Photograph Source: The White House – Public Domain Narcissism is a personality trait characterized by an excessive preoccupation with oneself, a sense of entitlement, and a need for admiration. It involves an inflated sense of self-importance, a lack of empathy for...
Photo by Marcus Wallis ‘What do they know of cricket who only cricket know?’ famously wrote the Trinidadian historian C.L.R. James in Beyond a Boundary, exploring not just the beauty and psychology of the game, but the unspoken layers of class, race, and politics...
Image by Ran Liwen. Although the global dominance of the US is crumbling and China is emerging as a rival, the unilateral world order remains intact, according to historian Vijay Prashad. In this interview, he explains why he considers NATO to be the most dangerous...
Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair Federal officials, then-Governor of Indiana Eric Holcomb, union leaders, company representatives, and dozens of guests assembled at Heidelberg Materials in Mitchell, Indiana, last year to celebrate a milestone for North America’s...
Red’s Java House, San Francisco waterfront. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair There is a simple problem professors sometimes challenge their intermediate econ students with on the first day of class. Popular restaurants often have long waits for tables, especially on weekend...
Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park. Photo: Jeffrey St. Clair. Ecotourism is often hailed as a sustainable alternative to traditional travel—an opportunity to explore unique environments while supporting local communities and conservation efforts. Yet beneath its...
Photograph Source: The White House – Public Domain Narcissism is a personality trait characterized by an excessive preoccupation with oneself, a sense of entitlement, and a need for admiration. It involves an inflated sense of self-importance, a lack of empathy for...
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn was one of the Industrial Workers of the World’s (IWW) most effective speakers and also one of the Communist Party USA’s most notable speakers. Her political life from the time she joined the IWW until she retired from public life as a communist...
Photograph Source: Bart Maat – CC BY-SA 4.0 Donald Trump is embracing new military goals for NATO that may lead to an additional trillion dollars in military spending and the greater militarization of Europe. In pressuring the members of the North Atlantic Treaty...
Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair Donald Trump seems to be doing everything possible to show his contempt for ordinary working people, many of whom voted for him last fall. Just after signing his big bill, which gave massive tax breaks to the rich while taking away...
Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair The Supreme Court in a 6-3 decision on June 27, 2025 created in Donald Trump an American fascist dictator. The decision in the case Trump v. CASA, Inc. did not seem momentous. It declared only that Federal District judges could no...
Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair Whatever the outcomes of Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to the White House on Monday and the latest scenario for a ceasefire in Gaza, a bilateral policy of genocide has united the Israeli and U.S. governments in a pact of literally...