Disputed Port-au-Prince
Haiti’s capital is in the throes of intense gang warfare.
20962 Article(s) by: Kool A. D.
Kool A.D. is a rapper, author, and astrological navigator.
The Republic of Chaebol Dramas
The South Korean dramas that have hooked viewers around the world combine stark depictions of brutal inequality with opulent commodity fetishism.
American Dockworkers Fought Apartheid in South Africa
Forty years ago, San Francisco dockworkers struck a blow against apartheid by refusing to unload cargo from South Africa.
Cocoa’s Bittersweet Surge
Speculators and supply shocks have sent cocoa prices through the roof — but West African farmers aren’t getting to taste the profits.
Inflation Kills Governments
Economist Isabella Weber explains where the inflation surge came from and why the Biden administration struggled to beat it.
Why Is X Showing Me Ben Shapiro Posts?
Twitter’s algorithm has been slanted against the Left for years.
Kamala Wanted to Kill You
In an effort to appeal to . . . someone, the Democrats put their bloodlust on display during Harris-Walz 2024.
The Mild West
Acclaimed political drama The West Wing gave a generation of liberals brain worms.
Better Get Back to Building
Bidenomics wasn’t ambitious enough, but the solution isn’t just more welfare.
Issue 56: Dossier
DEI jargon to get you that university appointment.
Tony Blair, Poptimist
When neoliberals went to war against the Labor Party’s historic socialist campaign anthem.
Release the Platitudes
In the recent work of Nick Cave, artistic and political centrism have become increasingly fused.
Pointing Fingers
Liberal media pundits search for someone to blame.
Issue 56: Misery Index
Crunching the numbers on the class war.
So Much for Pro-Worker Conservatism
Trump is planning a presidency of, by, and for the rich.
Comrade Kamala
We listened to Donald Trump talk about Kamala Harris’s radical record — and now we’re especially sorry she lost.
The Party of American Capital
The Democratic Party has become, improbably, the preferred party of the elites.
The Working Class Has Left the Building
Dealignment from the Democratic Party now extends to every demographic group.
Striking Blows Left and Right
When and where organized labor’s been on the move.
Ad Nauseam
Since the early 2000s, public relations campaigns have worked tirelessly to establish Israel as a bastion of Western values in the Middle East.