The *Actual Left: Theory & History

Capitalism as an economic system requires constant growth, constant profit, and endless extraction in order to achieve profit.

HBO’s new docuseries explores Anarchapulco, a not-so-utopian den of 'free market' capitalists. Anarchists say their goals couldn’t be more different.

Communism and socialism are political and economic systems that are historically related but often confused with each other. Here’s how they compare.

The Chinese company has become a fast-fashion juggernaut by appealing to budget-conscious Gen Zers. But its ultralow prices are hiding unacceptable costs.

Many see the slogan Black Lives Matter as a plea to secure the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all Americans, especially historically wronged African Americans. They add the BLM hashtag to their social-media profiles, carry BLM signs at protests, and make financial donations.

Zolgensma is a revolutionary gene therapy that can stop a deadly childhood condition called SMA in its tracks. It’s also one of the most expensive drugs in the world

Many employees are frustrated with the nature of employment. But some fed-up workers are asking a bigger question: what’s the purpose of work?

The left-right political spectrum is used to create a model that shows a spectrum of political positions. Traditionally there is a 2-axis spectrum of left and right, but there are also many widely adopted 4-axis model.

The fundamental differences between left-wing and right-wing ideologies center around the the rights of individuals vs. the power of the government. Left-wing beliefs are liberal in that they believe society is best served with an expanded role for the gov

Reclaiming the Political Right: A Call to Clarify the Meaning of Freedom vs. Force

Google Is a Terrorist Organization Youtube is a threat to national security Okay, I’ll admit it. I went on Youtube and watched a Ben Shapiro video. Just one. I know. Stupid me. It was about how AOC …

When I tell people I teach business ethics, they often ask: “isn’t that an oxymoron?” Their response is not unwarranted. Much of my course is about the clever ways businesses have found to exploit their workers, sidestep regulations, and foist external costs onto others. Businesspeople are brilliant at finding opportunities and some of those opportunities

Just asking questions

Millions of Russians and eastern Europeans now believe that they were better off under communism. What does this signify?

Septuagenarian presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has been capitalizing on millennials' lack of knowledge and experience to sell them a bill of goods.

Over the past 50 years, the highest-earning 20% of U.S. households have steadily brought in a larger share of the country’s total income.

Here it is: The full story of wealth inequality in America.The top 1% holds 15x more wealth than the bottom 50% combined. If you’ve never watched a video of ...

America’s real democracy crisis is this: corporations use a system of legalized bribery to buy public policy, which prevents popular progressive policies from passing and erodes Americans’ faith in their government.

Transferring ownership to workers, communities, and/or the state allows for a shift in the entire focus of the economy from generating profit for the top one percent to serving all the people.

Writing as part of Jarvis Cocker's Big Issue takeover before his untimely death earlier this month, David Graeber explains his confusion about why we’d destroy the planet if we don’t have to

Why the ideology fails — and succeeds.

If you see it up close, it’s no utopia.

This socialist revival is, of course, neither a homogenous movement, nor a fully worked-out policy program.

A Gallup poll released yesterday found that, for the first time, more young people and Democratic-leaning voters have a favorable view of socialism than they do of capitalism.