Windfall Tries to Be Noir But Can’t Quite Pull It Off
At their core, noirs are about sex, sensuality, and seduction. Windfall, Netflix’s new film about the home invasion of a tech billionaire, lacks the intrigue and allure to live up to its genre.
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Rob McIntyre is a United Workers Union delegate at the Toll Kmart warehouse in Truganina.
Canadians May Soon Enjoy a Single-Payer Universal Prescription Drug Plan
A deal struck between Canada’s New Democratic Party and Justin Trudeau’s Liberals may pave the road for free prescription drugs for Canadians. But the plan is up against powerful enemies in Big Pharma and insurance.
We Have New Evidence of Saudi Involvement in 9/11, and Barely Anyone Cares
The FBI has quietly revealed further evidence of Saudi government complicity in the September 11 attacks — and nothing’s happened.
The Dada Movement’s Political Turn
Born in Zurich in 1916, Dada is famed for its antiwar, anti-bourgeois, and anti-art antics. But in Berlin after the Bolshevik Revolution, the movement took a sharp political turn, merging anti-fascist propaganda with leftist organizing.
To End the Epidemic of Wage Theft, Australian Universities Must Abolish Piece Rates
The list of Australian universities that have admitted to systematically underpaying casual employees is growing every month. The scale of the problem shows that these aren’t innocent errors — rather, wage theft is built into the core of casual work.
Sacramento Teachers Are Striking for Fair Pay and More Student Support
The Sacramento school district is pleading poverty in the face of demands for more student support and a pay raise to keep up with inflation. Teachers and school workers aren’t buying the district’s excuses — and now they’re on strike to change its priorities.
Madeleine Albright Was a Killer
Madeleine Albright has died at 84. She was a pioneering imperialist who passionately advocated greater use of deadly violence in pursuit of a US-dominated post–Cold War global order — and killed many, many people in the process.
Why Did Putin Decide to Invade Ukraine?
It’s impossible to say for certain what could have stopped Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But it is possible to situate the war in recent historical context and game out its geopolitical and economic consequences, including the effects of heavy sanctions.
Joe Biden Is Privatizing Medicare
The Biden administration is expanding Donald Trump’s Medicare privatization scheme that is forcing hundreds of thousands of seniors onto for-profit health plans.
Wall Street Bonuses Are Out of Control
As workers struggled throughout the pandemic, Wall Street bonuses hit a nearly 15-year high.
To Understand the DC Political Swamp, Look No Further Than Its Consultant Class
Democrats pledge to fight corporate interests while on the campaign trail, yet those interests are deeply embedded in the party’s networks and institutions. The political consulting industry is at the core of this conflict.
Australia’s Conservatives Are Cynically Courting the Far Right — and It’s Starting to Backfire
Just as John Howard pitched to the right to attract One Nation voters, Australia’s Scott Morrison is cravenly trying to win over far-right voters today. The danger is that the tactic will backfire, fracturing the Coalition and encouraging a far-right movement.
The Left Is Finally Rising in Colombia
Last week’s election in Colombia saw the best result for the Left in decades and confirmed Gustavo Petro as favorite to become the country’s first socialist president. It’s a major shift in a country that has long been dominated by US-backed right-wing leaders.
Stop Trying to Make Right-Wing Social Democracy Happen. It’s Not Going to Happen.
The new magazine Compact claims to fight for a “strong social democratic state” that also defends “familial and religious” community against “libertine” corruption. That combination of right-wing morals and left-wing economics is never going to happen — and it shouldn’t.
Joe Manchin’s Wife, Gayle, Has Her Own Conflicts of Interest
Gayle Manchin, wife of West Virginia senator Joe Manchin, helps lead a commission that distributes federal infrastructure grants. That commission recently awarded $1.5 million to a nonprofit tied to her business partner.
Trudeau’s Liberals Will Require Pressure to Make Good on Their Anti-Scab Bill
Canada’s Liberals are promising to introduce anti-scab legislation next year as part of an olive branch to the New Democratic Party. Unions and the Left will need to hold the Liberals’ feet to the fire to ensure that the legislation has teeth.
Amazon Workers at Three Delivery Stations Just Staged a Walkout
Last week, workers at three of Amazon’s last-mile delivery centers in New York and Maryland walked off the job to demand better pay and working conditions. It’s the latest action by Amazonians United, a group organizing Amazon workers across the US and Canada.
W. H. Auden’s Radical Humanism Was Unwavering
Unlike many prominent poets of his era, W. H. Auden was crystal clear on the need to fight fascism in Franco’s Spain and Hitler’s Germany, and he wrote some of the greatest antiwar poetry ever set to page.
With $10 Trillion in Assets, BlackRock Has Set a New Benchmark for Corporate Power
Megafirms like BlackRock now play a huge role in shaping investment decisions, yet they’ve attracted remarkably little scrutiny. Despite claims that “passive investing” empowers small investors, the trend is driving a dangerous concentration of economic power.
Russia Isn’t Winning the War — But Its Leaders Are Doubling Down
As Russian troops rain terror on Ukrainians, Vladimir Putin’s ministers claim they want a negotiated peace. But with victory out of reach, the Kremlin’s war is turning to the home front, to quash dissenting antiwar voices within Russia.