‘I am deeply ashamed of my actions and recognize the pain they have caused,’ Larry Summers said.
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson calls for a general strike: Here’s why it matters
The success of the 2012 strike and the iconic “Red Wave” cemented the influence of a more progressive, social-justice-oriented caucus within the CTU and established a model of militant unionism that has shaped labor actions across the country ever since.
‘Massive privatization’: María Corina Machado offers to sell $1.7 trillion of Venezuela’s assets to U.S. corporations
María Corina Machado, the far-right Venezuelan coup leader who won the Nobel Peace Prize, vowed “massive privatization”, offering to sell off $1.7 trillion of her country’s resources to U.S. corporations.
Swiss official tied to Israel ordered Ali Abunimah arrest, probe finds
The new federal report indicates abuse of power by a senior Swiss official with financial ties to Israel.
Nkrumaist, Sankarist, and creator of Afrobeat
TONY BURKE recommends a new podcast about the legendary Nigerian musician and political activist FELA KUTI.
Dockworkers Have the Power to Stop Imperialist War Cargo and Win Union Control of Technology—Use It!
US president Donald Trump rumbles fatuously on as his phony “peace” plan for Gaza unravels, the US/NATO war against Russia sinks ever deeper in the mud of Ukraine, and his bunker-buster blow failed to put a dent in Iran’s nuclear program. In the United States he has...
The myth of the immigrant threat
Scapegoating newcomers has become a convenient distraction from policy failure.
Mayor to Mayor: a conversation between Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani
Mayor to Mayor: a conversation between Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani.
New Orleans elects formerly incarcerated jailhouse lawyer as clerk of court
Duncan’s election is significant because he has sharply raised the problems of racism and police repression at a time when the Trump regime and servile state governments are attempting to stop any discussion of the real history of this country and racist oppression...
Luisa Gonzalez says presidential election fraud “confirmed” by the referendum defeat for Noboa
Luisa Gonzalez, former presidential candidate of Ecuador for the Citizen Revolution (RC) party, claimed that the general elections fraud is “confirmed” after voters rejected Noboa’s referendum aimed at rewriting the 2008 Constitution established during Rafael Correa’s...
Data Center Resistance: A Good Ground Game Can Help Stop the Corporate AI Offensive
Major tech companies–OpenAI (GPT), Google (Gemini), Anthropic (Claude), Meta (Llama), and xAI (Grok)–are spending heavily to boost the computing power of their respective large language artificial intelligence models. The companies claim that this spending will...
WTO, G20, and the future of economic multilateralism
As a forum for economic cooperation between countries, the G20 lacks a legal basis.