Bernie Sanders
September 11 in Chile: How Reformism Disarmed the Working Class in the Face of CIA-Backed Coup
50 years ago today, Chile's democratic socialist president Salvador Allende was toppled in a bloody coup. A military dictatorship, backed by U.S. imperialism, murdered thousands and introduced a crushing form of neoliberal economics. Allende's experience shows why reformism is doomed to failure.
Nathaniel Flakin
September 11, 2019
No, ‘Medicare for All’ Won’t Take Away Anyone’s Health Insurance
A broad spectrum of conservatives–from centrist Democrats to CNN hosts–love to say that ‘Medicare for All’ will take away your insurance. It is just a lie to shield the profits of the health insurance industry.
Juan Cruz Ferre
August 14, 2019
DSA Convention 2019: This is Not What Democracy Looks Like
The Democratic Socialists of America held their biannual convention in Atlanta last weekend. It should have been a tour de force. Some important resolutions were voted, but most of the weekend was spent engaging in procedural bickering.
Tatiana Cozzarelli
August 13, 2019
Five DSA Convention Resolutions that Socialists Should Support
The DSA convention is this weekend. Here are 5 resolutions that socialists should support.
Sybil Davis
August 2, 2019
DSA Convention 2019: Sanderism and the Tyranny of the Procedural
The DSA convention is taking place this weekend. What will they decide and how is the left positioned?
Tatiana Cozzarelli
August 1, 2019
Class Politics and the Democratic Debate
This week’s Democratic debates showed increasing confrontations among the candidates. Despite some progressive proposals, a working-class perspective is still out of the conversation.
Juan Cruz Ferre
August 1, 2019
Sanders, Warren Crush Opponents on Healthcare. On Immigration and Racism, Not So Much
Despite attacks, Sanders and Warren crushed their opponents in yesterday's debate, making an especially progressive argument for Medicare for All. However, on immigration and on race, Warren and Sanders left a lot to be desired.
Tatiana Cozzarelli
July 31, 2019
Socialism 2019: The Two Souls of U.S. Socialism
Over the July 4 weekend, more than 1,700 people met up in Chicago for the Socialism Conference. The International Socialist Organization (ISO) had dissolved a few months previously. Many participants were pushing for reformist politics within the Democratic Party—but others want to resist the shift to the right.
Jimena Vergara
July 23, 2019
Was the New Deal Racist?
The New Deal has been historically recognized as having a built-in anti-black bias. Jacobin magazine is trying to whitewash it.
Juan Cruz Ferre
July 9, 2019
Not on Our Side: On Bernie Sanders and Imperialism
Bernie Sanders presents himself as an anti-war candidate. But he has voted in favor of almost every single U.S. military intervention in the last two decades. A look at his record…
Doug Enaa Greene
June 18, 2019