Socialist Politics are More Necessary Than Ever
Though we are smeared as “kooky,” “ridiculous,” and “reprehensible,” socialists are actually the only political actors offering a vision of a future worth living in.
Articles by Nathan J. Robinson
The Right Loves Free Speech—Unless They Disagree With What You Say
The American conservative philosophy: free markets until the market produces a result we don’t like, and free speech until it’s leftist speech.
Santa Claus is Real and He’s a Democratic Socialist
Santa Claus of North Pole, Alaska is running for Congress on a progressive platform. Can the true Christmas spirit of love and solidarity triumph against the right-wing politics of Sarah Palin?
The Left Must Be Ruthlessly Strategic
There is a difference between political actions that are expressive and those that are tactical. We have to act on the basis of what works, not what feels noble.
The Wall Street Journal Makes The Case For Expropriating Billionaires
The paper says redistributing the wealth of the 735 richest people would “only” give every single person $14,000. But that would be amazing.
Why American Culture is So Disturbing
Societies can carry out Nazi-level atrocities without most people noticing the moral depravity around them. We need to be more disturbed by things commonly assumed to be normal.
Do Democratic Politicians Understand That Fossil Fuels Have to Go?
The IPCC has made clear that expanding oil and gas infrastructure is suicidal insanity. Why are U.S. progressive politicians contemplating agreeing to it?
The “Clash of Civilizations” Thesis Is Still Ignorant Nonsense
Mentally arranging the world into homogeneous “civilizations” makes us oblivious to the world’s complexity as well as to our shared humanity with those considered mysterious Others.