Jacobin
- The Revolutionary Roots of Social Democracy
Social democratic politics have been part of the socialist movement for over a century. Some features, like the commitment to pursuing economic rights for the working class via the state, have remained consistent over time. But when did social democratic ambitions to overthrow capitalism turn into efforts to reform the system? In this episode of
- Chicago’s Mayor Brandon Johnson Is Caught in a Trap
When labor activist Brandon Johnson upset Paul Vallas in Chicago’s 2023 runoff mayoral election, the Left had good cause for optimism. One of their own, a former Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) activist, had just won the highest elected office in the third largest city in the United States. And, even better, he did so with
- The Long History of Nativist Red-Baiting in the United States
After Zohran Mamdani cruised to victory in New York City’s mayoral election last November, Republican politicians and right-wing pundits rapidly coalesced around a shared narrative to make sense of the candidate’s historic ascent. Unwilling to concede that Mamdani’s left-wing politics might command genuine populist appeal among American voters, right-wing critics instead reached for their favorite
- Francesco Rosi Was a Master of Left-Wing Political Cinema
The Italian director Francesco Rosi shot some of the most important political movies of the 1960s and ’70s. Reinterpreting the darkest moments of recent history, he refuted the liberal narratives according to which Italy suffered from the opacity of its economic and political system, compared to the transparency and efficiency of international capitalism. As a
- Socialism Should Give Us Hope for Tomorrow
According to recent data from the Pew Research Center, 45 percent of American adults say that if they could choose when to live, they would live sometime in the past. Another 40 percent have the good luck to be born exactly when they want to live. And only 14 percent would choose to live in
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
- Telling Sy Hersh’s Story
A new documentary casts harsh light on government secrecy, failed media oversight, and public backlash.
- 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.
Z Network
- Africa Deindustrializes Due To China’s Overproduction and Trump’s Tariffs
At the close of a year in which Africa’s underlying economic problems continue to worsen, the Johannesburg G20 summit on November 22-23 utterly failed in its mandate to cut the continent’s foreign debt and assure that appropriate climate-finance grants will be available. Nevertheless, even while the world economy’s value chains suffer disfigurement thanks to Donald
- The Case for Expelling Israel from Eurovision
The term ‘hypocrisy’ is the most convenient term, but certainly not the most apt to describe the inclusion of Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. We must search for other terms that could possibly explain why a country that has just committed one of the most horrific genocides in modern history is celebrated as a hub
- For Me, a Jew, a Painful Truth: Israel Is a Perpetual Crime Against Humanity Masquerading as a Nation
I hold joint US/German citizenship due to the historical fact that my maternal family was stripped of their German citizenship by The Reich Citizenship act attendant to Nazi imposed Nuremberg Laws enacted in 1935. Subsequently, as the Third Reich consolidated power, by means of legalized state criminality, my family’s business interests and personal property were
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.
FAIR
- Kimberle Crenshaw on Anti-Blackness
US corporate media have a white supremacy problem: They decide whose ideas are taken for granted and whose deemed marginal.
- ‘You Have a Double Standard About Which Populations Are Considered Roulette Chips’: CounterSpin interview with Judd Legum and Adam Johnson on gambling on the news
"If you're a wealthy supporter of JD Vance, you now have an easy way to create a story on CNN, simply by placing a bet for your favorite candidate."
- FCC Fights First Amendment and ‘Democracy Itself’
Allowing allegedly local broadcast firms to acquire even more stations will put control over news in still fewer, more corporate hands.
Counterpunch
- We Can’t Understand Capitalism Without Understanding Slavery
At the same time as slavery came to an end in the British Empire, still harsher restrictions on working people were promulgated. That was not a coincidence. Image by William Gibson. At the same time as slavery came to an end in the British Empire, still harsher restrictions on working people were promulgated. That was To read this article, log in here or subscribe here. If you are logged in but can't read CP+ articles, check the status of your access here In order to read CP+ articles, your web browser must be set to accept cookies. More The post We Can’t Understand Capitalism Without Understanding Slavery appeared first on CounterPunch.org.
- The Dream of Korean Independence
“People of this nation, please come to the National Assembly now. Protect the final bastion of our democracy!” —Lee Jae Myung, 3 December 2024 This urgent plea was livestreamed at 10:40 p.m. on 3 December 2024 by National Assemblyman Lee Jae Myung, barely ten minutes after martial law had been declared by the now-impeached President To read this article, log in here or subscribe here. If you are logged in but can't read CP+ articles, check the status of your access here In order to read CP+ articles, your web browser must be set to accept cookies. More The post The Dream of Korean Independence appeared first on CounterPunch.org.
- Iran and the Price of Sovereignty: What It Takes Not to Be a Client State
On June 12, 2025, for the first time after more than twenty years, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) board of governors passed a resolution declaring that Tehran was breaching its non-proliferation obligations. The day after, on June 13, Israeli warplanes began a campaign of bombing Tehran and other major Iranian cities. With the help of their proxies inside the country, they assassinated top military commanders, killed leading nuclear scientists at their residence along with their families, bombed the cabinet meeting in Tehran, wounding the President, indiscriminately shelled urban residential areas, and even targeted Evin prison where most political prisoners are incarcerated. More The post Iran and the Price of Sovereignty: What It Takes Not to Be a Client State appeared first on CounterPunch.org.