The GOP’s New Red Scare The GOP’s New Red Scare
McCarthyism, the second time as farce.
Jul 28, 2026 / Chris Lehmann
A Rave Novel Rediscovered A Rave Novel Rediscovered
Ann Scott’s “Superstars” captures the last gasp of pre-Internet counterculture.
Jul 28, 2026 / Books & the Arts / Max Pearl
Signs of Cautious Hope on the Israeli Left Signs of Cautious Hope on the Israeli Left
One interesting development on the left is the new joint Jewish-Arab “Place for All of Us” Party, founded by leaders of Standing Together.
Jul 28, 2026 / Hillel Schenker
The People Versus Big Oil—With Jamie Henn The People Versus Big Oil—With Jamie Henn
Jamie Henn joins Fighting Fascism to discuss holding Big Oil accountable, the politics of climate change, and how to confront the climate crisis with urgency and hope.
Jul 27, 2026 / Podcast / Jonathan Smucker, Matt DaSilva, and Aaron Regunberg
Trump Humiliated a Submissive Mainstream Media at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Trump Humiliated a Submissive Mainstream Media at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
His speech was racist, homophobic, vindictive, and soul-crushingly unfunny—and the journalists in the crowd didn’t seem to care.
Jul 27, 2026 / Jeet Heer
AI Is Opening Pandora’s Box AI Is Opening Pandora’s Box
Anthropic and other AI companies’ race for profits.
Jul 27, 2026 / OppArt / Peter Kuper
The War on the UAW The War on the UAW
The United Auto Workers called for a ceasefire in Gaza. The union’s federal monitor didn’t like it—and now he’s investigating Shawn Fain, just weeks before union elections.
Jul 27, 2026 / Ella Fanger
Dispatches From the First Great British CPAC Dispatches From the First Great British CPAC
Through conferences, media ventures, and fat public-affairs contracts, the MAGA industrial complex has spent 10 years trying to buy British politics.
Jul 27, 2026 / Stella Tsantekidou
What J.M. Coetzee Can Teach Us About ICE What J.M. Coetzee Can Teach Us About ICE
The world inside the South African novelist’s Waiting for the Barbarians bears striking resemblance to Trump’s racist empire.
Jul 25, 2026 / Pamela Newton