Here Comes Democrats’ Phony Populist Posturing
Like clockwork, when Democrats get desperate, they trot out disingenuous populist rhetoric to try to save themselves.
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Germany’s Not-So-Stable Firewall Against the Far Right
In Germany, a toxic national debate on Muslims and immigration has fueled the rise of the far-right Alternative für Deutschland. Polling second place ahead of February’s federal elections, mainstream parties are increasingly playing into its rhetoric.
Cancer Is Killing Our Firefighters
In 2023, the World Health Organization classified the act of firefighting as a Group 1 carcinogen, just like asbestos and tobacco. Both the fires themselves and the very gear firefighters wear on the job are making them sick.
France’s Bourgeois Bloc Is Withering
Emmanuel Macron’s coalition, drawing on both center-left and center-right politicians, was a perfect embodiment of the neoliberal project. Unable to deliver prosperity for wider layers of French people, it has driven the political system into turmoil.
Donald Trump Is Weaker Than He Looks
Donald Trump’s administration is doing everything it can to project power and a sense of unstoppability in his first days as president. But the cracks are already starting to show.
Young Syrians’ Hope for a Future Beyond War
The sudden collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s decades-long rule after December’s lightning rebel offensive has left a sense of cautious hope among Syria’s youth. Our reporter traveled to Damascus to document their hopes and fears.
Donald Trump Is Drawing Heavily From Project 2025
On day one of his second presidential term, Donald Trump signed a blizzard of executive orders. Nearly two-thirds of them came straight from Project 2025, the corporate-backed right-wing policy blueprint that Trump disavowed on the campaign trail.
Trump’s First Moves: Toward More War, Nothing for Workers
Donald Trump’s first executive orders should dispel any fantasy of him as either a noninterventionist or an economic populist.
The AUKUS Pact Chains Australia to US Foreign Policy
Despite the cost-of-living crisis, Australian Labor PM Anthony Albanese says that spending $246 billion on US nuclear submarines is “clear-eyed pragmatism.” But with Donald Trump in the White House, Labor’s love for American power goes far beyond realism.
There’s No Such Thing as a Good Billionaire
Democrats want us to believe that there is some cohort of “good billionaires” who can be relied upon to fight for political progress. But as the right-wing turn of tech billionaires like Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk suggests, this is nonsense.
Gazan Refugees in Egypt Are in a Hellish Limbo
Over the last 15 months, more than 100,000 Palestinians have escaped to Egypt. They pay thousands of dollars a head to escape the Gaza Strip — but upon reaching Cairo face a future without jobs, rights, or even the ability to leave.
Greenland Is Not for Sale
Donald Trump says Greenland should be part of the US, while Denmark insists it won’t happen. But Greenlanders have dreams of their own: economic independence and freedom from foreign control.
Dark Money Groups Want the Government to Bet Big on Crypto
Right-wing dark money groups are lobbying for the US and state governments to invest billions of dollars in Bitcoin reserves, jeopardizing public funds and the environment alike.
Rebuilding Fortress Scotland
For the first time since the 1990s, the US has reestablished a direct military presence in Scotland. As Washington builds up its new Cold War, Scotland’s political class is its willing servant.
Trump Doesn’t Win by Bread Alone
Donald Trump offers a bleak vision of the good life, founded on hierarchy and self-indulgence. The Left needs to put forward a politics that can counter the affective pleasures of Trumpism, rooted in solidarity rather than cruelty and exclusion.
The Groypers’ Battle Within the GOP
As Donald Trump takes office, various factions within the GOP are vying to assert their dominance. Among them are the “Groypers,” the furthest-right fringe of Trump’s coalition, who want the party to adopt an overtly white nationalist agenda.
Trump’s Foreign Policy Is About Pushing Back on China
Donald Trump’s recent blustery foreign policy proclamations have many pundits scratching their heads. They should be seen as part of a broader project of reasserting US hegemony in the Americas and pushing back on Chinese geopolitical influence.
Democrats Assigned Themselves One Job — and Failed
For nine years, Democrats abandoned all else to focus on one thing: keeping Donald Trump out of office. In the process, they sidelined working-class concerns, lost crucial voters, and still failed — not once, but twice — to accomplish their singular goal.
Solidarity Will See Us Through the Second Trump Term
Donald Trump’s return is a massive blow, but we can’t allow ourselves to wallow in despair. Getting through his second term will require more than therapy — it will require solidarity and action.
Biden’s Bleak Presidency Was Always Going to End in Trump
Joe Biden came into office promising to be the next FDR. Instead, his presidency of empty gestures and moral failures has given us something far more dangerous: a reinvigorated Donald Trump armed with a popular mandate and a drive for retribution.