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Luck Shouldn’t Determine Our Fates

Socialists accept that some degree of inequality may be inevitable in a complex society. But there’s one kind of inequality that’s intolerable: the kind where resources are allocated according to factors that individuals can’t control.

How Fascism Returned to French Politics

The rise of the far right in France has gone hand in hand with the growth of racist, authoritarian tendencies among self-styled centrists like Emmanuel Macron. The only way to beat back the fascist threat is by confronting those tendencies head-on.

The US and China Are More Alike Than They Think

In the US, lawyers gridlock politics, and in China, engineers solely concerned with development steamroll individual liberties. A new book argues that both nations could learn from one another, but their rivalry is obscuring the social crises they share.

The Uncommitted Movement, a Year Later

One year after the Democratic National Convention refused to allow a Palestinian American onstage, it’s clear that the Democrats have paid a steep price in ignoring voters opposed to Israel’s brutal human rights abuses in Gaza, writes Waleed Shahid.

Croatia’s Fascist-Saluting Summer

Fans of Croatian folk-rock star Marko Perković, nicknamed Thompson, have long greeted his concerts with nationalist chanting and fascist salutes. The problem is, now there are hundreds of thousands of them — including ministers in the current government.

No, Trump’s Intel Stock Purchase Is Not Socialism

Democrats are freaking out over the federal government taking a 10% equity stake in Intel, accusing Donald Trump of “socialism.” But the purchase of these nonvoting shares does not give the government any meaningful control over the company.