Israel Is Attacking Aid Ships to Gaza — Again
What does it say about the state of Israel and its backers that it can get away with repeated attacks on aid shipments to Palestinian civilians?
20206 Article(s) by: Enver Motala
Enver Motala is an associate of the Centre for Education Rights and Transformation (CERT) at the University of Johannesburg and of the Centre for Integrated Post-School Education and Training at the Nelson Mandela University.
The US Must Do More to Address the Impact of Agent Orange
This week is the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. The poisonous Agent Orange used by the US in the war continues to have destructive effects on the Vietnamese people, harms for which the US government still bears responsibility.
“Woke” or Not, Philanthropy Is a Great Deal for Big Tech
Big tech’s woke era may be over for now. But wealthy elites like Mark Zuckerberg will continue to find philanthropic giving a preferred way to control their wealth and expand their influence, no matter what causes their money goes to.
The Post-Politics Behind Romania’s Rising Far Right
Ultranationalist Călin Georgescu was barred from Romania’s presidential election, but now another far-right candidate has taken over his poll lead. To defeat them requires real social policies, not just calls to stop extremism.
In France, the Collective Denial of Islamophobia Is Deadly
A stabbing at a southern French mosque last Friday sparked terror and protest among France’s Muslims. Yet many top politicians refuse to speak of “Islamophobia,” instead leaning into far-right narratives of the Islamic danger to France.
Why the PKK Is Ready for Peace
Abdullah Öcalan, a founder of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, made a surprise call in February for the PKK to lay down its arms. Whether there will be a just peace now depends on the willingness of Turkey’s political parties to support the new settlement.
Bigger Shareholder Payouts Are Driving Up Corporate Profits
Corporations are set to use Trump’s trade war as justification for raising prices, just as they previously used supply chain slowdowns. But a new Federal Reserve study notes that higher prices have coincided with a big increase in payouts to shareholders.
The Legend of Ochi Is a Handcrafted Kids’ Manifesto
The Legend of Ochi, a new A24 family film, combines live action, CGI, and old-fashioned puppetry to charming effect.
How Postwar Germany Fell in Love With Israel
As Israeli tanks rolled into the Sinai in the 1967 war, West Germany saw itself marching alongside them. Even former Nazis could identify with Israeli expansionism — and used this support to absolve their own pasts.
The Labor Abuses Behind Your Chicken Nuggets
In the late 20th century, the Chicken McNugget became an icon of fast-food cost efficiency. The peculiar cuisine’s history is one of fascinating technological innovation as well as brutal labor exploitation.
Learning From the 1990s Labor Party
As capital ratcheted up its assault on labor in the 1990s and Democrats embraced a neoliberal agenda, some labor unions launched their own political party.
The “Success Sequence” Argument Makes No Sense
Many conservatives argue that the order in which a person achieves certain life milestones is key to their financial security. The point of the argument is to blame individuals for their poverty.
How Manosphere Content Placates Disenfranchised Men
Male self-esteem is indexed to wealth, an unstable prospect in a highly economically unequal society. In search of an alternative source of validation, many young men are turning to misogynistic ideas. The Left needs to provide alternatives of our own.
Canada’s Election Didn’t Halt Class Dealignment
Canada’s nationalist backlash against Donald Trump helped stall right-wing populism in this week’s election, but the underlying class dealignment remains. Workers are still drifting rightward, and the social democratic NDP is in shambles.
Workers Can Say Goodbye to Heat Protections Under Trump
For years, David Keeling oversaw health and safety operations at companies where workers fell ill and died in extreme heat. If confirmed as the head of OSHA, he could help their campaign to block federal heat protection rules.
Make May Day Great Again
We’ve come a long way from the days of Cold War paranoia, when unions wanted nothing to do with the Communist-sounding International Workers’ Day, also known as May Day. Can it become a real American holiday celebrating class struggle?
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Will Latin America Unite Against Trump?
Rather than ushering in a new era of Latin American unity, Donald Trump’s tariffs, anti-immigrant policies, and withdrawal of humanitarian aid have mostly highlighted its divisions.
Not the Fall of Saigon — Its Liberation
Fifty years since the triumph of national liberation forces, Catalyst editor Vivek Chibber explores the true story of the Vietnam War — not as a tragedy of American overreach but as a triumph of Vietnamese resistance.
US Defeat in Vietnam Was the Final Act of an Unjust War
The US invasion of Vietnam was a catastrophe for the Vietnamese people, resulting in millions of deaths. Fifty years ago today, the US-backed regime finally collapsed as North Vietnamese forces took control of Saigon.