Abolish the Olympics

Natalie Shure The New Republic
They’ve long been a financial boondoggle that ruins lives and enriches the corporate class. This year, they might also spread a deadly Covid variant among a largely unvaccinated population.

Capitalist Competition and Working-Class Formation

Sam Gindin Socialist Project
Capitalism brings workers into competition with each other. But what especially fragments the working class is the unevenness of capitalist development across workplaces and regions.

Lost in Space

Leah Mueller Rattle
Billionaire Bezos may be flying into space, but Arizona poet Leah Mueller can’t help but wonder what happens if he never returns. “Would that be a relief? Would anyone really miss him?”