generation… Maier and McCarthyism…
Jul 26, 2022 / Our Readers
What Is Left of History? What Is Left of History?
Joan Scott’s On the Judgment of History asks us to imagine the past without the idea of progress. But what gets left out in the process?
May 2, 2022 / Books & the Arts / David A. Bell