Grand Old Woman of U.S. Communism: Mother Bloor and Iowa farmers
Mother Bloor is famous in labor and radical circles, but unknown to many, she was also a key figure in the farmer's struggle in Iowa during the Depression.
Left Strategy 2016: A narrow defeat of Trump's racism is not enough
The perilous consequences of a Trump presidency should be a wake-up call for the left. The possibility of dealing the racist right a major blow should energize and excite us.
Socialism: Only practical hope, not narrow fantasies, need apply
Any kind of socialism that isn't working to combat racism and sexism isn't being practical at all, not to mention realistic.
Sawant is wrong on Trump versus Clinton
The Bernie or Bust crowd misses the real differences between Clinton and Trump: On immigration, foreign policy and trade, Trump would be far worse.
Hillary Clinton, Frederick Douglass, and imagination: A lesson in dialectics
Douglass could have despaired over Lincoln's inconsistent anti-slavery credentials, but he didn't. The left should take a page from his book for 2016.
Peace activist, Jesuit priest Daniel Berrigan dies at 94
His defiant protests helped shape Americans' opposition to the Vietnam War, and they landed The Rev. Daniel Berrigan behind bars.
Socialism isn’t perfect, but it’s damn better than what we have
If the "playing field" is to be level for African-Americans, those who profited from slavery and racism must make amends. Yes, I mean reparations.
A lesson I learned from Donald Trump
I understand why protesters blocked access to Donald Trump's rally in Arizona. But I don't agree. History has shown the danger of silencing speech.
How a Trump addict can beat withdrawal symptoms!
The shock was too much for me to handle: Donald Trump said he would begin to act "presidential."
How to weather the next few years of climate change
Our world is changing as we fiddle with climate change denier nonsense while watching the oceans rise, acidify and lose oxygen, and extreme drought and weather slap us.
