RIP to David Lynch, Mysterious, Bizarre, and All-American
Director David Lynch, who died this week at 78, brought an avant-garde sensibility into the American mainstream when we needed it most. There will never be another like him.
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At Home, Joe Biden Squandered Countless Opportunities
After nearly half a century as a key figurehead in the Democratic Party’s rightward turn on domestic politics, Joe Biden had a chance to undo some of that damage as president. Time after time, he blew it.
The Media Covered LA’s Climate Disaster Like an Action Movie
TV networks turned the Los Angeles fires into a sensationalist spectacle, repeating words like “inferno” on a loop while almost completely avoiding any mention of climate change. Their coverage treated the disaster as entertainment rather than a warning.
Assessing AMLO: The Path to Power
Mexico’s staunchly left-populist former president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, just spent six years in power. But his road to the National Palace was anything but a straight line.
Better Man Is a Standard Biopic, Slightly Monkeyed With
A CGI simian twist isn’t enough to turn Better Man into anything more than a by-the-numbers Robbie Williams biopic.
Biden Is Ignoring Environmental Concerns to Boost AI
Joe Biden’s own Energy Department is warning that data centers’ energy consumption, water use, and emissions are already skyrocketing amid droughts and climate disasters. Biden just signed an executive order to accelerate an AI build-out anyway.
The LA Fires Show Why Schools Must Prepare for Climate Change
The Los Angeles fires threw schools into chaos, revealing their unpreparedness for the escalating challenges of the climate crisis. Schools need comprehensive disaster preparedness systems — not last-minute plans that put students and staff at risk.
Defend Immigrants From Scapegoat Politics
While opposing guest-worker programs like H-1B, socialists must clearly reject the Right’s blanket opposition to immigration.
It Was Always in the US’s Power to Force a Cease-Fire
After 15 months of bloodshed, news has emerged of a cease-fire deal in Gaza. The US always had the power to restrain Israel but refused to use it.
A Cease-Fire in Gaza Is Far From Enough
The announcement of a cease-fire deal in Gaza is a welcome reprieve after over a year of genocide. But it does nothing to remedy Israel’s numerous violations of international law that produced untold misery among Palestinians and led to the war in the first place.
The US Already Has Too Much Influence Over Greenland
Even without owning it as a territory, the US already has massive influence over Greenland’s future, from blocking Chinese investment to controlling military installations. As climate change transforms the Arctic, this American influence will only grow stronger.
Who Will Pay for LA’s Wildfires?
With record-high damages from climate disasters like the LA wildfires, a deregulated insurance industry is posting record profits.