Skip to main content
Portside aims to provide material of interest to people on the left that will help them to interpret the world and to change it.

The New McCarthyism Was Started by Liberals

Jeet Heer The Nation
Trumpism is only Bidenism carried to its logical conclusion. Joe Biden was in many ways heir to the militaristic liberalism of Wilson and Truman—especially visible in his efforts to revive the military Keynesianism of the Cold War.

Shawn Fain: We Need a Political Movement for Workers

Shawn Fain Jacobin
United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain explains his union’s position on tariffs and argues that we need a political movement that puts working-class people first to address the current political crisis in the US.

A New Plan To Fix Mexico’s Housing Crisis

Ximena González Jacobin
Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum wants to bring social housing back to Mexico City’s core. It may be the capital’s best shot at making affordability more than just a slogan.

The Next Person in a Cell With No Charges Could Be You

Thom Hartmann Common Dreams
We are now in the midst of a outright coup against the Constitution, against the United States, and against our founding ideals. If we don't fight for and win the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, our democracy is dead.
Subscribe to Portside