On Friday, veteran liberal François Bayrou was announced as Emmanuel Macron’s new prime minister. Macron has again formed a government without a majority in parliament — and its planned budget cuts seem likely to face fierce opposition.
Behind the confusion and debates about fascism lies a simple truth: it’s a power game driven by economic elites. Communists recognized that fascism’s form is shaped by class dynamics — an insight we shouldn’t forget.
After the Bolivian ultraright launched a coup in 2019, a mass movement restored the country’s socialist government — proof that it isn’t elites that protect democracy but organized workers.
The collective outpouring of admiration for a young alleged assassin points to a gaping void in American politics.
Briana Boston, a working-class woman fighting a health insurance claims denial, has been arrested for saying “delay, deny, depose” on a phone call to her insurer. The judge has set her bail at $100,000, “considering the status of our country.”
Fifty years ago, Studs Terkel documented American workers’ complex inner lives at a pivotal moment of social transformation. His interviews in Working revealed both the dignity and degradation of work, capturing a world on the cusp of profound change.
Some observers are hoping that Tulsi Gabbard, as Donald Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence, will be a counterweight to warmongering “neocons” in his administration. But a sober look at her record doesn’t inspire much confidence.
Recent reports from federal regulators warning about crypto’s volatility and lack of regulation echo alerts about the subprime mortgage industry before the 2008 financial crisis.
Removing border checks between many European states, the Schengen Area is often hailed as an internationalist triumph. Yet its creation went hand in hand with the tightening of Europe’s external borders — a contradiction that is hardening today.
After Romania’s election was canceled, both the far-right candidate and his liberal opponent wrote to Donald Trump to seek his backing. The country’s political leadership class remains strongly deferential to Washington.
Since October 7, 2023, Israel has been depriving hundreds of thousands of Palestinians of access to work and wages. This has created a crisis that has driven millions of Palestinians in Israel and the West Bank into poverty.
Since the passage of the ACA, the US’s largest health insurers have dumped billions into enriching shareholders through stock buybacks — with nearly half spent by UnitedHealth Group, the parent company of CEO Brian Thompson’s UnitedHealthcare.