Readers’ View What do we want from confronting the right? Challenging right-wing speech is not the end in and of itself, but one aspect of a struggle against the right's attacks on our class.
Danny Katch Straight from the donkey’s mouth Nancy Pelosi spoke the truth when she said the Democrats "are capitalist"--but more and more supporters are starting to wonder if that's a good thing.
Nicole Colson Smearing the women’s strike A New York Post story attacking organizers of the International Women's Strike betrays how threatened the right wing is by dissent.
Laura Durkay A happy ending at the Oscars The bizarre end of this year’s ceremony left the Best Picture Oscar with a low-budget film about poverty, racism and homophobia.
Erica Hall, Kirk Baker and Asher Platts How do we honor Chance Baker’s life? The killing of a homeless man by police in Portland, Maine, should be a wake-up call, but city officials aren't taking action.
Obrero Socialista ¿Vale la pena protestar? Es a menudo difícil imaginar tener un impacto sobre la sociedad. Las protestas masivas nos ayudan en ese proceso de imaginación y transformación.
Neil Loehlein The rise of the bad jobs economy Work with irregular hours, variable earnings and temporary status is becoming more common than ever--and it's fueling working-class discontent.
Don Lash Meet Dr. “Poverty Is a Choice” Carson With Ben Carson taking over Housing and Urban Development, the prospects don't look good for affordable housing--or poor people.
Eric Toussaint Ten proposals for the European left A set of proposals circulating among leftists in Europe are meant to push for economic and social justice in the European Union.
Amy Muldoon Imaginers of a new future An exhibition of Russian art from the time of the 1917 revolution gives a taste of the elation of revolutionaries in a new world.
