The unhinged, often racist madness at Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally is a preview of what his win on Election Day would unleash. Yet the Democratic Party has continuously refused to wage a substantive campaign to defeat him.
DeSantis Is Using State Power to Kill Florida’s Abortion Rights
Florida’s Amendment 4 would enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution. Republican governor Ron DeSantis is deploying every tactic he can to stop it.
Timothy Pearson Is the Kind of Guy Eric Adams Loves
Former NYPD sergeant Timothy Pearson allegedly spent his time in the Eric Adams administration threatening and sexually harassing people and bragging about kickbacks. The mayor still let him oversee the safety of one of the city’s most vulnerable populations.
The Right Is Hoping the Supreme Court Scraps US Labor Law
With a number of cases now working their way through US courts, the Right is hoping the Supreme Court will scrap central elements of labor law. Unions need to prepare for this outcome, which would create a dramatically different strategic terrain for labor.
Dave Widgery Helped Build the Culture of Anti-Fascism
The British socialist writer Dave Widgery played a key role in Rock Against Racism, a mass movement that brought culture and politics together. With the far right on the rise again, Widgery’s ideas and example are now strikingly relevant.
The GOP Scheme to Let Trump Pick His Own Ethics Chief
Republican senator Mike Lee is blocking the appointment of the head of the Office of Government Ethics until after Inauguration Day. The tactic is meant to give Donald Trump the power to handpick his own ethics overseer if he wins the election.
Public Infrastructure Is AMLO’s Legacy
Public spaces are the cornerstone of AMLO’s legacy in Mexican urban policy. His administration’s support for socially oriented infrastructure and architecture continues to reshape the landscape and the lives of those in overlooked areas.
Confronting the Death Drive in Trump’s America
Liberalism cannot beat back threats of political violence, nihilism, or fascism by appealing to reason alone.
Let’s Talk About Wealth, Baby
A new book examines the self-sustaining dynamic of extreme wealth and its political influence. Is it time to switch our focus from the problem of poverty to the problem posed by the rich?
The leading thinkers of Marxism stressed how important it was to govern in partnership with the peasantry. When communist states imposed collectivization by force, the results were disastrous.
Angela Davis’s Life’s Work Is Exposing State Repression
Angela Davis became world-famous in her twenties when the FBI put her on its most wanted list. Since securing her freedom, Davis has worked for half a century to expose the practice of repression in formally democratic states like the US.
Israel’s Horrific Assault Leaves No Sanctuary in Jabalia
On Thursday, Israeli forces bombed Jabalia, killing over 150 Palestinians. UN human rights chief Volker Türk warns that the “darkest moment” is unfolding in northern Gaza, as relentless bombing, siege, and starvation make conditions worse by the day.
Cuba Struggles Amid Hurricanes, Sanctions, and Blackouts
Through days of blackouts and shortages, we report from Cuba, where ordinary people are paying the price for years of tightening US sanctions.
Socialist Singer Barbara Dane Was a True American Radical
Refusing to sacrifice her socialist principles for commercial success, folk-blues-jazz singer Barbara Dane dedicated her life to bringing music from around the world back to where it belonged: in the hands of the people struggling to change it.