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Countering Authoritarian Takeover With the Labor Movement

Countering Authoritarian Takeover With the Labor Movement Countering Authoritarian Takeover With the Labor Movement

Alex Han of "In These Times" and Tarso Luís Ramos speak about the vital role of worker organizing in an age of growing authoritarianism.

Aug 5, 2025 / Q&A / Laura Flanders

Members of the Texas Department of Public Safety inside the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Monday, August 4, 2025. Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered the arrest of Democratic lawmakers who left the state to block a controversial vote on new congressional maps.

Representative Democracy Will Live or Die In Texas Representative Democracy Will Live or Die In Texas

A gerrymandering fight reveals how far Trump will go to avoid electoral accountability.

Aug 5, 2025 / John Nichols

A group of resistance fighters at Lemvig Church. One of them has a Madsen machine gun over his shoulder.

The Danes Resisted Fascism, and So Can We The Danes Resisted Fascism, and So Can We

Danish resistance didn’t arrive all at once during World War II. But taken as a whole, the Danes’ actions are a testament to what’s possible when we work together to fight fascism...

Aug 5, 2025 / Sarah Sophie Flicker

Red Flag!

Red Flag! Red Flag!

Trump undertow pulls the US under.

Aug 5, 2025 / OppArt / Kim DeMarco

The 2025 Doomsday Clock time is displayed after the time reveal held by The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists at the United States Institute of Peace on January 28, 2025, in Washington, DC. The Doomsday Clock, currently the nearest it has been to midnight at 89 seconds, is a symbol for how close humanity is to a “global catastrophe.”

We Need to Stop the Nuclear Arms Race Before It Stops Us We Need to Stop the Nuclear Arms Race Before It Stops Us

There is a risk that the war of words between Moscow and DC could escalate.

Aug 5, 2025 / William D. Hartung

Those Constant Texts Asking You to Donate to Democrats Are Scams

Those Constant Texts Asking You to Donate to Democrats Are Scams Those Constant Texts Asking You to Donate to Democrats Are Scams

A new analysis shows that if you give $100 to an appeal run by a leading Democratic Party vendor, only $1.60 will actually go to the campaign.

Aug 5, 2025 / Chris Lehmann

Magnus Hirschfeld, 1899.

Magnus Hirschfeld’s Forgotten Revolution Magnus Hirschfeld’s Forgotten Revolution

The Weimar physician advocated for a more fluid understanding of sexuality and gender—a pioneering idea that was erased by the rise of Nazism.

Aug 5, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Lizzie Tribone

Roberto Clemente poses for a photo in his Pittsburgh Pirates uniform, outside on a baseball diamond.

What Would Roberto Clemente Do? What Would Roberto Clemente Do?

The right fielder would want the baseball players’ union to fight the Trump administration’s campaign of terror against immigrants and their families.

Aug 4, 2025 / Dave Zirin

The Palestinian Statehood Drive Is a Despicable Sham

The Palestinian Statehood Drive Is a Despicable Sham The Palestinian Statehood Drive Is a Despicable Sham

Western countries are rushing to recognize Palestine not to stop genocide but to solve a political problem. They’re offering colonial lies dressed up as liberation.

Aug 4, 2025 / Ahmad Ibsais

Members of Jewish Voice for Peace are led away after being arrested for occupying the New York offices of Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand on August 1, 2025.

The Gaza Genocide Is a Test for American Democracy The Gaza Genocide Is a Test for American Democracy

The public overwhelmingly opposes the genocide, but the political elites help keep it going. Something has to give.

Aug 4, 2025 / Jeet Heer

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