Establishment Democrats Rely on Identity Politics to Ignore How Socialism Is Energizing Voters

Ocasio-Cortez, who is a 28-year-old Latina working class activist from the Bronx, defeated 10-term congressman, Representative Joe Crowley, in the primary on June 26. She is also a Democratic Socialists of America member and organizer for Senator Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign.

Kevin Gosztola
By Kevin Gosztola
identity politics

In searching for an explanation for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s remarkable victory, liberal pundits seem to have settled on the argument that Ocasio-Cortez won because there is a generational and demographic shift occurring in the Democratic Party. Yet, this argument obscures the role of class politics. It is a deliberate way for Democrats to

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Ancestry Tests Are Causing White Supremacists To Turn On Each Other

Genetic ancestry tests set up a whole new infrastructure for racists to endow their groundless theories with a high-tech scientific imprimatur.

Tom Hale
By Tom Hale
White nationalist demonstrators use shields as they guard the entrance to Lee Park in Charlottesville, Va., Aug. 12, 2017. (AP/Steve Helber)

Not too long ago, white nationalism was a fringe movement of isolated people. Now, it’s gained a very ugly new relevance. Tiki torches are lit, Twitter feeds are flared, and tempers are hot. Along with this misled reinterpretation of supposed "identity politics", we also live at a time where it’s never been easier or cheaper to get hold of a

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The Neoliberal Record Of Kamala Harris, The Democrat’s Rising Star

Democrats are already touting the possibility of a 2020 presidential run for Kamala Harris, and any inkling of criticism faces a backlash from influential people in the political and media arena.

Roqayah Chamseddine
By Roqayah Chamseddine
The Neoliberal Record Of Kamala Harris, The Democrat's Rising Star

Kamala Harris, a career prosecutor who served as California’s attorney general and is now a United States senator, is seen by liberals as the Democratic Party new “rising star”. Democrats are already touting the possibility of a 2020 presidential run, and any inkling of criticism, regardless of how genuine, faces a backlash from influential people

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Left, Right And The Russian Connection: An Interview With Alexander Reid Ross And Eric Draitser

In order to understand today’s Russia, one has to look past the neo-McCarthyism of mainstream media and take a more nuanced view of the role the country now plays in the current political landscape. Today, MintPress News’ Yoav Litvin speaks with two experts to examine Russia’s influence on global politics.

Yoav Litvin
By Yoav Litvin
Traditional Russian Matreskas depicting Vladimir Putin, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump displayed in a shop in Moscow. Nov. 8, 2016. (AP/Pavel Golovkin)

NEW YORK (Interview) --Neoliberal capitalism has failed the vast majority of Americans. It has increased inequality, fostered austerity, destroyed the environment and fomented wars.   Reactionary right-wing politics have largely succeeded in filling this ideological vacuum, embodied by the election of Donald Trump as President of the United

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Hands Up, Don’t Execute

LaVoy Finicum, Michael Brown, and Identity Politics.

Dan Sanchez
By Dan Sanchez
Occupier Robert "LaVoy" Finicum at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge headquarters near Burns, Ore., on Jan. 9, 2016. (AP Photo)

Many liberals passed sentence on the Citizens for Constitutional Freedom (CCF) weeks ago. The cowboys occupying the Malheur Wildlife Refuge headquarters in Oregon were criminals. Even worse, they were culturally unsympathetic criminals. “Y’all Qaeda,” was the taunt of choice for the smart set, which rocked with laughter when enterprising wags

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What Makes A Cultural Identity? The Strange Case Of Leavenworth

One day, the unremarkable town of Leavenworth, Washington, decided to become a quaint, mock Bavarian village. This raises some questions.

John Nordin
By John Nordin

What’s required in order to belong to a particular ethnic group or culture? Can we determine when a person’s claim of cultural identity is fake or should be rejected? In the years ahead, advancing technology will make these questions even more complex. Consider the town of Leavenworth, Washington.   Becoming Bavarian Leavenworth, a small

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