The Medieval-ness of Mark Zuckerberg The Medieval-ness of Mark Zuckerberg
There’s something very feudal about his massive doomsday bunker.
Dec 22, 2023 / Kate Wagner
The Year of the Youth The Year of the Youth
Over the last year, we’ve seen an extraordinary surge in student organizing around LGBTQ rights, climate change, labor, Palestine, and more.
Dec 22, 2023 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Eugene Debs, Walter Reuther, Shawn Fain, and Labor’s Anti-War Legacy Eugene Debs, Walter Reuther, Shawn Fain, and Labor’s Anti-War Legacy
The UAW president’s high-profile advocacy for a cease-fire in Gaza renews a tradition of advocacy for peace and justice by class-conscious union leaders. And he’s not alone.
Dec 21, 2023 / John Nichols
The Big Little War You’ve Probably Never Heard Of The Big Little War You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is holding elections. Civil war has displaced millions of the country’s citizens but garnered little attention internationally.
Dec 20, 2023 / Hugh Kinsella Cunningham and Nicolas Niarchos
Argentina’s New President Swaps the Chain Saw for the Blender Argentina’s New President Swaps the Chain Saw for the Blender
As Javier Milei’s new free-market economic measures start to roll out, devaluation has already started to impact everyone in Argentina—especially the middle classes and the poor.
Dec 20, 2023 / Pablo Calvi
The UN Climate Conference Finally Names the Culprit, Fossil Fuels—but Is It Enough? The UN Climate Conference Finally Names the Culprit, Fossil Fuels—but Is It Enough?
Not demanding a “phase out” of fossil fuels—which over 140 nations at COP 28 pushed for—and or detailing how to transition—leaves the agreement without teeth.
Dec 19, 2023 / Tina Gerhardt
Biden’s Best Chance for 2024 Is to Take Aim at Corporate America Biden’s Best Chance for 2024 Is to Take Aim at Corporate America
Poll numbers show increasing dissatisfaction with the president’s performance. To win voters, he needs to follow through on his populist rhetoric.
Dec 19, 2023 / Chris Lehmann
Silicon Landlords: On the Narrowing of AI’s Horizon Silicon Landlords: On the Narrowing of AI’s Horizon
The one thing science fiction couldn’t imagine is the world we have now: the near-complete control of Artificial Intelligence by a few corporations whose only goal is profit.
Dec 19, 2023 / Dwayne Monroe
A Working-Class Foreign Policy Is Coming A Working-Class Foreign Policy Is Coming
After a transformative year on the picket lines, the United Auto Workers’ ambitions for building worker power don’t stop at the US border.
Dec 18, 2023 / Column / Spencer Ackerman
The 2 Murrays and the Age of Pretend Anarchy The 2 Murrays and the Age of Pretend Anarchy
The strange global influence of anarcho-capitalism.
Dec 15, 2023 / Jeet Heer