Jacobin
- Can Zohran Mamdani Expand the Left’s Base?
A little over a year ago, I organized a meeting in New York City between a visiting member of Congress and a handful of local activists from across the Left. Among those present was New York Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani. Mamdani wasn’t the most prominent person in the room, and far from the most senior
- Europe Is Still Enabling Israel’s Crimes in Gaza
Twenty months into Israel’s daily devastation of Gaza, its US-backed “aid relief” scheme has left 230 people dead or injured in a single day. This single incident is just the latest in the truly apocalyptic destruction wrought on every aspect of life in Gaza. More than 90 percent of Gaza’s population has already been displaced.
- Trump Is Delivering an Iran War No One Wants
There are moments in a presidency of no turning back, decisions made and actions taken that are so consequential and far-reaching, they mark a fundamental turning point. George W. Bush’s invasion of Iraq, for example, poisoned Bush’s presidency and reshaped the Middle East for the worse in ways that are still reverberating. The war that
- Speculation in the Age of No Growth
Wall Street jolts with every policy shift. Venture capital floods in and out of artificial intelligence, longevity tech, Tesla — whatever looks like the next big thing. Financial news feels like a high-speed carousel: charts, crashes, comebacks, tokens, bubbles. Everything seems to be happening all at once. Yet most people feel like nothing in their lives is
- Issue 58: Letters + The Internet Speaks
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Shadowproof
- Shadowproof Is Shutting Down
After eight years, we have decided that it is time to shut down Shadowproof, but that does not mean that the independent journalism that we fostered is coming entirely to an end. The post Shadowproof Is Shutting Down appeared first on Shadowproof.
In These Times
Occupy.com
- IN AMERICA, WE DON’T DO KINGS
They’ve defied our courts, deported Americans, disappeared people off the streets, attacked our civil rights, and slashed our services. The corruption has gone too. far. No thrones. No crowns. No kings.
Current Affairs
Mother Jones
- “That’s Why America Is Great”: New York City Protesters Push Back With Love and Defiance
Many thousands of protesters jammed the streets around Manhattan’s Bryant Park on Saturday afternoon, defying the drizzle and chanting “No ICE! No KKK! No fascist USA!” before spilling into an enormous march down Fifth Avenue. New York City’s “No Kings” gathering trumpeted one message above all: Solidarity with immigrants, in the form of a fierce
- Defying a Ban, Long Islanders Masked Up for “No Kings”
At the “No Kings” protest outside Nassau County’s main courthouse, on New York’s Long Island, as a crowd of perhaps 400 residents rallied against widespread attacks on Americans of all stripes by President Trump’s administration, dozens of protesters wore masks. Witnessing the use of tear gas in Los Angeles and across the country, people understandably
- Hudson Valley’s “No Kings” Rally: Protesting Dictatorship in a Key Battleground
Close to 400 people, many of them wearing plastic gold crowns, assembled in the Hudson Valley town of New Paltz, New York, on Saturday morning for one of the first “No Kings” rallies of the day. It was a large turnout for the town of roughly 15,000, which is part of a key swing district
- Two Minnesota Lawmakers Are Shot in Their Homes
A massive manhunt is underway in Minnesota, as law enforcement searches for the shooter responsible for the deaths of one state lawmaker and her spouse and the injuries of another lawmaker and his spouse, in what are described as two separate but “targeted shootings.” In a news conference Saturday morning, Gov. Tim Walz said, “This
- As Trump Throws Himself a Parade, Watch Protesters Across America Say, “No Kings”
10:35 p.m. ET: As the day’s No Kings events come to a close, crowd tallies are rolling in. At least half a million people—by some estimates, more than four million—were out in the streets. 10:22 p.m. ET: In New York, Reveal‘s Cynthia Rodriguez spoke to Mirella Camacho, the daughter of immigrant parents, who spoke about
Dissident Voice
- Aid as a Means to Commit Genocide
It’s been apparent for some time that the Israeli government intends to expel or kill the population of Gaza and claim the territory. This has become so obvious that even the establishment press is belatedly beginning to notice. In an editorial, the world’s leading business journal, the Financial Times, observed that “each new offensive makes The post Aid as a Means to Commit Genocide first appeared on Dissident Voice.
- LAPD Running Amok, Dishing out Numerous Injuries to Protesters and Journalists in LA
On 11 June, the Substack, Closer to the Edge, penned a letter to the Los Angeles Police Department, and the opening graph says it all: You shot a journalist on live television. You struck another in the forehead while he was standing alone under a freeway. You sent one man into emergency surgery after punching a The post LAPD Running Amok, Dishing out Numerous Injuries to Protesters and Journalists in LA first appeared on Dissident Voice.
- The Middle East is on Fire because Israeli and U.S. Imperialism Lit the Match
Overnight, the Zionist entity of Israel escalated its war of aggression against Iran by launching unprovoked attacks on the Islamic Republic. The notion that a rogue ethnostate that is currently carrying out a genocide believes that it possesses the right to determine which countries can and cannot develop a nuclear weapon is both bizarre and The post The Middle East is on Fire because Israeli and U.S. Imperialism Lit the Match first appeared on Dissident Voice.
The Progressive
- Palestine Has Divided an Ohio College Known for Its Progressivism
While Oberlin’s administration refuses to touch the issue of Palestinian rights, students have once again assumed the role of fighting for social justice.
- Trump Puts Marginalized People at Risk
In just five months, the Trump Administration has undone years of collaboration between the federal government and organizations working to end domestic violence.
- DOGE Cuts Social Security; GOP Corrupts the Farm Bill
Words from populist author, public speaker, and radio commentator Jim Hightower.
Counterpunch
- The Radioactive Southwest w/ Hadley Austin
On this episode of CounterPunch Radio, Joshua Frank and Erik Wallenberg talk with Hadley Austin, director of the new documentary, Demon Mineral, which traces the radioactive legacy of uranium mining on the Navajo Nation. CounterPunch, Pilsen Community Books and Science for the People are co-sponsoring a screening of the film at Socialism 2025 in Chicago on July 4th. You can also check out Demon Mineral on Kanopy. Hadley Austin is a filmmaker/director, producer, poet, photographer, and aerialist. Along with Yoni Goldstein, she is one half of Formidable Entities, a Chicago-based film production studio. More The post The Radioactive Southwest w/ Hadley Austin appeared first on CounterPunch.org.
- The Illegal Attack on Iran
Israel’s consistent attacks on Iran since 2023 have all been illegal, violations of the United Nations Charter (1945). Iran is a member state of the United Nations and is therefore a sovereign state in the international order. If Israel had a problem with Iran, there are many mechanisms mandated by international law that permit Israel to bring complaints against Iran. More The post The Illegal Attack on Iran appeared first on CounterPunch.org.
- Trump Will Make the US Irrelevant
Donald Trump’s executive actions are clearly weakening the international standing of the United States and begging the question of U.S. relevance in terms of its political, diplomatic, and even economic standing. A strong case can be made that the U.S. role in international diplomacy is already weakening. The United States is no longer a major factor in the diplomacy of arms control and disarmament. In fact, the U.S. emphasis on a national missile defense (the so-called Golden Dome) will worsen the strategic environment, and encourage many others to enhance their strategic offensive arsenals to overwhelm a Golden Dome or simply pursue their own nuclear weapons. More The post Trump Will Make the US Irrelevant appeared first on CounterPunch.org.
The American Prospect
Antiwar.com
- The Global Garrison State: How US Militarism Is Built Into Its DNA
In Why America Can’t Retrench (And How It Might), Peter Harris suggests that America’s worldwide posture is less a strategic choice than a default ...
FAIR
- For Media, Unruly Protesters Are Bigger Problem Than Trump’s Police State
While major media sources described LA protests as “mostly peaceful,” they nevertheless tended to dwell on what was depicted as rioting and protester violence.
- How to Subtly Undermine a Promising Left-Wing Candidate
A profile of a political candidate that sows doubt about their fitness for office without attacking them directly can be more damaging than an overt hit piece.
- Chip Gibbons on Freeing Mahmoud Khalil, Farrah Hassen on Criminalizing Homelessness
There’s an important legal development in the case of student activist Mahmoud Khalil, held without warrant since March for voicing support for Palestinian lives.