“Crazy” Anticapitalism
Boots Riley’s Sorry to Bother You captures the crude madness that we live in every day under capitalism.
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Israel’s New-Old Discrimination
The message of Israel’s new “nation state” law is as simple as it as repugnant: Palestinians need not exist.
What Is Democratic Socialism?
Everybody’s talking about democratic socialism these days. Here’s what you need to know about it.
Bulletin: The Tyranny of Structurelessness in American Politics
Want to find out if “progressives” are winning their fight against “establishment” Democrats? Good luck figuring out who’s who — you’ll have to take the candidates at their word.
Everything You Wanted to Ask About Sects … But Were Afraid to Know
We joined the New Communist Movement because we were serious about changing the world. It taught us much about how to organize — and how sectarianism ruins everything.
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.
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.
The Wall and the Sea
Steve Bannon thinks the Mediterranean can be a laboratory for anti-migrant politics worldwide. Unfortunately, he’s right.
Narcissists in Space
Elon Musk and his space-baron brethren want our admiration. Their narcissistic exploits deserve nothing but our scorn.
Bulletin: The Expressive Function of the Russia Freakout
Like the Tea Party in the Obama years, liberals lament a country they no longer recognize — and go hunting for foreign culprits to blame.
When the Americans Came
Bombed by the US Air Force at the height of World War II, Rome’s San Lorenzo district symbolizes the resilience of a popular antifascism.
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“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.
Divided They Fall
Tory disputes over Brexit are nothing new. But today’s crisis in Theresa May’s party highlights deeper fractures in the Conservative base.
CEOs vs. Workers
Bernie Sanders’s town hall on Monday delivered a radical message: workers are getting screwed, and the capitalist class is to blame.
Bulletin: The Coming Trade Blow-Up
How a book published twenty years ago predicted Trump’s trade war with China.
Gonzo Socialism
Hunter S. Thompson was born this day in 1937. While often claimed by the libertarian right, his politics had more in common with the radical left.
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
