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The Congressional Budget Game Is Rigged

Congressional Republicans are holding airport security funding hostage to get more money for ICE. The situation is possible because of the federal appropriations process, which makes some federal spending changes easier and others far more difficult.

The Printing House of the Commune

During the Paris Commune, workers at France’s National Printing House took the same fonts once used by kings and emperors and repurposed them to print the demands of worker rule.


Hasan Piker Talks Donald Trump, ICE, and the Democrats

Streamer Hasan Piker is one of the most watched political commentators in the US, with nearly 5 million followers combined on YouTube and Twitch. We spoke with him about how he became a socialist as well as the state of the GOP and the Democratic Party.

Sarah Sherman, Our Socialist at SNL

We spoke to Saturday Night Live’s Sarah Sherman about doing body horror at a time of real horrors, the hope at the heart of Zohran Mamdani’s mayoralty, and her emergence as a top local canvasser for Bernie Sanders’s last presidential run.

Giorgia Meloni Has Finally Suffered a Defeat

Through more than three years in power, Italian premier Giorgia Meloni has often seemed to have an electoral magic touch. Her defeat in a judicial-reform referendum today tells us she still can’t rewrite the country's constitution at will.