A Day Without Care
What does it mean to strike when âproductionâ isnât the production of widgets, but care for children, the ill, disabled, or elderly?
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Issue No. 10â|âSpring 2013
Assembly Required
Our longest issue to date, with contributions from Megan Erickson, Nicole Aschoff, and Sarah Jaffe, and a special section on Palestine.
A Dishonest Umpire
Two-state proponents argue that comprehensive peace is only possible with deeper American involvement in the process. They couldn't be more wrong.
Against the Law
By organizing based on international law, the struggle for Palestinian liberation has been transformed into a question of rights.
Back to No Future
What use is playing the long game when the arc of the universe feels so frighteningly short?
Curriculum for a New American Century
What would a national core curriculum to prepare students for work in the Age of Service look like?
Fellow Travelers
Itâs impossible to deny that institutionally the socialist left is in disarray.
Honduran Labyrinth
In a leftward-moving region, the iron fist of Hondurasâ Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo makes him Obamaâs sort of "democrat."
How Does the Subaltern Speak?
Postcolonial theory discounts the enduring value of Enlightenment universalism at its own peril.
Imported From Detroit
Behind American autoâs latest PR campaign lies a bleak economic reality.
Life and Death Squads in the Worldâs Homicide Capital
In a society ravaged by crime, radical "law-and-order" forces end up being at the root of the problem.
Palestine and the Left
The Left has a checkered history when it comes to Palestine.
The Industrial Classroom
In resisting standardized testing, todayâs teachers are part of a rich tradition of struggle against dehumanization in the workplace.
The Last Lost Cause
Was the mid-century dominance of southern Democrats essential to the defeat of Hitler and the triumph of American democracy?
The Oslo Illusion
The Oslo Accords werenât a failure for Israel â they served as a fig leaf to consolidate and deepen its control over Palestinian life.
The Problem of Sex
Without radical change, disquiet finds other outlets. Dystopic visions have replaced Shulamith Firestone and Adrienne Richâs utopian ones.
The Rise of the Machines
Automation isnât freeing us from work â itâs keeping us under capitalist control.
The Strike That Didnât Change New York
The Chicago teachersâ strike was a victory for workers around the country. But how do we move from homegrown resistance to a national movement that could ignite a shift in public policy?
They Shoot Oscars, Donât They?
The Oscar ceremony has finally acquired an ideal twenty-first century host in the smirking, tap-dancing, bland-faced Seth MacFarlane.
Truth Told Through Lies
Zero Dark Thirty is a film that didnât need to be made â it strives for realism, but ends up rehashing Bush-era tropes about the âwar on terror.â
When the Unionâs the Boss
While some level of personal sacrifice on the part of union organizers is inevitable, that canât justify rendering them powerless over their own workplace conditions.
Whoresâ Glory
The reaction to a new film about sex workers tells us more about liberal reviewers than the workers themselves.