Jacobin
- “I’m Running Because It Shouldn’t Be So Hard to Live Here”
For the past year and a half, residents of Washington, DC, have seen the federal administration attempt to take an increasing share of control of local governance. The Trump administration has deployed the National Guard in the city and established a “Safe and Beautiful Task Force,” both of which are expected to stay through 2029.
- Big Tech Quietly Demanded Immunity for Working With TikTok
As the White House worked to secure the sale of TikTok’s US business to President Donald Trump’s allies, Big Tech firms received personal promises from the Justice Department that they wouldn’t be prosecuted for violating a new national security law by hosting the Chinese social media platform. But it wasn’t enough — new documents, which
- The AI Revolution Could Usher In a New Age of Stagnation
Critics of generative AI have for the most part been obsessed with a single question: What if the several hundred billion–dollar bet on the future of the world economy fails? This isn’t just a concern about the benefits of the technology. Bottlenecks exist at seemingly every stage. Energy supply is severely constrained by regional war
- Anti-Imperialism and Its Fault Lines
In the early 1920s, the Latin American landscape was rocked by two political earthquakes. Though different in nature, the Mexican and Russian Revolutions shared much in common: domestically, both fought for the cause of social justice, while abroad both raised the flag of sovereignty against imperialist interests. Most important of all, the triumph of the
- Victor Serge Was One of the Great Revolutionary Writers
Many readers will be familiar with Victor Serge’s literary work: his novels, notably The Case of Comrade Tulayev, and his fascinating autobiography Memoirs of a Revolutionary. All his work centers around the great historical events of the first half of the twentieth century, the hopes aroused by the Russian Revolution of 1917, and its subsequent
Mother Jones
- The “Messy” Plaintiffs Behind So Many Anti-Abortion Lawsuits
Jerry Rodriguez appeared to be a deeply aggrieved man—the victim of a scheme orchestrated by his girlfriend’s domineering ex-partner to “murder” not one, but two, of his “unborn children.” In a lawsuit filed in Galveston, Texas, last summer on behalf of “all current and future fathers… in the United States,” Rodriguez was portrayed as a
- The Iran War’s Wild Spike in Diesel Prices Is Eating Into Your Earnings
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The first thing drivers probably check when they go to the gas station is the cost of gasoline—especially with prices surging. What they might not pay as much attention to is diesel. Perhaps they should. The price of that essential fuel has
- Trump’s Approval Rating Sinks to Lowest Point of His Second Term
President Donald Trump’s approval ratings have dropped to their lowest level since the start of his second term. According to the NBC News Decision Desk Poll released on Sunday, only 37 percent of adults approve of Trump’s work as president. Meanwhile, 63 percent disapprove, including 50 percent who disapprove strongly. Some of that strong disapproval
- Trump Threatens War Crimes in Iran Again
In a Truth Social tirade on Sunday morning, President Donald Trump claimed that Iran violated their ceasefire agreement with the US by firing shots at ships in the Strait of Hormuz and again threatened to commit war crimes by taking out the country’s energy infrastructure. “Many of [the bullets] were aimed at a French Ship,
- Rich Nations’ Plastic Waste Is Burned for Fuel Abroad, Creating Grave Health Risks
This article was originally published as part of the Undark series “What I Left Out.” In this installment, journalist Beth Gardiner shares a story that didn’t make it into her recent book, Plastic Inc.: The Secret History and Shocking Future of Big Oil’s Biggest Bet. It is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Tropodo is
The Real News Network
- Is AI creating a new ‘Epstein class’?
From Epstein to AI, the question is the same: who is above the law? Congressman Khanna responds as fears grow of a new era of power without consequences.
- Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz after Israel-Lebanon truce as Trump continues blockade
Meanwhile, Israel responded to Trump’s purported prohibition of Israeli attacks on Lebanon by attacking the country.
- ‘Let me show you’: Survivors cling to life in Gaza’s tent cities
“I'm going to show you our tent, where I live with my family and my sisters... As you can see, our lives are a real tragedy.”
The Progressive
- Climate Education Makes Economic Sense
This Earth Day, let's remember our need to train a new generation to take on environmental challenges.
- ICE Agents Hide Behind Masks; Jesse Jackson Remembered As Determined Leader
Words from populist author, public speaker, and radio commentator Jim Hightower.
- What’s Behind the Push to Make Schools Adopt the Science of Reading?
Restrictive laws about reading instruction repeat historical patterns of trying to privatize and centralize what happens in the classroom.
Z Network
- The Cowardice of Qualification: When Anti-War Voices Speak the Language of Empire
A respected human rights activist has spoken repeatedly against the US-Israeli aggression on Iran. She recognizes the illegality of the war and does not shy away from condemning it in clear terms. Yet, almost invariably, she feels compelled to qualify her position, reminding her audience that Iran has killed “tens of thousands of protesters” during
- Beyond No Kings: Protests Escalating Costs Of Authoritarian Takeover
- AIPAC And The “Pro-Israel Lobby” Are Wasting Money On Democrats (And That’s A Good Thing For American Democracy)
The American-Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and its allies have long been considered one of the strongest lobbies in Washington, exercising outsized influence, especially on U.S. policies toward Israel and the Middle East. Recently, its purported muscle has come under question, and votes in Congress the last two days show why, or at least that
Occupy.com
- Fighting the Corporations that are Killing Our Planet, Part II
In November, Indigenous protests in London included the launch of “Bringing It All Back Home,” confronting corporate power head-on.
Counterpunch
- Big Brother and the Israel Advocacy Machine
Israel and its staunch supporters are losing ground on all of these public relations fronts. Despite the killing of hundreds of journalists and media workers, heart-wrenching reports from Gaza, including images of some of the thousands of children who’ve been slaughtered or orphaned, have proven difficult for the world to simply ignore. Fanatical West Bank settlers ransacking and razing entire villages have prompted expressions of concern from even some of Israel’s most friendly allies. Newly discovered official documents from Israel’s founding leave no doubt that hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were driven from their homes by ruthless terror offensives. More The post Big Brother and the Israel Advocacy Machine appeared first on CounterPunch.org.
- Oil’s Last Stand and the End of the American Empire?
Is the American attack on Iran another turning point in the transition from brown to green as governments across the globe attempt to deal with the fallout from lost oil supplies? Subsidizing energy costs to counter the growing impact will force the world to change its dependence on oil as lost public revenues pile up and domestic well-being suffers. More The post Oil’s Last Stand and the End of the American Empire? appeared first on CounterPunch.org.
- Postponing the World’s Financial Winter, But For How Long? Iran’s MAD Standoff with the Rest of the World
Today’s world is threatened with an economic kind of global collapse. Iran is defending itself against the prospect of U.S. and Israeli military attack by threatening to destroy OPEC’s oil and gas trade if its survival as a sovereign country is endangered. This threat is confronting the world with a fateful choice: Either countries will suffer a deep depression if Trump follows through on his threat to destroy Iran and seize its oil – in which case Iran’s retaliation will destroy OPEC’s energy trade on which many countries have become dependent – or they must actively move to prevent the U.S. attack. More The post Postponing the World’s Financial Winter, But For How Long? Iran’s MAD Standoff with the Rest of the World appeared first on CounterPunch.org.