A Taste of The President’s Cake
The new film The President’s Cake is both entertaining and compelling, but only if you know little about Iraq.
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No, Let’s Not Build a Dubai on the Adriatic
In the Balkan state of Montenegro, public land is being turned over to luxury hotels and megaports for yachts. In a new agreement, investors from the United Arab Emirates will be able to bypass legislation and carve up the country as they please.
Andrew Cuomo, Somehow, Wants to Weaken Affordable Housing
Proposing a housing policy that will accelerate New York’s housing crisis just to troll Zohran Mamdani is an odd look for Andrew Cuomo, who ran for mayor on seriousness and experience. But badly losing a primary will do that kind of thing to a man.
The Right’s Arguments Against “Free Stuff” Don’t Make Sense
The Right loves to claim that socialists want a bunch of “free stuff.” On some level, they’re right. We do. But so do they.
Steven Rose Brought His Science and Socialism Together
Steven Rose, who died last month, was a major figure in the field of neuroscience and a brilliant scientific popularizer. Rose was also a committed socialist who challenged the misuse of science to legitimate racism, sexism, and class inequality.
MAHA Is Going to Make America Sicker
Donald Trump has spent the last seven months flooding our food, water, and air with all kinds of very real, very horrible pollutants, including numerous cancer-causing chemicals — the exact opposite of “making America healthy again.”
Our Favorite Dupe
Henry Wallace was a brilliant progressive with an open mind. That’s where the trouble began.
Australian Unions Are in Decline, and Labor Isn’t Helping
The Australian union movement campaigned and donated millions of dollars to reelect Labor Party prime minister Anthony Albanese. The results have been less than inspiring.
Donald Trump Is Exploiting Europe’s Weakness
Talks over the Ukraine war show that Donald Trump thinks both the US and Russia can end up as winners. Europe is being made to pay the price, as its leaders accept their role as humiliated junior allies.
Zohran Mamdani: “Our Time Is Now”
Last night at a campaign rally, Zohran Mamdani addressed his supporters: “For too long, we have tried not to lose. Now, it is time that we win.”
Surely New York Politics Doesn’t Have to Be This Bad
Two things are happening in New York City at once: the Eric Adams administration is mired in police and corruption scandals, and New Yorkers are suffering greatly under austerity. It’s a perfect opportunity for a mayoral challenger from the Left.
Kentucky Battery Plant Workers Have Voted to Join the UAW
In a close election, 1,200 battery plant workers at the BlueOval SK Battery Park in Kentucky voted to join the United Auto Workers this week. The ultimate outcome of the vote will hinge on 41 ballots that the union is challenging.
Taking Stock of Donald Trump’s First One Hundred Days
One hundred days into Donald Trump’s presidency, the primary victim of America’s war against the world is America.
A Hundred Days In, Donald Trump Is Flailing
Donald Trump’s first 100 days have shown what a vigorous use of executive power actually looks like. But aside from permanently hobbling the modern American state, it’s hard to see what he’s actually achieved with it.
In Canada, the Strike Is Under New Management
From Charter rulings to back-to-work laws, tools once used to manage Canadian labor disputes are now deployed more aggressively — and more often. Quebec’s Bill 89 is pushing this trend forward, making striking harder, riskier, and easier to repress.
The Socialist Politics of Tupac Shakur
Tupac Shakur was murdered 29 years ago today. His status as a cultural icon is beyond dispute, but the legend that’s built up around his tragically short life has often overshadowed the radical political outlook that shaped his work.
Charlie Kirk’s Murder Is a Tragedy and a Disaster
The assassination of Charlie Kirk threatens to embolden the far right and provide Donald Trump with a pretext for crushing dissent. Escalating political violence corrodes democratic norms and poses a unique threat to the Left.
Trump’s Plan to Restore US Financial Dominance
Behind the seeming chaos of Trump’s tariff policy, there’s a coherent plan to reboot what Peter Gowan dubbed the “Dollar–Wall Street Regime.” The goal is to strengthen US power around high-tech digital oligarchs, and it might yet succeed on its own terms.
Two Demands: Free Gaza, Free Speech
College administrators have been trying to preemptively shut down the eruption of new protests against the genocide in Gaza. The movement needs to emphasize the urgent importance of protecting free speech.
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