Many of Europe’s Green parties have pacifist roots — but now support hurried rearmament. The plan to boost defense spending to 5 percent of GDP is turning Europe away from green investment and plowing cash into the vastly polluting arms industry. Robert Habeck and...
Bill Clinton’s last-minute endorsement of Andrew Cuomo in New York City’s mayoral race is all too fitting: both men represent the corporate Democratic establishment, opposed by socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani, that has abandoned the working class. Andrew Cuomo and...
On art and culture, Donald Trump and the movement behind him are offering a highly circumscribed vision of the future in comparison to far-right movements of the past. Donald Trump speaking during a Kennedy Center Board dinner in the State Dining Room of the White...
Advocates of “military Keynesianism” present it as a boon for the working class. In reality, it diverts resources away from social provision while building up a military-industrial complex with a vested interest in aggressive wars that never cease. Workers adjust a...
In the long run, the United States will pay for Donald Trump’s hubris in attacking Iran. President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the White House in Washington, DC, on June 21, 2025, following the announcement that the US bombed nuclear sites in Iran. (Carlos...
St Louis organizer Bill Sentner led some of the most successful labor battles in Midwestern history by uniting workers across race and gender lines. He won a string of major victories against corporate giants — before McCarthyism put a target on his back. As president...
The New York City mayoral campaign of Zohran Mamdani is focused on lowering the cost of living. It can serve as a blueprint for progressives seeking to embed climate action in real improvements for working peoples’ everyday lives. Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani...
Reza Pahlavi is son of the last shah — and he often echoes Israeli talking points condemning “appeasement” of Iran. It’s earned him admiration from US neocons, but such belligerent talk is a deadly danger to ordinary Iranians. Iranian opposition leader and son of the...
The real estate industry is pouring millions into Andrew Cuomo’s mayoral campaign in an effort to stop the robust pro-tenant candidacy of Zohran Mamdani. Zohran Mamdani at a campaign rally on June 21, 2025, in Jackson Heights, New York City. (Andrew Lichtenstein /...
It took less than half a year for Donald Trump to renege on the promises he incessantly made on the campaign trail and plunge the country into another dumb, potentially bloody Middle East war no one wants. President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the White...
One year since the New Popular Front won a surprise election victory, France’s left looks more divided than ever. This month’s Socialist congress showed how much the party is at loggerheads with Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s France Insoumise. Emmanuel Macron speaking in Le...
Artificial intelligence technologies are leading us to a critical juncture, forcing a fundamental rethinking of both work and the welfare state. This is a field where early surrender, allowing capital to shape the future, is not an option. A robot using artificial...