The Obama-Industrial Complex

Since leaving the White House, Barack Obama has been hard at work in Hollywood with his production company, Higher Ground, which signed a “high eight-figure deal” with Netflix.

On Socialism, Dishonor, and the Democratic Urge to Blame the Left

On Gulags, Gitmo, and Bad Little Girls

The Green Trade War

Will the West’s record tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles support clean jobs or undermine the global green transition?

Can the Eastern German Center Hold?

The center managed to keep the far right at bay in most of eastern Germany’s recent state elections, but the victory may be short-lived.

Disputed Port-au-Prince

Haiti’s capital is in the throes of intense gang warfare.

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.