A lot of the misunderstanding U.S. policy makers have of foreign countries is caused by the lousy reporting in U.S. media.
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The Military-Industrial-Academic Complex and Israel’s war machine
ISRAEL’s genocide in Gaza and the 12-day war between Israel and Iran saw Israel destroying all universities in Gaza and assassinating top scientists of Iran. Not a tear or word of condemnation from the U.S. and European powers.
China is not a monolith
The Communist Party and socialist construction.
Legal & Political Foundations of Capitalism w/ Jamee K. Moudud
Heterodox economist Jamee K. Moudud returns to Money on the Left to discuss his new book, Legal and Political Foundations of Capitalism: The End of Laissez-Faire? (Routledge, 2025). The phrase “institutions matter” is a common refrain among economists, including many...
The necessity of birthright citizenship for Black People
Black citizenship was non-existent for the first 200 years that enslaved and free people were present in what became the United States. Even long-standing legal victories are tenuous, and now birthright citizenship is at risk.
‘Islamesque: The Forgotten Craftsmen Who Built Europe’s Medieval Monuments’ – book review
Diana Darke’s brilliant history of medieval architecture reveals the extent of Islamic influence on the foundational phase of Western European art and buildings, finds Dominic Alexander.
Every child is precious unless that child is Palestinian
The world professes reverence for childhood, but hollow platitudes about universal children's rights aren't meant for the colonized.
The Empire has accidentally caused the rebirth of real counterculture in the West
A real, politically meaningful counterculture has been born in the western world, and our rulers are already showing us that they’re afraid of it.
The Trump Doctrine and the New M.A.G.A. Imperialism — John Bellamy Foster — ICSS 20250629
The dramatic shift in the Trump led U.S. foreign policies, as seen recently in the bombing in Iran, has created enormous confusion and consternation within establishment centers of power.
How to New York Times-Proof Mamdani’s Playbook: Turning Coalition Specifics into Fiscal Possibilities
In a recent video recapping his primary victory in Queens, Zohran Mamdani did something almost radical for today’s political landscape: he cut through the usual Beltway euphemisms and mapped out the varied, living elements of the coalition that won. Most postmortems...
The Empire’s Strategic Failure: How the US-Israeli Assault on Iran Accelerated Imperial Decline
The June 2025 US-Israeli military assault on Iran—featuring Israel’s Operation Rising Lion and the US Operation Midnight Hammer confronted by Iran’s defensive Operation True Promise 3—despite achieving short-term tactical victories, represents a profound strategic...
Unhoused why? It’s always about the land
Homelessness isn’t policy failure—it’s policy.