Jacobin
- Learning From Defeat in Chile
After years in which Chile promised a rupture from neoliberalism, Sunday’s elections were a major setback. While the Left’s joint candidate, Jeannette Jara, a Communist Party member and recent labor minister, narrowly headed the first-round ballot, the runoff handed victory to the far-right José Antonio Kast. It was bad news for supporters of outgoing president
- Democrats Lost Working-Class Voters’ Trust
As the 2026 midterm elections approach, the question of why Democrats have increasingly struggled with working-class voters — and why Donald Trump’s Republican Party has been able to make inroads with them — is becoming more urgent. This question has long occupied the Center for Working-Class Politics, who published the results of an exhaustive survey
- The Uprisings in Bangladesh Will Not Be Stopped
DHAKA, Bangladesh — December 19, 2025. Dhaka’s winter air was thick with tear gas, burned paper, and the lingering smell of destruction. Near Shahbagh Square, students and workers surged toward the charred remains of the Prothom Alo and the Daily Star newspaper buildings, waving banners that read “Who Killed Hadi?” and “Media of the Elite,
- The Bolsonaro Dynasty’s Hail Mary
On December 5, Jair Bolsonaro announced that he would endorse his eldest son, Flávio, in Brazil’s presidential elections next year. Few electoral campaigns have been launched under less auspicious circumstances. At the end of November, the political fortunes of the Bolsonaro dynasty — the leading figures on Brazil’s far right — appeared to be spent. The
- Debt: An American Tragedy
It is easy to find good reporting and commentary on the US student debt crisis, but there has been little writing that captures how the crisis feels for those living through it: the way debt threatens relationships, health, and people’s hopes for the future. Kristin Collier’s new book, What Debt Demands: Family, Betrayal, and Precarity
Dissident Voice
- Ending China’s Humiliation?
European powers plan to cut up China for themselves; Germany, Italy, the British Empire, Austria-Hungary, Russia, and France are represented by Wilhelm II, Umberto I, John Bull, Franz Joseph I (in rear), Nicholas II, and Émile Loubet. The United States, represented by Uncle Sam, opposed this, also wanting to retain power in China. Puck, 23 The post Ending China’s Humiliation? first appeared on Dissident Voice.
- The Children of the World vs. the Conscience of Humanity
On a night when much of the world turns its attention to the image of a child placed in a manger, it becomes necessary to confront a reality that contradicts the season’s sentimentality. While hymns are sung and rituals are performed, countless children lie tonight under rubble, under hunger, and under fear. The children of The post The Children of the World vs. the Conscience of Humanity first appeared on Dissident Voice.
- Trump’s Tanker Grab vs. the Houthis’ Anti-Genocide Blockade
The United States has now intercepted multiple Venezuelan oil tankers as part of its escalating aggression against Venezuela, while also destroying dozens of small boats in the Caribbean and Pacific under the banner of “drug enforcement,” killing over 100 people whose identities the U.S. has obscured. At the same time, the Trump administration has threatened a naval blockade of Venezuela—a sovereign country The post Trump’s Tanker Grab vs. the Houthis’ Anti-Genocide Blockade first appeared on Dissident Voice.
The Real News Network
- The 1914 Christmas Truce: Resisting on the front lines of WWI
100,000 soldiers along the Western Front of World War I participated in the 1914 Christmas Truce. They left their trenches and ventured into no man’s land to embrace their enemies—resistance from men on the front lines to the savages of war. This is episode 82 of Stories of Resistance.
- Prison during the holidays isn’t what you think
From suicide spikes to solidarity, Mansa Musa explains what the holidays are really like inside U.S. prisons—and how people survive.
- Residents in this small town ‘left for dead’ after industrial disaster
“It's not fair. We're people, our lives matter. My daughter's life matters. And that's what everybody is telling me: ‘You guys are just the cost of doing business. We can kill a whole community and who cares?’”
The Progressive
- The Push to Make U.S. College Students Climate Literate
Students and professors at universities across the country are pushing for general education requirements to equip students to combat climate change.
- Are We Celebrating America’s 250?
Celebrating our country under the Trump Administration feels tough, but doing so is an important act of resistance.
- Trump Team Tramples Church-State Divide
Under the Trump Administration, both the Labor and Defense departments have hosted prayer services.
Z Network
- Americans Aren’t Traumatized Enough by Gun Violence
The December 14 mass shooting in Sydney, Australia, aimed at the Jewish community during Hanukkah celebrations on Bondi Beach, stunned the world. Fifteen people were killed, including a 10-year-old child. Instead of tackling antisemitism and more strictly regulating guns, right-wing and liberal pundits immediately politicized the incident by blaming pro-Palestinian and anti-genocide activism for fueling
- How Unions Provide a Counterweight to the Epstein Class
Gary Cunningham remembers sitting at the dining room table as a boy, listening to his father relate stories about his work as a union grievance chairman. One especially resonates with him today. A woman, sexually harassed by a manager, appealed to the union for help. Cunningham’s dad took careful note of her pain and distress.
- Chomsky Reassessed?
One of the late acts of Noam Chomsky’s incredible life was to become one of thirty initial co-signers of a document titled “Twenty Theses for Liberation.” Noam didn’t agree with every word, nor did any of its co-signers, not even those who contributed, as Noam did, to its actual words. All the co-signers including Noam
Occupy.com
- Hegseth's Alleged War Crime Is the Exact Illegal Order the 6 Democrats Warned Us About
Regardless of the motive for the boat strikes in the Caribbean, the Sept. 2 strike has sparked bipartisan outrage among members of Congress who have oversight over the Pentagon.
Counterpunch
- The “President of Peace” Prepares for War
Earlier this month, the Trump administration released its new National Security Strategy, or NSS. Normally, such documents are poor predictors of what’s likely to happen in the real world. They are more like branding tools that communicate the attitudes of a given administration while rarely offering a detailed or accurate picture of its likely policies. More The post The “President of Peace” Prepares for War appeared first on CounterPunch.org.
- Global Complicity: Who Kills in the Congo?
To understand why this violence persists, it is necessary to look beyond Congo’s borders. What unfolds in the DRC is not merely a local or regional conflict, but a transnational project sustained by states, corporations, and markets far beyond its borders. More The post Global Complicity: Who Kills in the Congo? appeared first on CounterPunch.org.
- Genocide by Other Means: Palestinian Babies Murdered by Exposure, Not Bombs
The bombs may have eased, but Palestinian children are still dying. This time, not by Israeli airstrikes, but from cold, and collapsing damaged structures. Israel have violated the ceasefire agreement by obstructing entry of vital services for children, and essential shelters to protect civilians whose homes were destroyed by two years of genocide. A war crime by other means: slower, less visible, but more excruciating death delivered through deprivation, and exposure. More The post Genocide by Other Means: Palestinian Babies Murdered by Exposure, Not Bombs appeared first on CounterPunch.org.