Politics

Who Counts? Who Doesn’t?

Who Counts? Who Doesn’t? Who Counts? Who Doesn’t?

The Trump administration’s stumbling response to this crisis. 

May 5, 2020 / OppArt / Sue Coe

The Making of the Radical Republicans

The Making of the Radical Republicans The Making of the Radical Republicans

How did the struggle for emancipation become a mass politics?

May 5, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner

The Inner Life of American Communism

The Inner Life of American Communism The Inner Life of American Communism

Vivian Gornick’s and Jodi Dean’s books mine a lost history of comradeship, determination, and intimacy.

May 5, 2020 / Books & the Arts / Corey Robin

protester holds sign that says

Why Are Republicans Stampeding to Reopen? Why Are Republicans Stampeding to Reopen?

They’re following the lead of Trump, who encourages gun-toting protesters, blames immigrants and China, and demonizes the media.

May 5, 2020 / Sasha Abramsky

Tara Reade

I Believe Tara Reade. And You Should, Too. I Believe Tara Reade. And You Should, Too.

We already knew that Biden is the type. Had we as voters and had the Democratic Party taken this seriously, we wouldn’t be in this mess now.

May 5, 2020 / Kate Manne

A Boeing KC-46 Pegasus refuels an A-10 Thunderbolt II

Why Are We Still Prioritizing Military Spending? Why Are We Still Prioritizing Military Spending?

As American families continue to struggle, war profiteers are requesting their own bailout.

May 5, 2020 / Mandy Smithberger

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

Reopening America Is Only Safe in Trump’s Dreams Reopening America Is Only Safe in Trump’s Dreams

Someone bring Trump into reality.

May 5, 2020 / Tom Tomorrow

Remembering the Jackson State Tragedy

Remembering the Jackson State Tragedy Remembering the Jackson State Tragedy

The violence wasn’t caused by anti-war student protest; it was another chapter in the long history of state violence against African Americans.

May 4, 2020 / Nancy K. Bristow

Howie Hawkins and Joe Biden

What Should Socialists Do in November? What Should Socialists Do in November?

Pursue an electoral strategy that can represent the distinct interests of working people without demanding that voters start immediately supporting unviable third-party candidacies...

May 4, 2020 / Bhaskar Sunkara

Donald Trump walks while outside, wearing a blue suit and blue hat that says

Trump’s Covid-19 Reckoning Is Only the Beginning Trump’s Covid-19 Reckoning Is Only the Beginning

The pandemic provides more than enough evidence to render a judgment on Trump as one of the worst presidents in American history, but the broader political system is also to blame.

May 4, 2020 / Jeet Heer

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