Capitalism
The price of essentials like rent and medical drugs will never come down to pre-pandemic inflation levels if corporate greed goes unchallenged. These days, it seems like everyone has a few important questions on their mind: Is the economy still in the gutter? Or are things getting better? Does inflation mean prices will stay high
Democracy
Irish pro-choice activists had to overcome a rigid constitutional ban on abortion that was in place for more than 30 years. They succeeded by putting mass mobilization and a confident assertion of the right to choose at the heart of their campaign. In May 2018, the Irish electorate voted by a two-to-one majority to remove
Capitalism
The Marxist economist Paul Sweezy dedicated his life to understanding how capitalism works, and how it had changed since Karl Marx’s time. The big economic questions that Sweezy addressed are still fundamental for socialists today. Paul Sweezy was one of the most distinguished and most controversial Marxian economists of the twentieth century. Sweezy took up
Capitalism
In capitalist America, millions of workers never get a vacation. But for the past century, bringing sunshine and leisure to the masses has been among the socialist movement’s greatest achievements. Many Americans not only have to work in person but also can’t get time off from their jobs. US employers are not required to provide
Democracy
Since Bernie Sanders’s defeat in 2020 and the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the US left has been largely disorganized. The time is ripe for Bernie and the Squad to create a new mass organization to confront today’s crises. t’s hard for leftists in the United States to find much to celebrate these days. After
Reproductive Rights
With concerns around data surveillance and abortion bans, lawmakers want these datasets to be off-limits. Democratic lawmakers are piling pressure on data brokers to stop collecting information on pregnant people in order to protect those seeking abortions. They’re not having much luck. For years, brokers have sold datasets on millions of expectant parents from their