Opinion

Let’s Harness Fyre Festival Schadenfreude To Kick the 1 Percent Out of Power

The Left can channel collective joy at screw-ups by the wealthy into a bigger movement for wealth redistribution.

Kate Aronoff

Why the U.S. Is a Bigger Threat Than North Korea

Decades of military adventurism have done more to destabilize the world than any of the "rogue states" the U.S. targets.

Vijay Prashad, Alternet

This Could Be Reparations’ Best Chance Since 1865

Black activist groups across the political spectrum are uniting behind reparations.

Salim Muwakkil

Why the Corporate Media Loves a Bombing

From Syria to North Korea, the press is growing hungry for war.

Bill Berkowitz

Should Democratic Socialists Be Democrats?

Democratic Socialists of America members debate how—and to what extent—socialists should engage with electoral politics.

Chris Maisano and Jessie Mannisto

Single Payer in the Golden State

The fight for Medicare for all goes to California.

Joel Bleifuss

Chokwe Antar Lumumba Mounts a Political Revolution in Jackson, Mississippi

The upcoming mayoral race pits a radical future against the neoliberal status quo.

Matthew Cunningham-Cook

How Trump’s Arts and Research Cuts Hurt His Supporters

Trump's budget poses a particular threat to those who voted for him.

Susan J. Douglas

The Push for Single-Payer Healthcare Is On. Democrats Should Get on Board or Get Out of the Way.

Following the stunning collapse of Trumpcare, Bernie Sanders is leading the fight by progressives to win single-payer.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

Trump vs. the Media: Who Will Win?

The media and Trump are in an all-out battle. Here’s what the mainstream press is doing well and what it needs to do better.

Susan J. Douglas

George W. Bush Was a Godawful President

The media's nostalgia for Bush is not only ill-informed—it's dangerous.

Branko Marcetic

Don’t Wait for Nuremberg: Congress Must Investigate the American Eichmanns

Troubling reports suggest border agents are going above and beyond to enforce Trump's will.

Chris Edelson

Forget Building Our Own Tea Party. The Left Can Win So Much More.

We should set our sights beyond just primary challenges and reshaping the Democratic Party; this is an opportunity to build a movement that can challenge capital and corporate power.

Jacob Swenson-Lengyel

Slavoj Zizek: We Must Rise from the Ashes of Liberal Democracy

Trump is a threat to global stability—only a new Left international can beat him.

Slavoj Žižek

If Nixon Could Tweet

The similarities between our current president and Tricky Dick don't bode well for the country—or for Trump.

Susan J. Douglas

It’s Not Enough to Fight Trump—Progressives Need a Vision for the Future

Either decorporatize the Democrats or create a viable third party.

Leonard C. Goodman

If the Democratic Party Won’t Take Risks, It’s Up to Us

Now is not the time to play it safe.

Christopher Hass

Is Russia a Red Herring?

A debate over whether the Left should focus on collusion between Trump and Russia.

Chris Edelson and Bhaskar Sunkara