Eva María Venezuela and the turning of the “Pink Tide”? An examination of Chávez's Venezuela helps explain what happened to the efforts to confront neoliberalism in Latin America.
Dave Zirin The other refugee story in Rio Olympic officials are hailing an all-refugee team, but they're responsible for 77,000 people being displaced in Rio de Janeiro.
Pierre Beaudet Together in Montreal for a better world Thousands of social movement activists from around the world are gathering this week in Quebec for the World Social Forum.
Geoff Bailey Jack London strides onto the stage The famous early 20th century author of The Call of the Wild was also a socialist, and his most political novel is now a play.
Elizabeth Schulte How do you stop a blacklist? Opponents of the struggle for justice in Palestine are reviving the blacklist--with all its ugly history of political persecution and ruined lives.
Lance Selfa Listen, your party is the “neo” kind of liberal Thomas Frank's new book shows that the Democratic Party sticks to business as usual because its leaders don't want anything else.
Nicole Colson Punished for trying to die The government is threatening to impose a draconian punishment on whistleblower Chelsea Manning...for attempting suicide.
Ian Birchall The myth of the nobility of war The Battle of the Somme is a stark example of the horror of war for a generation fed a false narrative about patriotic commitment.
Editorial Can you vote for what you want in 2016? The pressure is on to vote for Hillary Clinton to stop Donald Trump--but you have a chance to vote for what you want, not what you fear.
brian bean No sign of justice yet The dropping of charges against the cops who killed Freddie Gray begs the question: What will it take to hold police responsible?
