Israel has used snipers and even naval artillery to attack Gazans lining up for aid as part of a long-term plan to ethnically cleanse the strip. Middle East analyst Mouin Rabbani explains what might be capable of constraining Benjamin Netanyahu. Gazans wait in line to...
The horror of Donald Trump’s war on Iran as experienced by an Iranian living in New York City. The destruction of a home in Tehran after it was hit by an Israeli air strike on June 23, 2025, in Iran. (Majid Saeedi / Getty Images) June 17 The hours pass without me...
After the storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789, the British ambassador in Paris said it best: “The troops left the capital and the populace remained the unmolested masters of everything.” The uprising had world-historic implications, and the broader French...
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell recently warned that the United States was at risk of stagflation, a combination of high inflation and economic slowdown. When this happened in the 1970s, capitalists used the crisis to attack organized labor. Fed Chair Paul Volcker...
Greece has declared a three-month halt to all asylum applications for migrants arriving from North Africa. The European Union is hardening its borders, even if it means trampling on its own laws. Refugees are gathered by Greek coast guard officers in the port of...
By many estimates, the increasing use of artificial intelligence is set to produce significant job losses. The prospect of serious disruption demands that we start formulating egalitarian policy solutions right now. A humanoid robot "staff" moves a heavy load at a...
Donald Trump styled himself as a populist, “antiestablishment” president. But look at what he has actually done in office, and you see he’s a status-quo politician with nothing to offer working Americans. President Donald Trump delivers remarks while meeting with NATO...
Is it possible for American democracy to be further degraded by the influence of billionaires? Thanks to champion of the working class J. D. Vance and his right-wing friends, including “dark money kingpin” Leonard Leo, we may soon find out. Vice President J. D. Vance...
Zohran Mamdani’s recent win in New York City drove home the political promise of economic populism. A bold progressive economic agenda can win working-class voters in the Midwest too. If we want to know what working-class people want from politicians, the best place...
By many estimates, the increasing use of artificial intelligence is set to produce significant job losses. The prospect of serious disruption demands that we start formulating egalitarian policy solutions right now. A humanoid robot "staff" moves a heavy load at a...
Donald Trump styled himself as a populist, “antiestablishment” president. But look at what he has actually done in office, and you see he’s a status-quo politician with nothing to offer working Americans. President Donald Trump delivers remarks while meeting with NATO...
Is it possible for American democracy to be further degraded by the influence of billionaires? Thanks to champion of the working class J. D. Vance and his right-wing friends, including “dark money kingpin” Leonard Leo, we may soon find out. Vice President J. D. Vance...