“Socialism Is the Future”: Inside the 2023 YDSA Conference “Socialism Is the Future”: Inside the 2023 YDSA Conference
In mid-April, hundreds of young socialists from around the country gathered at the Chicago Teachers Union for a weekend of education and debate.
May 19, 2023 / StudentNation / Zurie Pope
Only Republicans Want to Push Us Into Default Only Republicans Want to Push Us Into Default
How McCarthy, McConnell, and Greene are Martin, Barton, and Fish all over again.
May 17, 2023 / James D. Zirin
When Racial Justice Meant Universal Social Benefits When Racial Justice Meant Universal Social Benefits
The left used to believe that reducing inequality across the board was the best way to combat racial injustice. What happened?
May 17, 2023 / Column / Adolph Reed Jr.
Turkish Election Aftershock: Despite Unity on the Left, the Opposition Falls Short Turkish Election Aftershock: Despite Unity on the Left, the Opposition Falls Short
Defying predictions of his political demise, the country's authoritarian president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan came first on Sunday and is now favored to win reelection in the runoff on M...
May 16, 2023 / Kaya Genç
Kelly Hayes and Mariame Kaba on Their New Handbook for Radical Organizing Kelly Hayes and Mariame Kaba on Their New Handbook for Radical Organizing
Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care offers fresh insights for youth activists coming into their own.
May 16, 2023 / Q&A / Sarah Baum
Pay No Attention to the GOP “Debate” on Abortion Pay No Attention to the GOP “Debate” on Abortion
A leading anti-abortion group criticized Trump for not supporting a nationwide abortion ban. Then backed down. They know they’ll get their way, anyway.
May 16, 2023 / Joan Walsh
A Bernie Sanders Progressive Could Be the Next Leader of One of America’s Largest Counties A Bernie Sanders Progressive Could Be the Next Leader of One of America’s Largest Counties
Sara Innamorato, a progressive running with an economic, social, and racial justice agenda, is leading the race for Pittsburgh’s Allegheny County executive.
May 16, 2023 / John Nichols
100 Years of Palestinian Popular Resistance 100 Years of Palestinian Popular Resistance
Even among many sympathetic partisans of the Palestinian struggle, a narrative of victimhood prevails. But how we regard our past and present is a choice.
May 15, 2023 / Nasreen Abd Elal
Joe Biden, Culture Warrior Joe Biden, Culture Warrior
The president’s freedom agenda can win—if he doesn’t embrace austerity.
May 15, 2023 / Jeet Heer
The Poor People’s Campaign Launched on Mother’s Day 2018 The Poor People’s Campaign Launched on Mother’s Day 2018
It culminated in a season of nonviolent direct action.
May 14, 2023 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis