Israel Is Killing Journalists Again
As Israel has resumed its genocidal assault on Gaza in full, so too has it resumed its slaughter of journalists.
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We Can’t Grow Numb to Reports That the Rich Are Getting Obscenely Richer
Reports continue to reveal the thriving fortunes of the wealthy, which surged during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Such reports should still have us up in arms — and we should put our outrage to work to dismantle a rigged system.
How Transphobic Moral Panics Fuel Authoritarian Politics
Britain’s moral panic over the trans “threat” is often promoted by people who see themselves as liberals. But their transphobia echoes the same reactionary themes long used to demonize minorities.
In the Minnesota Attorney General Race, It’s Consumers and Unions vs. Corporations
Minnesotans vote for attorney general tomorrow, with progressive Keith Ellison facing Republican former finance lawyer Jim Schultz. Schultz is trying to frame the election around crime — to avoid the race’s high stakes for consumers’ and workers' rights.
In South Africa and Around the World, We Have to Resist the Scapegoating of Immigrants
In South Africa, the political class is scapegoating immigrants to distract from their failure to root out the country’s massive inequality. But just like everywhere else, immigrants aren’t the problem — economic elites and their political handmaidens are.
Kim Foxx Is Under Attack Because She’s Trying to Transform Chicago’s Criminal Justice System
Chicago’s criminal justice system has long been brutal and racist. State’s Attorney Kim Foxx has tried to change that in the last four years — which is precisely why she’s under attack right now.
When Trump Does It, It’s a Coup. When It Happens In Bolivia, It Doesn’t Matter.
When Trump hyped bogus claims of election fraud as a pretext to overturn an election he lost, the media portrayed it as the gravest threat to democracy in the history of the Republic. When exactly the same thing happened in Bolivia, they said it was actually good.
Israel Has Made Gaza a Hell on Earth
How much longer will we watch Israel starve children to death and massacre civilians seeking food before American political leaders put a stop to this madness?
A New Day in Philadelphia
A left-wing civil rights lawyer is within reach of becoming Philadelphia's district attorney. Can he use the office to roll back mass incarceration?
Don’t Expand the War on Terror in the Name of Antiracism
Declaring white nationalism a form of terrorism won’t combat white nationalism — but it will grant more arbitrary powers to a carceral state that preys on the most vulnerable.
Five Years Later, the Mystery of Marielle Franco’s Assassination Has Not Been Solved
Brazilian activist and politician Marielle Franco was assassinated five years ago by killers connected to the country’s military and police. Those likely behind her death were part of a reactionary mafia with close ties to the right-wing establishment.
Neo-Noir From South Africa Gets to the Heart of Social Violence
The South African noir drama Reyka, nominated at the 2022 International Emmys, draws inspiration from real-life crimes. The series depicts a society in which the ruthless pursuit of money turns human life into the cheapest commodity of all.
2022 Was the Year Republicans Got Too Weird for America
With the rise of polarization, the hard-core ideological right and left have become more visible to normie voters than ever before. In 2022, American voters made it clear which side’s ultras it finds more unacceptable: the weirdos of the Trumpian right.
Honduras Can Break Free of Washington and Neoliberalism
Since a US-backed coup toppled leftist president Manuel Zelaya in 2009, Honduras has been in crisis. The election of socialist Xiomara Castro is a chance to break the cycle and take on neoliberalism.
The Empire Calls Back
India’s phone scam industry targets the elderly to the tune of billions each year. Its secret weapon? The loss of communal public life and family support.
The Renaissance of Germany’s Abortion Rights Movement
As Germany’s natalist far right rises, a growing progressive movement is challenging the country’s Nazi-era abortion laws.
Private Prisons Are Profiting From Harsher Sentencing Laws
Private prisons across the US are lobbying lawmakers for stricter sentencing laws. Benefiting from increased occupancy rates, these corporations are filling their pockets and enriching their shareholders.
In Venezuela, Trump Is Engaged in Plain and Simple Murder
Donald Trump’s assassinations of alleged drug traffickers in Venezuela with zero due process represent some of the greatest dangers of his second term. They can’t be understood apart from the bipartisan history of national security state overreach.
Brandon Johnson Won in Chicago. Now His Movement Will Have to Beat Capital Strikes.
Brandon Johnson’s mayoral victory is a first step toward transforming the deeply unequal city. If he’s going to undertake radical reform efforts in Chicago, Johnson needs protests and strikes to fend off the inevitable capitalist attacks.
South Africa’s Election Offers a Miserable Choice
In Wednesday’s election, South Africa’s ruling ANC risks losing its majority for the first time. But with the opposition split between xenophobic posturing, threats of violence, and dull technocratic solutions, the vote offers little hope of positive change.