The Fact-Checkers Are Clueless
CNN’s Jake Tapper is the latest mainstream journalist to attack Bernie Sanders’s Medicare-for-All plan. And just like all the others, his fact-checking is an absolute joke.
Germany’s European Empire
In today’s Germany, Wolfgang Streeck argues, politicians laud “Europe” — while quietly using EU structures to advance German national interests.
The End of ETA
For more than four decades, ETA waged an armed campaign for a Basque homeland. The group’s dissolution this spring marked the end of a history of terrorist violence and bloody state repression.
Ninety-Minute Nationalists
Yugoslavia’s communists recruited so many football players that some even joined the partisans while still wearing their kits. But today, football in the Balkans is famous for its far-right extremism.
How to Beat Uber
A scrappy New York taxi drivers union is taking on Uber’s exploitative business model — and winning.
Issue No. 29 Out Now!
- Issue No. 29
- Spring 2018
1968
In This Issue
Half the Way with Mao Zedong
How Students for a Democratic Society went from building a mass movement to embracing the politics of self-destruction.
“It Really Comes Down to Empowering the Working Class”
Socialist New York State Senate candidate Julia Salazar on electoral politics, the Democratic Party, and why strikes matter.
You Won’t Evict Us
Ireland’s government admits that housing prices are out of control. But its inaction has forced renters to stand up to landlords for themselves.
From Enver Hoxha to Bill Clinton
A brief history of the Kosovo Liberation Army.
In the Trenches
Critics claim democratic socialism is pie-in-the-sky idealism. But socialists have always been at the core of reform struggles.
Beyond Kinder, Gentler Capitalism
Elizabeth Warren wants to rein in capitalism’s excesses. But when those excesses are baked into the system, we can’t rein them in — we have to scrap the whole thing.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, In Her Own Words
In an extensive interview, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez discusses the nuts and bolts of her recent victory, why centrist Democrats are vulnerable to left-wing challengers, voter disenfranchisement, the political status of Puerto Rico, and much more.
Hanging Over the Edge
The Genoa bridge collapse in Italy is an absolute disaster. It’s also the result of privatization and austerity.
Joe Biden, the Unreliable Pro-Choice Advocate
Joe Biden’s political career is one of constantly waffling on women’s right to choose. He is an unreliable ally in the fight for abortion rights.
From Criminals to Heroes
Top intelligence officials like John Brennan have been posturing as Trump critics to obscure their own scandalous pasts. And many liberals are buying it.
A Blueprint for Calling the Question
Politicians are paying attention to socialists these days. We should compel candidates to adopt pro-worker laws, pick fights with business, and talk openly about class conflict.
Africa* Is a Country
*Not the continent with 54 countries
“I love Africa Is a Country, because it is basically the inside of my head.”
— Teju Cole
