There’s nothing wrong with having a society that’s run by smart, hard-working, educated people. The problem arises when that class is unable to see itself.

To the extent that economic historians can rampage, Rutger Bregman is on one — speaking truth to power in Switzerland and enraging Tucker Carlson.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn believes that politics have left young people behind. In an interview with Der Spiegel, he speaks about Brexit, the crisis of social democracy in Europe and the uphill battle to unite his party.

Nothing prepared me. By Virginia Kruta.

Is it really time to eulogise democracy, or are we rather on the cusp of a new phase in its long and varied life?

Young people are identifying as socialists, the right has nothing to offer beyond grievance and hate, and the left is actually putting forward serious ideas. By Nathan J. Robinson.

War is not a side issue in the United States; it is the central political issue, on which all the others turn. By Glen Ford.

Brace Belden became a radical icon when he went to take up arms against terrorists, build a socialist utopia, and tweet jokes about the revolution. By Reeves Wiedeman.

A new poll found he is the most popular politician in America. But instead of embracing his message, establishment Democrats continue to resist him. By Trevor Timm.

Look to Norway and Sweden, where cooperative, socially democratic countries emerged after a frightening period of extreme polarization and social fracturing. By George Lakey.

Tyler Zimmer on Verso’s “The ABCs of Socialism” by Bhaskar Sunkara.

In a post-Sanders era filled with possibilities and pitfalls, a down-ticket strategy appears to be gaining momentum. By Michael Corcoran.

Clinton’s one-time primary rival wants to work with her if she is elected, but he will oppose appointments and legislation that don’t pass muster with the left wing of her party. By John Wagner.

In Colorado, Sanders is campaigning for Clinton, but also firing up his followers to keep his ideas alive. By Leonid Bershidsky.

In an in-depth interview, Sanders offers a candid and passionate assessment of Trump, Clinton, and the future of his movement. By Eric Bates. (Oct. 17, 2016)

Key staffers quit amid lingering tensions from the Vermont senator’s campaign. By Edward-Isaac Dovere and Gabriel Debenedetti.

Adolph Reed on assumptions about black voters, the legacy of the Sanders campaign, and the task ahead. By Daniel Zamora.

Five things a Vermont third party can teach us about carving out a space to the left of the Democrats. By Luke Elliott-Negri.

Cornel West is heading to Philadelphia next, where he will serve on the Democratic Platform Drafting Committee, but he has announced he won’t be backing the party’s presumptive nominee. West talks about why he is backing the Green Party’s Jill Stein over Hillary Clinton.