In Cali, Colombia, where few qualify for bank loans, the predatory “gota a gota” lending industry generates massive profits for criminal organizations. Many of the working poor don’t even know who their lender is — until they miss a payment.
As Congress nears a vote on extending the president’s ability to spy on Americans, top Democrat Jim Himes is whipping votes behind the scenes in Donald Trump’s favor while publicly claiming that he won’t support reauthorizing the surveillance bill.
Preemptive war without congressional approval and unchecked executive power were normalized during the “war on terror.” Trump is following the path set by Bush and Obama but pushing it to dangerous extremes, writes CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou.
Across the country, working-class communities are rising up against Big Tech’s data center boom. A moratorium isn’t the end goal — it’s the only leverage we have to force real democratic control over artificial intelligence.
Viktor Orbán’s defeat in Hungary followed the earlier ouster of Poland’s nationalist government. Yet while Donald Tusk’s 2023 Polish election victory was widely welcomed as the defeat of “populism,” his government has disappointed hopes of change.
In Australia, workers under 21 years old are paid less for the same jobs. It’s an obvious injustice — and thanks to new laws, now it’s entrenched.
We can’t let gig-worker protections remain dependent on each new administration’s priorities. We need to experiment with new approaches, from passing strong state classification laws to scaling employer-of-record systems that give gig workers stability.
Socialist New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has accomplished much in just a few months. But one major thing is missing from his tenure thus far: activating mass participation of working-class New Yorkers in the fight for his ambitious agenda.
Since 2024, a growing rift has emerged in the Democratic Party over whether to better coordinate with billionaire-backed political networks to match Republicans. Now this clash between populists and party elites is no longer quiet.
For nearly 20 years, the Pennsylvania legislature funneled over $2.5 billion into private schools by letting wealthy donors such as Trump megadonor Jeffrey Yass fund tuition scholarships and receive tax credits covering 90 percent of their contributions.
After the failed Arab revolutions of the 2010s, Egypt’s elite set out to prevent future resistance. But the violent counterrevolution pushed by Abdel el-Sisi did more than restore the old regime — it consolidated a new form of state terror.
The Ramones’ legendary self-titled debut celebrates its 50th anniversary this month. More than the blueprint for later political punk, the record spoke for those the system had already forgotten.