There’s No Outbidding the Right-Wing Politics of Strength
Defeating Donald Trump will require going beyond rational appeals to economic self-interest.
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How Israel Weaponizes Tree Planting to Displace Palestinians
Israel has long used forestation projects to push Palestinians off their lands. That has included the ongoing displacement of Bedouin people in the Naqab desert by a large tree-planting project, funded in large part by charitable donations from the US.
Why Is Europe So Far Behind Silicon Valley? Blame Monopolies.
French start-up Mistral was billed to lead Europe’s charge in the global AI market — until last month, when it sealed a partnership with Microsoft. Hopes of the EU regulating the sector are crashing up against the sheer power of monopolies.
Pakistan’s Election Stitch-Up Exposed Its Ruling Bloc
Despite heavy repression, candidates backed by Imran Khan’s party were performing strongly in Pakistan’s election until the authorities started tampering with the results. The country’s ruling bloc is now devoid of popular legitimacy or a coherent project.
A New Day for College Athlete Unions Could Be on the Horizon
College athletes have long been classified as amateurs rather than employees to avoid paying them and granting basic worker rights. A National Labor Relations Board ruling at USC could change that, opening the door to unionization for all college athletes.
Bernie Sanders Is Calling for a 32-Hour Workweek
American workers spend way more time on the clock than their counterparts in other rich countries. A new bill from Bernie Sanders seeks to change that, by shrinking the workweek to 32 hours with no loss in pay.
Don’t Be So Quick to Laud Woodrow Wilson
An effort is underway to restore President Woodrow Wilson’s reputation and laud him as a great reformer. But his best reforms were won by a mass movement, often pushing against Wilson himself. It’s that movement that should be revived, not Wilson’s legacy.
Israel’s Rule Over the West Bank Is an Apartheid Regime
World attention has understandably focused on the horrific violence Israel is inflicting upon the people of Gaza. But the brutal apartheid system in the West Bank has also been intensifying, along with the lethal violence used to enforce it.
The New York Times Does PR for Walmart
Are champagne bottles popping in Walmart’s public relations office? They should be, after the New York Times published a piece that so nakedly trumpets the company’s line on its “compassionate” managers that it reads like a Walmart press release.
Austria’s Communists Are Curbing the Far Right’s Rise
Austria’s Communist Party just increased its vote by over 20% in the Salzburg city elections — and it now has a shot at winning the mayor’s office. It shows that a party that credibly fights for working people’s interests can do well anywhere.
The “Uncommitted” Vote Isn’t Slowing Down
The count so far in Washington shows that another nearly 50,000 Democratic voters in a solid blue state opted to vote “uncommitted” last night. How long will the White House resist changing course on Israel’s war?
Florida Republicans Want to Ban Workplace Heat Protections
Florida business groups and their GOP allies are pushing legislation that would prevent communities from establishing workplace heat-exposure standards or compelling employers to abide by them, even as dangerously hot days increase in frequency.
Israel Is Systematically Destroying Gaza’s Cultural Heritage
Over the past five months, Israel has killed at least 30,000 Palestinians in Gaza, the vast majority women and children. It has also been deliberately destroying Gaza’s rich cultural heritage, from mosques and churches to libraries and children’s theaters.
Tech Titans Are the Robber Barons of Our Gilded Age
Apple’s battle with Epic is a reminder that today’s tech companies behave like 19th-century monopolists. Installing democratic control over these modern throwbacks to Gilded Age robber barons is the only way to curb their power.
Can Democrats Reverse the Neoliberal Era’s Dealignment?
A new study clearly shows that Democratic candidates aren’t embracing progressive economic demands. Is it any wonder why more and more working-class people are tuning these politicians out?
Joe Biden Is Shipping Weapons to Israel Every 36 Hours
The Biden administration has been able to maintain a low profile by spreading arms provision to Israel across more than 100 smaller munitions sales — allowing the president to posture as a peacekeeper while US weapons wipe Gaza off the map.
No, Eastern Europe Isn’t Doomed to Right-Wing Rule
Six left-wing parties from central-eastern Europe have formed a new alliance. They’re united by opposition to right-wing populists and Russian imperialism — but they’re also challenging the center-left parties who led the region’s neoliberal turn.
Banning TikTok Is a Terrible Idea
Large numbers of both Republican and Democratic officials, including Joe Biden, are indicating their support of a measure to ban TikTok. It’s a nonsensical idea born of elite mistrust of ordinary people.
How US “Foreign Aid” Has Helped Destabilize Haiti
A surge of gang violence in Haiti has now led to the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry. Through its heavy-handed use of foreign aid to intervene in Haitian politics, the US government bears significant responsibility for Haiti’s ongoing instability.
The Hearing Test Is a Pitch-Perfect Novel About Loss
In Eliza Callahan’s debut novel, The Hearing Test, a woman develops sudden deafness shortly before her 30th birthday. What follows is a story about loss and aging, but without the self-indulgence common to the millennial novel.