Eugene V. Debs

The history of labor strikes shows that, in order to achieve lasting success, workers need to capture political power.

The history of the left in the United States is a history of betrayal.

Despite his reputation as a liberal, Dewey's staunch commitment to democracy put him on a collision course with capitalism.

It's the transatlantic commentariat’s favorite political put-down. It’s also historically illiterate.

A new biography of Lucy Parsons makes it clear that the activist deserves attention apart from her more well-known husband.

A conversation with the author of a forthcoming book about the twists and turns of Marx's legacy in America.

American has long been suspicious of “elites”, but just who they are has changed a lot over the last 200 years.

Headlines tell us that the campaigns of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders have both opened a new chapter of populist politics. How is that possible?

The Founding Fathers were more interested in limiting democracy than securing and expanding it.

Remembering the radical past of a day now devoted to picnics and back-to-school sales.

A warning from September 2001 about government overreach in the name of national security.