“A Senator Has a Unilateral Right to Be Annoying”: The Fall, and Further Fall, of Build Back Better

The Bangladeshi Left Won’t Survive If It Doesn’t Change Gears

Left-wing movements and ideas have had a major impact on the history of Bangladesh since independence. But the country’s left has failed to adapt to new circumstances and now faces a choice between wholesale renovation and a slide into irrelevance.

Democratic Governance of AI Is the Real Solution

The potential for serious negative effects from the AI boom demands robust deliberation and real democratic governance. Data center moratoria won’t get us there.

Trump Will Lower American Workers’ Standard of Living

For workers, Donald Trump’s second term promises to make America worse. With deportation threats, union busting, and disastrous tariffs, his economic agenda will ensure that working-class Americans pay for his political theatrics.

The Return of Nuclear Proliferation

A recent article in the establishment security journal Foreign Affairs makes the case for nuclear proliferation among America’s allies. Not only are its arguments unsound, but they also understate the willingness of the US’s rivals to respond in kind.

Trump’s Provocations Are Bolstering Latin America’s Left

Across Latin America, Donald Trump’s aggressive moves — from tariffs to attacks on boats in the Caribbean to meddling in Argentina’s elections — is uniting progressive forces in opposition and bolstering the Left’s political prospects.

Zohran Mamdani Spoke to Working-Class Immigrants’ Needs

A community organizer in New York’s working-class Asian neighborhoods argues that what set Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral primary campaign apart was his taking seriously the needs of immigrants and working-class people squeezed by the cost of living.

Is Socialism a Western Concept?

Socialism is not Eurocentric because the logic of capital is universal — and so is resistance against it.

On Marxists abroad, domestic terrorists at home, and the terrible threat of an all-expenses-paid trip to Cuba

As the Left Erupted in Protest, Ansel Adams Moved Right

For decades, Ansel Adams ran in circles of left-wing photographers with a radical eye. But come the 1960s, he was denouncing the UC Berkeley Free Speech Movement protests and calling for expulsions.

Spain Is Right to Reject Increased Military Spending

Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has broken ranks with other NATO leaders as he refused to commit to spending 5 percent of GDP on defense. It’s a welcome move, and a rare voice of dissent from Europe’s rush to remilitarize.

Jeffrey Epstein Claimed to Have Meddled in Israel’s Elections

Newly released files show Jeffrey Epstein claiming to have been involved in Ehud Barak’s 2019 election challenge to Benjamin Netanyahu. It’s well past time to ask questions about the billionaire pedophile’s links to Israel.

Nativism vs. the Bottom Line

While the Trump administration’s draconian immigration policies may hurt businesses reliant on undocumented labor, the fractured capitalist class won’t stand up to the president.

The European Union Is Turning Away From the Green Transition

Europe has often called itself a global leader in fighting climate change, even promising to halt the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035. Yet now it’s dropped the plan, as part of a broader retreat from the green transition.

Donald Trump’s Golden Dome Is a Ridiculous Boondoggle

Donald Trump remains all in on the Golden Dome project, the latest effort to create a missile defense shield, despite evidence that it will do next to nothing to defend us from nuclear attack. But it will mean a giant payday for weapons contractors.

A Killer in the Castle

What actually happened to Nepal’s royal family on June 2, 2001?

Issue 43: Letters + Internet Speaks

Working through your issues in the comments section.

Passports for Sale

A growing number of states are willing to sell citizenship and the privileges it brings — if you can afford to pay. The lucrative trade in “golden passports” exposes the dark side of capitalist globalization and its unequal valuation of human life.

Israel’s Attack on Iran Is Reviving Regime Change Mania

Israel can inflict massive damage on targets in Iran thanks to its US-supplied technological advantages. But the old neocon fantasy of building a new Middle East through endless war is still as delusional as it is destructive of human life.

Gaza’s Destruction Has Discredited the Global Moral Order

Western states have not merely supported Israel’s devastating attack on Gaza as if it were a just war of self-defense. They have also sought to repress those demonstrating for the right of Palestinians to live in dignity — or simply to live.