Portside

The Cold War ended 30 years ago, but its cultural structures and divisions endure – perhaps, even, in the responses of some Americans to Bernie Sanders’ socialism.

The point I make in this book is that the Supreme Court, which is an institution that we think of as the bastion of fairness, the advocate for the underdog, has actually been a major driver of inequality.

Ideas about what genius is have changed through history and can change again—but can they ever become ungendered?

In Mexico, thousands are expected to march in celebration of International Women’s Day, March 8. One day later, millions of Mexicans will be called upon to support the country’s first all-women labor strike to demand an end to gender-based violence.

The climate crisis, one of the top stories of the 2020 election, cries out for in-depth coverage by the big three networks. But in 2019 less than 1 out of every 100 network news stories talked about the problem that could end life as we know it.

By reducing black Americans' concerns to race or exploiting the idea of a singular "black vote," the elite political class undermines our ability to organize a majoritarian social movement to combat the ruling-class assault on all working people.

Resistance by a school community, albeit sometimes fleeting, and devotedness, can change children's education. And what better way could there be of learning democratic resistance than local initiatives adopting a solidarity-based approach?

Bernie Sanders stands alone now, save for his grassroots army, and facing him are the politically elite of the Democratic Party, both black and white, Wall Street, and the corporate media

Since 2017 Rudy Giuliani has emerged as Trump’s shadow secretary of state with his hands in American foreign policy and politics from Iran to Russia, Turkey to Ukraine and beyond

The near-total lack of interest from markets means there’s precious little foundation for scientists to build on