First, They Came for Ilhan Omar First, They Came for Ilhan Omar
The congresswoman was smeared—nothing she said warranted the criticism she received. But progressives should not fall into the trap of denying that anti-Semitism exists on the left...
Mar 15, 2019 / D.D. Guttenplan
Brexit Is Deadlocked as the Countdown Continues Brexit Is Deadlocked as the Countdown Continues
The UK Parliament is at an impasse, and both main parties are at risk of fracturing.
Feb 14, 2019 / Paul Mason
Britain’s Brexit Crack-Up Britain’s Brexit Crack-Up
Why has the Labour Party listened so late and so half-heartedly to the majority of its members who support the call for a People’s Vote?
Jan 23, 2019 / Maria Margaronis
Britain Is Stumbling Toward the Worst Possible Brexit Britain Is Stumbling Toward the Worst Possible Brexit
A no-deal exit is what civil servants now consider most likely—and it is one that sections of the British public, in full kamikaze mode, are clamoring for.
Jan 23, 2019 / Rachel Shabi
Why No Deal Is the Real Deal: Brexit and the Politics of the Interregnum Why No Deal Is the Real Deal: Brexit and the Politics of the Interregnum
Leaving the European Union is the necessary goal of the left in Britain.
Jan 17, 2019 / Maurice Glasman
Britain May Be Headed for a Constitutional Crisis Over Brexit Britain May Be Headed for a Constitutional Crisis Over Brexit
The issue has jammed up the nation’s politics, consumed it—and broken it. Does Labour have a solution?
Dec 6, 2018 / Rachel Shabi
Bad News From Newport Bad News From Newport
Two years after the Brexit vote and six months before a final outcome that no one can yet even guess, a return to the Welsh valleys that voted Leave for lack of any hope.
Oct 3, 2018 / Paul Mason
‘We Are Not Here to Manage Capitalism’: Labour Takes a Socialist Turn ‘We Are Not Here to Manage Capitalism’: Labour Takes a Socialist Turn
At this year’s conference in Liverpool, the Corbyn wing of the party was firmly in control.
Oct 2, 2018 / Rachel Shabi
Jeremy Corbyn and the Crisis of Anti-Semitism Jeremy Corbyn and the Crisis of Anti-Semitism
A vicious feud has engulfed the Labour Party—why can’t its leader defuse it?
Sep 20, 2018 / Feature / D.D. Guttenplan
In the Age of Disaster Capitalism, Is ‘Survival Socialism’ the Solution? In the Age of Disaster Capitalism, Is ‘Survival Socialism’ the Solution?
A look at the British Labour Party’s plan to transform the economy from the ground up.
Jul 19, 2018 / Feature / Laura Flanders