Roberto Barreto Corporate profiteers plunder Puerto Rico The misery of the many is the basis of the privilege of the few in Puerto Rico with reconstruction efforts that put business interests first.
Danny Katch How much should you care about Russiagate? The partisan war over the investigation into the Trump campaign is heating up, raising the specter of a constitutional crisis that could shake U.S politics.
Roundtable More of the best of the worst year ever SW contributors are back with another round of recommendations in music, books and movies to wash away the taste of a bad year.
Owen Miller Trump’s game of chicken with North Korea Trump's unpredictability and the U.S. policy of regime change toward North Korea is escalating the potential for conflict.
Charlie Hore A “new era” for China? China's "paramount leader" Xi Jinping has announced new policies for the country that boil down to increased power for the state.
Crystal Ganatra This is our campus, not the Klan’s A noose left on the football field at Amherst College this fall led to a strong expression of anti-racist opposition throughout the year.
Roundtable The best of the worst year ever It's a bad sign when the year begins with Donald Trump's inauguration, but 2017 did have some welcome relief in music, books and movies.
Alan Maass and Hana Lee Raising our voices against the tax-cut heist Republicans are boasting that they'll get away with their class-war tax cut bill--but it won't happen without urgent protests.
Colin Patrick How a revolution shaped a revolution Leon Trotsky's profound combination of political analysis and engaging storytelling is available in a new edition of a classic book.
Scott McLemee Criminalizing dissent in Turkey Turkey is putting a group of academics on trial for daring to speak out against the state's violence against ethnic minorities.
