Jacobin
- Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die Is the Burned-Out End of Something
While watching the new movie in theatrical release, Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die, an eccentric experiment in dystopian sci-fi black comedy adventure, you might be inclined to wonder what ever happened to Gore Verbinski. He’s the film’s director and was once a hugely successful figure in the American film industry. His breakout was the
- Kathy Hochul Is Failing on Climate
During Donald Trump’s first term, as the Republican president laid waste to environmental regulation, New York state fought back, passing ambitious climate goals in 2019 that laid the foundation for the state to pass the Build Public Renewables Act (BPRA) four years later, a framework for building publicly funded renewable energy led by democratic socialists.
- Cuba Is Not Alone
The Cuban Revolution has survived two-thirds of a century under US blockade but is today under greater pressure than ever. US government actions including the January 3 kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro, assaults on Caribbean sea-lanes, and a January 29 executive order imposing steep tariffs on states that supply oil to Cuba are all aimed at
- Pay Close Attention to Trump’s Affordability Rhetoric
In last night’s State of the Union address, Donald Trump described an America beyond recognition, one where prices are way down, wages are way up, jobs are plentiful, housing is affordable, war is over, prescription drugs are basically free, and violent crime is nearly nonexistent except when perpetrated by undocumented immigrants. During this extended fantasy
- Beating Trump Requires a Stronger Populist Agenda From Dems
In last night’s Democratic response to the State of the Union address, Abigail Spanberger didn’t mention Zohran Mamdani’s earthquake election as New York City mayor. But the party clearly learned one of his campaign’s core lessons. “Democrats across the country are laser-focused on affordability,” the Virginia governor said. It’s an urgent issue to prioritize. More
The Real News Network
- Jeffrey Sachs: After four years of war in Ukraine, the world order has changed dramatically
“The US thought, ‘We’re the hegemon, we’ll run the show.’ But, in fact, what we have is a bully in the United States—still very violent and very powerful, no doubt—and a vassal Europe that is utterly confused, demoralized, and divided.”
- As Trump builds up to attack Iran, the Dem establishment—again—shows its support with silence
Feigned helplessness, process criticism, no public statements or editorials: Liberal elites continue to let Trump do their dirty work for them.
- DOJ under fire for withholding Epstein files related to alleged Trump child sex assault
“Covering up direct evidence of a potential assault by the president of the United States is the most serious possible crime in this White House,” said one Democratic congressman.
The Progressive
- Why the Rent-Control Movement Is Growing
The only way to overcome the real estate industry is to have a unified, people-power rent-control movement.
- Arrested for Political Dissent
An artist and former Dreamer moved a box of zines. Now he faces felony charges and possible deportation.
- Ukraine’s Pacifists in a Country at War
Meet three members of the Ukrainian Pacifist Movement who call for peace as war begins its fifth year.
Z Network
- Living Hell: Israel’s Prison System as an Instrument of Oppression
In January 2026, the Israeli human rights organization B’Tselem published a grim update to its earlier work, titled Living Hell: The Israeli Prison System as a Network of Torture Camps. This report documents the horrific conditions faced by Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails and detention facilities, revealing structural brutality that must be understood not as
- Trump’s 2026 SOTU Speech: Economic Obfuscation & Political Theatre
Trump’s 2026 State of the Union speech was historic—but only in the sense of the longest ever at 1 hour and 47 minutes. Apart from that, the speech was one third misrepresentations about the state of the American economy followed by more than an hour of pure political theater which has come to increasingly presidential
- How Union Members Pay It Forward
Anna Bueker went to work at the BFGoodrich plant in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in her early 20s and began building a good life with the wages and benefits provided by her United Steelworkers (USW) contract. But over the next several years, as she navigated divorce and life as a single mom, that contract took on
Occupy.com
- Can the UK Green Party Surge Match Mamdani’s NYC Earthquake?
To truly challenge Reform, Labour and the British establishment, the Greens will need to harness their increasing membership and work alongside social movements.
Counterpunch
- An Empire (and Economy) in Decline
The SCOTUS rejection of Trump’s tariffs changes little. The empire's decline persists, and with it, its extension to the US economy as a whole. And it will continue whether or not Trump finds another law to use to justify tariffs (at higher, lower or the same levels as now) and whether or not SCOTUS invalidates it. The tariffs of 2025 exposed the basic decline situation, including some of the costs of having denied and kicked that problem down the road so many times. The SCOTUS decision merely quibbles about the tariffs’ legal justification. Nor is that surprising given the GOP’s domination of SCOTUS. The class that has long dominated the GOP – employers – has always hated and opposed taxes. And tariffs are taxes that fall chiefly on US employers who buy imported inputs and may or may not be able to pass them on to retail consumers. More The post An Empire (and Economy) in Decline appeared first on CounterPunch.org.
- Trumped on Tariffs
Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” just got squashed. The Supreme Court on February 20 denied, by a 6-3 decision, the Trump administration’s power to impose tariffs under the 1977 International Economic Emergency Powers Act (IEEPA). The ruling invalidates tariffs for around one quarter of all imports to the US—those from about 20 countries plus the EU. More The post Trumped on Tariffs appeared first on CounterPunch.org.
- Trump’s 2026 SOTU Speech: Economic Obfuscation and Political Theater
Trump’s 2026 State of the Union speech was historic—but only in the sense of the longest ever at 1 hour and 47 minutes. Apart from that, the speech was one third misrepresentations about the state of the American economy followed by more than an hour of pure political theater which has come to increasingly presidential SOTU addresses in recent years. More The post Trump’s 2026 SOTU Speech: Economic Obfuscation and Political Theater appeared first on CounterPunch.org.