Image by Shraga Kopstein. The Orwellian G7 statement described Israel’s military attacks on Iran as “self‑defense. By twisting language to fit political ends, the communiqué normalizes aggression and offers diplomatic cover for Israel’s serial violations of...
A shelter-in-place warning in downtown Minneapolis. Photograph Source: SavagePanda845 (Elliot F) – CC BY 4.0 The cold truth is this: political violence works. The assassination and attempted assassination of two Minnesota state legislators remind us again that...
Image by Jorge Stark. At a time when many may feel that good news has gone the way of the dodo, look no further than the homeland of that long-extinct bird — Mauritius — for a dose of encouragement. There, among the islands of the Indian Ocean, news can be found about...
The 2024 presidential election ushered in an extreme shift in political winds to an unanticipated degree. In the White House, the President issued a barrage of executive orders to dismantle economic regulation. His adviser, Elon Musk, unnerved workers by slamming...
Vance Boelter, Hennepin County Jail. Early Saturday morning, June 14th, 2025–the morning of Trump’s birthday gift to himself in the form of a military parade–Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were murdered in their Brooklyn Park home...
Cover art for the book Vivienne by Emmalea Russo Emmalea Russo is a writer and astrologer. Her books of poetry are G, Wave Archive, Confetti, and Magenta. Recent work has appeared in Artforum, BOMB, Spike Art Magazine, and Los Angeles Review of Books. We spoke a while...
Photo by Antonio Verdín Boycotts of restaurants that refuse to let their workers unionize are gathering steam nationwide, with the latest boycott against 6 popular eateries in the Washington DC area drawing support from dozens of Democratic members of Congress,...
Image by AK. Boycotts of restaurants that refuse to let their workers unionize are gathering steam nationwide, with the latest boycott against 6 popular eateries in the Washington DC area drawing support from dozens of Democratic members of Congress, including former...
Continuing claims have been on a modest upward path since last summer, but we just saw a big jump in last week’s data. The levels are still not scary high, but they definitely are consistent with a weakening labor market. To be clear on what we are looking at, the...
Israel recently launched a brutal new offensive in Gaza, followed by an expanded ground offensive, killing and injuring thousands of beleaguered Palestinians. The campaign is intended to take control of all of Gaza and forcibly displace hundreds of thousands of...
Image by Edoardo Busti. Fans worldwide are unequivocally challenging FIFA’s continued support for Israel, organizing with unprecedented unity for Palestine. Unlike previous actions, this mobilization is now notably well-coordinated, widespread, and consistent. Long...
Photograph Source: Library of Congress – Public Domain As of June 2025, ICE agents are storming California farms, mom-and-pop restaurants, and Home Depot parking lots — chasing undocumented workers through blueberry fields in chaotic mass sweeps to meet federal arrest...