Profit-hungry developers, Gulf monarchs, Donald Trump, Tony Blair, and the Israeli far right are all united in their vision for Gaza: a tech-fueled special economic zone governed by billionaires, with no question of self-determination for Palestinians.The Trump...
In raising the alarm about New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, Senator Ted Cruz said Mamdani is not just a mere socialist. No, he’s something far more extreme: a Marxist. Cruz is very confused about what the terms Marxism and socialism mean.Ted Cruz’s thinking...
Newly released files show Jeffrey Epstein claiming to have been involved in Ehud Barak’s 2019 election challenge to Benjamin Netanyahu. It’s well past time to ask questions about the billionaire pedophile’s links to Israel.Recently published emails shed light on...
For New York City socialists, electing Zohran Mamdani as mayor was the first step. The second, enacting his agenda, requires a successful state-level campaign pressuring Gov. Kathy Hochul to raise taxes on the wealthy.Taxing the rich is the piece that makes...
After years of scorched-earth union-busting and stonewalling tactics by their bosses, Starbucks workers are trying to get their union drive and contract negotiations unstuck through a nationwide strike.Starbucks Workers United members and supporters picket outside a...
Polish-British sociologist Zygmunt Bauman was born 100 years ago today. He is best known as the theorist of “liquid modernity,” in which social bonds decline in favor of an atomized individualism.Zygmunt Bauman speaking at re:publica 2015 on July 5, 2015, in Berlin....
A GOP-led House bill would lower regulatory barriers, including minimum capital requirements, for new and some existing community banks. A loophole in the legislation could help banking giants circumvent regulations meant to prevent bank failure.Through its PAC, the...
Donald Trump has approved a deal with South Korea to equip its navy with nuclear-powered submarines. Combined with Trump’s aggressive posture toward China, the move will further exacerbate tensions in a volatile region.President Donald Trump reacts as he is presented...
Economic insecurity is rampant in the United States. A program of universal grocery subsidies could help working-class families deal with the cost of living — and be wildly popular.Whereas free cash is widely perceived as an undeserved luxury, free food is not; it is...
Ezra Klein talks with Bhaskar Sunkara about Abundance, Zohran Mamdani’s victory, and why progressives need a state that works at the speed of their ambitions.Ezra Klein: “Creating a left that people don’t fear — because what they’re really afraid of is that the...
Zohran Mamdani’s proposal for an additional 2% tax on incomes over $1 million has provoked gloomy prophecies of elite exodus. Yet a similar policy Massachusetts passed three years ago has not caused the rich to flee and has generated significant revenue.Billionaire...
In the midst of its criminal assault on Gaza, Israel killed hundreds of Palestinian journalists bearing witness to its brutality. It also remade its own press outlets into vehicles abetting genocide. These crimes can’t be swept under the rug.The draped body of...