A cornerstone of Donald Trump’s economic policies is tariffs. Claiming that just about every country in the world has ripped off the United States—even stating that the European Union was established to do this—he sees tariffs as a way for the U.S. to get even.
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Tough on Institutions, not Individuals: Resisting Militarism in Engineering Schools
The scale and pace of the genocide in Gaza is accelerated by the direct and indirect contributions of American universities.
How the creation of the ‘New Antisemitism’ was used to shield Israel and attack the Left
Challenges to Zionism in the late 1960s and 1970s sparked an effort to redefine antisemitism focused on defending Israel while attacking the political Left. This resulted in the IHRA definition and the assault on Palestine activism we see today.
New report shows working-class Americans live 7 years fewer than rich
“The massive income and wealth inequality that exists in America today is not just an economic issue, it is literally a matter of life and death,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont.
Marx’s ontology: A clarification
Marx’s theory of being is fundamental to his wider approach to history and politics, explains John Rees.
What the doxxing of student activists means for the First Amendment
Is ICE following the lead of rightwing websites to suppress pro-Palestinian speech and activism?
The Carnation Revolution of Portugal Today: The New Challenge from the Far-Right
In an unmistakable style in the form of a provocative lecture in Lisbon in 2024, at the age of 84 Father Martins Júnior asked: “50 years later, what irony! There are 50 fascists, one for each year, in Parliament. How is this possible?”
The Great Gatsby 100 years later
The relevance of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s most famous work today on its centennial.
As Israel openly declares starvation as a weapon, media still hesitate to blame it for famine
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on March 2 that “Israel has decided to stop letting goods and supplies into Gaza,” where the ongoing Israeli genocide, with the loyal backing of the United States, has officially killed more than 51,000 Palestinians...
Inside the pro-Israel Dominican ultra-right that’s pushing for ethnic cleansing against Haitian immigrants
On March 30, a lynch mob led by neo-Nazi paramilitaries flew the Israel flag as it demanded Haitian workers be expelled from the Dominican Republic. The episode reveals the disturbing connections between the Dominican right-wing and Israel.
Vietnam: A victory never to be forgotten
It’s a historic anniversary that the U.S. ruling class and its allies around the world wish we would forget.
Two hundred years ago, France strangled the Haitian Revolution with an inhumane debt: The Seventeenth Newsletter (2025)
On a stormy August night in 1791, Dutty Boukman (1767–1791) and Cécile Fatiman (1771–1883) conducted a Vodou ceremony at Bois Caïman in northern Saint-Domingue, in the French-owned part of Hispaniola.