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Abundance is the precondition of socialism, but socialism is also the precondition of abundance.
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We Need a Strategy to Win Zohran’s Agenda. Call It Plan Z.
Electing Zohran Mamdani is just the beginning. To actually win his agenda against billionaire opposition, we need to build popular power — permanent grassroots organizations that can mobilize tens of thousands to have his back when the fight gets real.
Immigrant Workers in Italy Strike for a 40-Hour Week
Italy’s small textile firms have long been considered nearly impossible to organize. But a recent wave of successful simultaneous strikes is expanding possibilities for Italy’s hyperexploited immigrant workforce.
Should We Invade Israel in the Name of Humanitarianism?
For decades, liberal humanitarianism argued that the international community should take military action against states engaged in extreme human rights abuses. Well, there’s no way to argue that Israel isn’t exactly such a state.
Britain’s New Left-Wing Party May Be Devastating for Labour
The new party announced by Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana shows that Gaza has become a key fault line in British politics. Keir Starmer’s Labour Party can no longer rely on silencing the Left.
For Bertolt Brecht, War Isn’t Humanity’s Eternal Fate
With Europe in ruins in 1945, Bertolt Brecht wrote that war “has been discredited for some time to come.” That period seems to be meeting its end, as European states push a new era of rearmament.
The American Child Death Toll Is Mortifying
US children are 80 percent more likely to die before adulthood than children in peer nations. Causes range from lax gun laws to privatized health care. What connects them is a corrosive culture of individualism that makes child safety parents’ private business.
Berlin’s Striking TikTok Workers Stand Up to a Tech Giant
In Berlin, TikTok wants to replace 160 employees with AI. If the company is successful, many others will follow suit — but workers are fighting back with a strike.
Trust in the Demos Isn’t Naive — It’s Empirical
Democratic deliberation asks us to meet as moral equals, exchange reasons for our beliefs, consider evidence, and remain open to changing our minds. Evidence from real-world examples shows that it can reduce polarization and deepen public judgment.
Fantastic Four: First Steps Is Light, Bright, and Kinda Boring
Will we ever get past the dominance of superhero movies in mainstream American cinema? Will they ever become any good?
The Marxism of Mike Davis
Historian Nelson Lichtenstein on the life, influences, and “sophisticated yet lucid brand of Marxism” of the late, great writer Mike Davis.
Trump’s SEC Chair Has Scored a Massive Tax Break
Donald Trump’s SEC chair, Paul Atkins, just sold his financial services firm for more than $25 million and is set to receive a huge tax break on the proceeds. He has refused to disclose who is behind the payout or if they have business with the SEC.