Pepe Mujica: My Generation Made a Naive Error
The late Uruguayan statesman José “Pepe” Mujica argues that capitalism is not just property relations but a set of cultural values that the Left must confront with a culture of solidarity.
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The Online Scam Industry Is Capitalism Built on Slave Labor
Centered in the lawless region of Southeast Asia known as the Golden Triangle, the scam industry is a new kind of capitalism built on corruption, organized crime, and slave labor — and it’s growing.
Pro-Israel Neo-McCarthyism Is Rising in Indiana
In the name of defending intellectual diversity and protecting Jews, Indiana University is investigating a Jewish professor over his criticism of Israel. It’s exactly what critics of the state’s newly passed SEA 202 law feared would happen.
Tech-Backed Dems May Endanger California’s Clean Energy Laws
In the California legislature, Democrats are pushing a bill that could hand control of the state’s energy markets to the pro–fossil fuel Trump administration. Expert analyses suggest the bill could jeopardize California’s trailblazing clean energy laws.
Republicans Are Giving Rental Price-Fixing a Green Light
The GOP’s budget reconciliation bill includes a ban on state-level artificial intelligence regulations that could undermine efforts in several states to rein in pricing consultants like RealPage, a company that helps landlords use AI to “optimize” rent hikes.
New Podcast Series: Histories of the Palestinian Left
Red Star Over Palestine, a history podcast from Jacobin Radio, looks at the different strands of the Palestinian left and the role of figures like Emile Habibi, Leila Khaled, and Ghassan Kanafani in Palestinian politics and culture.
Tariffs, Like Free Trade, Discipline the Global South
Nations across the Global South were forced to surrender economic self-determination under the banner of free trade. Absent a collective response, Donald Trump’s dismantling of this order will only further erode developing nations’ economic sovereignty.
Hasan Piker Is Only the Latest US Citizen Targeted by DHS
The border detention and interrogation of left-wing streamer Hasan Piker is just the latest incident that suggests Donald Trump is using the immigration system to harass his critics.
Canada’s “Maple MAGA” Secessionists
Alberta’s right-wing separatist push, driven by political opportunism and petro power, could pose a serious challenge to Canadian democracy — with potentially wide-ranging consequences for workers, the economy, public services, and the country as a whole.
Kashmir Must Be Free to Decide Its Own Future
A cease-fire deal pulled India and Pakistan back from the brink of conflict, but the danger hasn’t gone away. The ongoing denial of democratic rights in Kashmir ensures that the region will remain a source of instability and potential conflict.
GOP Lawmakers Are Hitting a Roadblock on Tax Cuts
As Donald Trump changes his tune on cutting taxes for the rich, House Republicans are scrambling to save their personal tax cuts.
The Trouble With Equity
Corporate America and the rich have used anti-racism to distract from broader inequality. Ensuring that every racial group has identical access to society’s limited resources does nothing to change an economy that exploits the many to enrich the few.