Cambridge socialist City Councilor Jivan Sobrinho-Wheeler argues that solving the housing crisis means building more homes while fighting for affordability and tenant power.
How Mohammed Mossadegh’s Liberal Anti-Imperialism Collapsed
In the 1950s, Iran’s secular government nationalized its oil reserves as part of its anti-imperialist agenda. Its overthrow by the US and UK, enabled by Iranian business and religious elites, paved the way for the reactionary revolution that later replaced it.
Abdallah A., a Nonperson Because of His Instagram Posts
Abdallah A. lived in Germany since he was two months old and last year gained German citizenship. But now he’s been stripped of it because of pro-Palestinian Instagram posts, in a disturbing legal case that points to the rise of citizenship-on-probation.
Zohran Mamdani’s Budget Is a Step in the Right Direction
Up against a governor who vowed not to tax the rich, Zohran Mamdani delivered a New York City budget that isn’t transformative but protects public goods and makes progress on his affordability agenda.
The Surveillance Economy Is Here. This Is How We Fight Back.
Rejecting surveillance capitalism means insisting, clearly and unapologetically, that markets should serve the people — not the other way around, writes NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection Commissioner Sam Levine.
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.
Trump Wants Wall Street to Manage Your Retirement
Donald Trump is peddling a new plan that would steer Americans’ retirement dollars into Wall Street markets. Instead of shoring up the social safety net, financial experts warn that the White House is moving to privatize it.
The Profit Motive Behind New Alzheimer’s Treatments
Big Pharma and industry-funded advocacy groups are promoting Alzheimer’s blood testing that could label millions of Americans as sick — despite dangerous treatments for early diagnoses of the disease.
In Britain, Reform UK Defeats a Divided Left
Britain’s local elections saw many left-wing votes shift to Zack Polanski’s Greens. But while the Labour Party’s support is plummeting, the big winners were Reform UK, as Nigel Farage conquers former Labour heartlands.
Zohran Mamdani Is Right to Condemn West Bank Land Sales
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.
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.
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.