Restoring the original and non-Orwellian name to the U.S. Department of War ought to have a positive impact on people’s speech and understanding. Yes, of course, Trump did it in order to celebrate the sadistic malevolence associated with the word “war.” He did it...
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“This is the deal: I am only an observer here, not wearing a micro-camera or a hidden microphone. The two guards with me are for my protection per departmental ordinance.” “Got it. Federal government?” “How could you tell? As I said, only a silent observer. Fly on the...
The Peoples Conference for Palestine: Another Step Forward
The well-organized Palestine conference in Detroit brought over 4600 there, with a heavy Palestinian presence. Most of the speakers in the plenaries were genuine Palestinian activists tested in battle, not well-known writers or professors. The over 270 journalists who...
Israele bombarda i funzionari di Hamas a Doha, la capitale del Qatar
Il 9 settembre l’esercito israeliano ha annunciato di aver condotto dei raid contro la leadership del gruppo palestinese Hamas, dopo che alcune esplosioni erano state segnalate a Doha, la capitale del Qatar. Leggi
What We Can Learn From Nordic Socialism
Pelle Dragsted’s Nordic Socialism: The Path Toward a Democratic Economy is a book about radical possibilities. Written by a Danish MP of the ecosocialist Enhedslisten (Red-Green Alliance), it makes the case that the next step beyond social democracy is neither...
Volunteer Witnesses Are Key to Defending Immigrant Rights
Donald Trump is trying to criminalize the practice of volunteers accompanying immigrants to their court proceedings. Why? Because it works to prevent rights violations. The best way for citizens to show up for noncitizens is to literally show up. Volunteers...
Universities Are Selling Themselves Off Piece by Piece
American higher ed has become a mesh of corporate contracts and outsourced services. From dining halls to student records, private vendors now run many institutions’ most basic operations — atomizing workers and undermining the university’s public mission. Once upon a...
La sinistra vince le elezioni in Norvegia, grande crescita della destra populista
La sinistra norvegese, guidata dal primo ministro laburista Jonas Gahr Støre, ha vinto le elezioni legislative dell’8 settembre 2025, caratterizzate dalla crescita della destra populista antimmigrazione. Leggi
It’s Time for Emmanuel Macron’s Administration to End
Every few months, French president Emmanuel Macron appoints a new government, without his prime ministers ever winning a real base of support. The fundamental problem is the president himself and a dogmatic austerity agenda, which most French people reject. President...
Costa Rica | El Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos informó que el 22.4% de las y los niños vive en condición de pobreza, es decir, uno de cada cinco
Más de 11% de los niños en Costa Rica viven en pobreza extrema Por Fabiana Conejo Según el Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC), un 22,4% de los niños y niñas viven en condición de pobreza, mientras que un 11,6% lo hace en pobreza extrema. Las...
BRICS: enfrentar al proteccionismo y la guerra arancelaria de Trump
Juraima Almeida Los líderes del grupo BRICS rechazaron este lunes, en una cumbre virtual, el proteccionismo económico, en alusión a la ofensiva del presidente estadounidense Donald Trump, quien impuso arancdeles punitivos a varios países del bloque. La reunión fue...
America’s post-democracy crisis: Why winner-take-all politics is driving us off the cliff
From racialized redistricting to MAGA backlash, the collapse of U.S. democracy isn’t just about gerrymandering—it’s baked into our electoral system. Proportional ranked choice voting may be the only way out.