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Storming the Winter Palace on October 25, 1917.

The Impossible Story of Communism The Impossible Story of Communism

How do you tell the history of a global movement in all its hope and contradiction?

Nov 26, 2024 / Books & the Arts / David A. Bell

Dubai Mall in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

In the Zone of the Rich In the Zone of the Rich

In The Hidden Globe, Atossa Araxia Abrahamian examines what globalization has come to look like for the wealthy.

Nov 26, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Vanessa Ogle

Nation Poetry

Overseas Woo Overseas Woo

Nov 26, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Angel Nafis

Amin El Gamal speaks at an LA event sponsored by Generation Rescue and the International Rescue Committee in June.

Hollywood’s Vocal Actors Union Goes Silent on a Gaza Ceasefire Hollywood’s Vocal Actors Union Goes Silent on a Gaza Ceasefire

Amin El Gamal, head of SAG-AFTRA's committee on Middle Eastern and North African members, has advocated for a statement supporting a ceasefire in Gaza—so far without success

Nov 25, 2024 / Ben Schwartz

The Mirabal Sisters

The Mirabal Sisters The Mirabal Sisters

Patria, Minerva, and María Teresa Mirabal were sisters from the Dominican Republic who opposed the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo; they were assassinated on November 25, 1960, und...

Nov 25, 2024 / OppArt / Sylvia Hernández

Black and white photo of people waving to a train.

America Has Done Mass Deportation Before America Has Done Mass Deportation Before

From the Indian Removal Act of 1830 to the deportation of Mexican-Americans during the Great Depression, Trump can easily find precedents for his policy. None of them ended well.

Nov 25, 2024 / Eric Foner

Wall Street Embraces MBS’s Money Man

Wall Street Embraces MBS’s Money Man Wall Street Embraces MBS’s Money Man

After the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, business leaders made a show of shunning Saudi Arabia, doing deals only behind closed doors. Now it’s all out in the open.

Nov 25, 2024 / Jonathan Guyer

Republican presidential nominee, former president Donald Trump, takes the stage for his last rally of the election year at Van Andel Arena on November 5, 2024, in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

What Explains Trumpism? What Explains Trumpism?

It’s capitalism, and it’s global.

Nov 25, 2024 / Stephen Crowley

Activists, including one holding a piece of paper with “Pay Up!” written on it, in reference to demands for climate finance for developing countries, arrive to attend the “People’s Plenary on day 10 at the UNFCCC COP29 Climate Conference on November 21, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Rich Countries Must Pay Up or Humanity Will Pay the Price Rich Countries Must Pay Up or Humanity Will Pay the Price

The climate activist Lidy Nacpil says the climate bill owed to developing nations is in the “trillions, not billions.”

Nov 25, 2024 / Q&A / Carol Schaeffer

Climate Change Is the Real National Security Threat

Climate Change Is the Real National Security Threat Climate Change Is the Real National Security Threat

In the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, it’s clear we’re defending against the wrong perils.

Nov 25, 2024 / Feature / Michael T. Klare

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