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Miriam Pensack

Miriam Pensack is a writer, editor, and doctoral candidate in Latin American history at New York University.

Free Lula

Revelations in the last week confirm that former Brazilian President Lula was persecuted to keep him out of the country’s recent election. It’s time for the international community to demand his release.

The Arts of Life

Reacting to two different eras of capitalist ‘rationality,’ William Blake and Jesse Darling’s works in Tate Britain use the myth of St. Jerome to celebrate the imperfections of the human body.

The Nanny State

The rise of nannies, au pairs and other forms of domestic labour is formalising what feminist economists have long argued: that work in the home is work.

What Does Utopia Mean Today?

From children’s communes to nationalising Amazon, and asteroid mining to menstrual extractors, we review recent publications which explore the Utopias of the 21st century.

The Crisis Last Time

The Labour government a decade ago stemmed the tide of financial disaster but failed to take the transformative steps needed to change the system. The next Labour government must be different.

Miliband’s Masterpiece

Fifty years after it was published, The State in Capitalist Society remains indispensable for any socialist movement with ambitions of government.

Land for the Many

Half of the land in England is owned by just 1 percent of the people. Labour’s ‘Land for the Many’ report proposes breaking up that oligarchy.

Belgium’s Left Breakthrough

As radical left forces were suffering defeats across Europe in the recent elections, the Belgian Workers’ Party secured historic gains with a clear message of class politics.

For MMT

Leading proponents of Modern Monetary Theory respond to Tribune’s recent article on the topic, arguing that socialists should not be afraid to “seize the means of production of money.”

Trump and His Tory Friends

From immigration to foreign policy and reproductive rights, Trump’s worst policies are mirrored in our own government’s record. Today’s protests will oppose them both.