Building a Movement for Social Justice in the Time of Trump
Unlike many who are upset about Trump’s win, Liz Theoharis and William Hartung focus building a broad-based opposition with policy goals
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Introduction: ‘To Govern The Globe’
Tom Neuburger presents Alfred McCoy’s book, To Govern the Globe, and his concept of world orders.
Read more...There’s No Growth, so What Should Labour Do?
Labour’s dilemma — which has parallels in other countries — leads to vague aspirations that are almost meaningless, and probably undeliverable. So, what should it do?
Read more...For Homeless Seniors, Getting Into Stable Housing Takes a Village — And a Lot of Luck
Another indictment of America’s claims of superiority: a coming tsunami of homeless elderly
Read more...David Lynch Exposed the Rot at the Heart of American Culture
Lynch’s films and TV series reflected the dark, ominous, often bizarre underbelly of American culture – one increasingly out of the shadows today.
Read more...Bluesky: Exit, Voice, and Platform Loyalty
On some of the subtler forms of Bluesky censorship.
Read more...Is Capitalism Falling Out of Favor? We Analyzed 400,000 News Stories to Find Out
On the fundamental flaws in a study meant to assess the popularity, or lack thereof, of capitalism in the US.
Read more...Beware the Faux Populism of Corporate Democrats
Why the working class needs to make a hostile takeover of the Democrats.
Read more...Yanis Varoufakis: What to Watch Out for in the Unfolding Palestinian Genocide
Yanis Varoufakis contends that even though Israel’s genocide in Gaza looks unstoppable, that the costs to Israel will keep rising.
Read more...The Earthquake Environmental Justice Advocates Aren’t Talking About
Why are US environmental groups so silent about the empire’s global warmaking?
Read more...Michael Hudson’s Introduction to Giorgio Buccellati’s At the Origins of Politics
Michael Hudson introduces anthropologist Giorgio Buccellati’s fascinating book on the political evolution of earlier societies.
Read more...Why Doesn’t the News Media Talk About the Real Issues in Life?
Looking at why the media seems increasingly to be talking to itself and not ordinary people.
Read more...Self-Selection and Self-Censorship on Campus, and the FIRE Report
A new study tries to find out how extensive self-censorship is among university teaching staff.
Read more...Enrollment in Nature Schools Soars as Families Rediscover the Benefits of Outdoor Learning
Are nature schools an old answer to new childrearing and education challenges?
Read more...Will Trump Take On the Housing Cartels?
The DOJ case against RealPage for orchestrating a rental housing price-fixing cartel will tell us a lot about the economic direction of Trump 2.0.
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