After a rowdy protest outside a real estate event at Park East Synagogue, Mayor Zohran Mamdani was widely criticized for egging on the unrest by condemning the sale of West Bank properties. But the criticisms don’t stand up to scrutiny.
Taking a Good, Long Look Into Elon Musk and “Muskism”
A growing share of world infrastructure is dominated by the eccentric, reactionary, annoying billionaire Elon Musk. He is, regrettably, a key figure to understand — which Ben Tarnoff and Quinn Slobodian set out to do in Muskism.
The Democratic Candidate Closely Tied to Crypto and Big Tech
A crypto super PAC is intervening in a competitive Maryland Democratic primary to back Adrian Boafo, a lobbyist who has been working for cloud-computing tech firm Oracle while simultaneously serving as a state lawmaker.
An ICE Surveillance Vendor Is Misleading the Public
Edge Ops, the company behind a new immigrant-tracking system contracted by ICE, appears to have used stock photos, phantom past clients, and unverifiable executives on its website to market itself.
Disney Is Encouraging and Exploiting the Rise of “Kidults”
For most of the last half-century, the charge has been that American culture is stuck in adolescence. But adolescence, it turns out, was not the floor. Disney is leading the transformation, expanding into new age markets for maximum profit.
Socialism cannot mean merely managing capitalism more fairly. It must point toward a society where survival is no longer contingent on the market — and where democracy extends into the economy itself.
Big Tech’s Cross-Border Abuses Demand an International Response
After content moderators working for a Meta contractor in Kenya organized against labor abuses, the tech giant announced it was discontinuing work with the contractor. The episode illustrates the need for a global response to tech capital’s predation.
Workers Have a Secret Weapon Against the AI Build-Out
The AI build-out depends on gas turbines and power transformers made by a handful of workers at a handful of plants in the US South. That bottleneck is a vulnerability — and a rare opportunity for labor to exercise real power over the tech giants.
Socialists Aim for Assembly Seat in Kathy Hochul’s Backyard
It’s not just New York City: socialists are hoping to build their legislative bloc across the state. That includes the 149th District, where Adam Bojak is hoping to win a state assembly seat in Kathy Hochul’s backyard.
The Fight to Free Palestinian Organizer Salah Sarsour From ICE
The jailing of Salah Sarsour, a longtime Palestine organizer in Milwaukee, by Immigration and Customs Enforcement after baseless accusations by pro-Israel forces is part of the long history of repression of dissent in the United States.
Neoliberalism didn’t win an intellectual argument — it won power. Vivek Chibber unpacks how employers and political elites in the 1970s and ’80s turned economic turmoil into an opportunity to reshape society on their terms.
What Real American Won’t Say About Hulk Hogan
From his late-life support for Donald Trump to playing a key role in destroying Gawker, the Netflix documentary series Real American keeps its distance from substantive questions about Hulk Hogan’s legacy.
Italy’s Ruling Class Has Found Its Plan B
Genoa’s mayor, Silvia Salis, is being touted by Italy’s liberal press and economic establishment as the natural challenger to Giorgia Meloni. The campaign isn’t really about defeating Meloni but about taming the coalition that might replace her.
How Socialism in the 21st Century Could Work
A socialism with a role for markets but not capitalists can deliver human flourishing without the pitfalls of fully planned economies.
A Future Beyond Israeli Genocide in Palestine
It is difficult to imagine a future in the region beyond the horrors of genocide and displacement that does not involve the Israeli state, supported by a large majority of its Jewish citizens, facing accountability.