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How International Law Disintegrated in Gaza

How International Law Disintegrated in Gaza

As the Israeli assault in Gaza approaches the two-year mark, the extent of Israel’s crimes becomes clearer by the day. So too does the complicity of other countries who have refused to uphold international law. A man collects an aid package dropped from an airplane...

How Socialism Won in NYC’s Mayoral Primary

How Socialism Won in NYC’s Mayoral Primary

Zohran Mamdani is a longtime member of New York City Democratic Socialists of America, and the organization played a key role in his victory. We spoke to NYC DSA’s cochairs about how it happened. NYC Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani holds a press conference outside of...

The Famine in Gaza Was Made in the USA

The Famine in Gaza Was Made in the USA

The people of Gaza are starving because of a man-made famine as Israel draws up plans for a full-scale military occupation. US government officials haven’t just turned a blind eye to the historic atrocities in Gaza — they’ve been cheering them on. President Donald...

Can Zohran Mamdani Fix New York’s Public Education?

Can Zohran Mamdani Fix New York’s Public Education?

Zohran Mamdani’s potential election as New York City mayor could be transformational for the city’s underfunded public K–12 schools and higher education system. Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani answers questions from the media during an event in Queens, New York, on...

The Problem With Israel Is So Much Bigger Than Netanyahu

The Problem With Israel Is So Much Bigger Than Netanyahu

Increasingly, mainstream Democrats have sought to carve out a space for “acceptable” Zionism by saying that they support Israel but oppose Bibi Netanyahu. But the horrors of Gaza are a result of processes far more vast than one right-wing leader. Settlers and...

Donald Trump Seems Intent on Sabotaging US Dominance

Donald Trump Seems Intent on Sabotaging US Dominance

By clinging to American primacy through force and intimidation, Donald Trump is, ironically, undermining US global power. A saboteur trying to subvert US interests from the inside could hardly do better than what he’s accomplished through sheer incompetence. US...

Europe Is Complicit in Israeli Genocide

Europe Is Complicit in Israeli Genocide

European states have armed Israel through almost two years of genocide in Gaza. While the European Union’s trade deal with Israel is meant to be conditional on human rights, in practice EU leaders have turned a blind eye to its crimes. European Union Commission vice...

Childcare Is Not Just an Economic Fix. It’s a Social Good.

Childcare Is Not Just an Economic Fix. It’s a Social Good.

Even strong defenders of childcare sometimes rely on the economic case that childcare programs keep workers in the labor force. While it’s not wrong, that argument misses the true role of childcare: social infrastructure that keeps families connected. Volunteer...

In Italy, Punjabi Farmworkers Are Treated as Expendable

In Italy, Punjabi Farmworkers Are Treated as Expendable

After decades working the fields in Italy, Balvir Kumar “Birra” was still paid barely five euros an hour. Killed in an accident last month, his story shows how little value Italy’s vast food industry puts on its workers’ lives. Migrants workers and their bicycles are...

How the UAW Became the First Big Union to Back Zohran Mamdani

How the UAW Became the First Big Union to Back Zohran Mamdani

The United Auto Workers was the first big union to endorse Zohran Mamdani in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary. The endorsement was the result of rank-and-file activism and a new culture of openness, transparency, and progressivism in the UAW. Zohran...

Democrats’ Gerrymandering Flip-Flop Erodes Their Credibility

Democrats’ Gerrymandering Flip-Flop Erodes Their Credibility

For years, the Democratic Party framed gerrymandering as a fundamental threat to democracy. In response to continued GOP gerrymandering, Democrats are changing their tune — a shift likely to further erode trust in the party and US political institutions. California...

Gaza Exposes the Bankruptcy of Western Liberalism

Gaza Exposes the Bankruptcy of Western Liberalism

In defending and arming Israel over the last two years, Western governments have shown the hollowness of international law. The genocide will be remembered as a decisive moment in the collapse of liberalism. President Donald Trump and Israeli prime minister Benjamin...