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...
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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...
A History of Israel’s Military Occupations of Gaza
Israel’s current genocide in Gaza and recently announced plans to occupy Gaza City are both part of a long and tortured history of Israeli military occupations of the tiny strip. A convoy of Israeli military vehicles drives down a road on the border with the Gaza...
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...
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...
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
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...
Democrats Have to Choose: Zohran Mamdani, or Donald Trump?
With the new reporting that Donald Trump has personally talked to Andrew Cuomo about how to defeat Zohran Mamdani in the mayor’s race, New York Democratic leaders have to choose which side they’re on: Mamdani’s, or Trump’s? Zohran Mamdani during a news conference...
There Soon Won’t Be a Palestine to Even Recognize
As Israel is permitted to continue its daily slaughter in Gaza, it’s hard not to look at the current push to recognize Palestinian statehood as a cynical way for Israel’s backers to delay doing anything substantive to stop it. Crowds form as Palestinians line up to...
Everyone Hates Airlines, Especially the Workers Set to Strike
The flying experience is increasingly miserable, for both passengers and the people working the cabin. While Air Canada executives rake in millions, flight attendants are unpaid for large parts of their job and ready to strike. Air Canada flight attendants at Pearson...
Latin America’s Bid for Sovereignty in a Multipolar World
One of the results of the Pink Tide, the wave of left-wing governments that swept Latin America in the 2000s, was to strengthen ties with China and other Global South nations. Donald Trump rightly sees this emerging order as a challenge to US hegemony. President of...
The Texas Democratic Walkout Is a Strong Opening Move
Texas Democrats exited the state capitol to block a shameless Republican power grab. Their walkout creates an opening for broader resistance to the Right’s antidemocratic project — but only if labor unions and progressive groups step up to the plate. Texas House...






