Tony Blair’s Ghoulish Last Decade
The Iraq War salesman may be getting into politics again. Here’s a nauseating look back at his appalling post–Downing Street years.
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Which Kamala Harris Are We Getting?
Kamala Harris appears likely to be the Democratic presidential nominee. A look back at her political career reveals a politician who matched every progressive achievement with a conservative one.
51 Percent Losers
The midterms have given the Democratic Party a boost. But their professional-class politics are a cul de sac — we desperately need a political revolution driven by the needs and aspirations of the multiracial working class.
Capitalism Is a Conspiracy
It’s easy to dismiss conspiracy theories as the powerful workings of the paranoid mind — but capitalism is the real engine of mistrust.
We Can’t Ignore Class Dealignment
Matt Karp on class dealignment and why the Left’s weakening connection to blue-collar workers isn’t a problem we can wish away.
Democratic Leaders’ Craven “Socialism” Vote Is a Symptom of Political Cluelessness
Some Democrats apparently thought voting for the GOP’s ludicrous anti-socialism resolution would keep them safe from Republican attacks. They’ll find out soon enough how wrong they were.
The Washington Consensus Supporting Sanctions on Cuba and Venezuela Is Breaking
Twenty-one members of Congress last week called for lifting US sanctions on Cuba and Venezuela, including most of the Squad. The pushback is needed: sanctions are a cruel economic weapon that hurts average people — and has spurred a surge of economic refugees.
Jeff Bezos’s Charitable Giving Is Another Billionaire Scam
The recent announcement that Jeff Bezos is donating the bulk of his vast fortune to charity should be recognizable to everyone at this point: it’s a tried-and-true scheme to rehabilitate his public image while avoiding paying taxes.
Are Hispanic Voters Really Switching to the GOP?
Democrats aren’t losing Hispanic voters — they’re losing the entire working class.
Krystal Ball: Why Politicians Like John Fetterman Won
It turns out when you promise to do even the bare minimum for people, they tend to vote for you. The more Democrats act like John Fetterman and the less they act like Larry Summers, the more they'll win in the Rust Belt.
The Uvalde Massacre Has Exposed the Lies That Once Justified Police Militarization
For years, the ever-increasing militarization of US police forces has been cast by its defenders as an indispensable tool for dealing with large-scale violence and mass-casualty events. Since the Uvalde massacre last month, that rationale lies in tatters.
Joe Biden Has Botched the Summit of the Americas
The United States is excluding Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua from the forthcoming Summit of the Americas. Washington probably wasn’t expecting that much of Latin America, led by Mexico’s Andrés Manuel López Obrador, would publicly push back in response.
Tyler Perry’s Wealth Is Not Trickling Down to Black Residents of Atlanta
Filmmaker and entrepreneur Tyler Perry is a billionaire. His Atlanta studios receive massive tax write-offs, premised on the idea that his success will inspire others. If that sounds familiar, it’s because it’s a liberal version of trickle-down economics.
Joe Biden’s Unconditional Support for Israel Risks Creating a Regional War
As Israel continues to raze Gaza, Biden has set two aims for his administration: to provide unconditional support to Israel and prevent a regional war. It will be hard for the US to achieve both aims.
Campaign Staffers Are Undermining American Democracy
National electoral campaigns are mainly staffed by political junkies from elite universities — exactly the opposite of much of the US public. No wonder they’re so bad at reaching working-class voters.
Good Riddance, Angela Merkel
Angela Merkel’s 16-year German chancellorship has finally come to an end. Though she presented herself as the sensible and stabilizing force in Europe, her tenure was characterized by economic neglect, obstruction, and brutal austerity.
The American Ruling Class Has Never Let Us Build Back Better
The nation’s original failure to “build back better” was Reconstruction, the attempt to radically remake society in the wake of the Civil War. Then as now, the most powerful people in the country went out of their way to maintain the status quo.
Sick and Injured Americans Are Drug Companies’ Favorite Cash Cows
Global pharmaceutical companies sell their medications in every country around the world. But only in the US do they get away with charging the extortionate prices Americans have become familiar with.
Storm the Ivies!
A modest proposal.
Regime Change Advocates Don’t Care About Cubans
If people like Joe Biden and Marco Rubio actually cared about Cuban lives, they would lift the crippling blockade and end the 62-year-old US war against Cuba.