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Sadism Saturates Trump’s America

The White House posted an AI-altered picture of an ICE protester under arrest, made to look like she was sobbing remorsefully. The episode reveals something deeply disturbing about the unrestrained sadism of MAGA and this moment in American politics.

Kurds Resist Syrian Government Attack on Rojava

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces played a key role in defeating ISIS. Now they are again forced to fight for their survival, as former jihadist Ahmed al-Sharaa’s transitional government seeks to crush Syria’s minorities.

The Year of the Billionaire Tax

California billionaires are terrified of a proposal to save the state’s health care system by taking 5% of their wealth. They should be: a billionaire tax to fund health care is too simple, too necessary, and too plainly popular to be easily beaten.

The Socialist Tradition Shaped Martin Luther King

Accounts of the life of Martin Luther King Jr often present him as a singularly great individual. Yet MLK was profoundly shaped by a vibrant ecosystem of socialists and labor radicals, from Myles Horton and Rosa Parks to Bayard Rustin and Stanley Levison.