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We’re Living in a Golden Age of Plenty—for the Rich

We’re Living in a Golden Age of Plenty—for the Rich We’re Living in a Golden Age of Plenty—for the Rich

Conspicuously absent from this year’s World Economic Forum was one of the most pressing issues of our time, which the elite that gathered are chiefly responsible for creating.

Feb 13, 2023 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

An elderly woman waves a Cuban flag holding a poster of Cuban late leader Fidel Castro in Havana, on July 26, 2021.

Sovereign Cuba, 125 Years Later Sovereign Cuba, 125 Years Later

It is long past time that the US treated Cuba like the sovereign nation it is.

Feb 13, 2023 / William M. LeoGrande

Sarah Huckabee Sanders, You’re No Jack Kennedy

Sarah Huckabee Sanders, You’re No Jack Kennedy Sarah Huckabee Sanders, You’re No Jack Kennedy

Trying to evoke a lost Cold War consensus, the GOP’s rising star conflated “normal” with “crazy.”

Feb 10, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Save the Whales

Save the Whales Save the Whales

Street Art, Hanoi, Vietnam, January 2023.

Feb 10, 2023 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo

People enter the International Criminal Court at The Hague in the Netherlands.

Prosecuting Putin Prosecuting Putin

How the double standards of international justice are obstacles.

Feb 10, 2023 / Reed Brody

Neither Forgive nor Forget

Neither Forgive nor Forget Neither Forgive nor Forget

Plaza de Armas, Guadalajara, Jalisco. The estate of Jalisco has the highest rate of femicides in Mexico.

Feb 9, 2023 / OppArt / Jacqueline Loweree

U.S. President Joe Biden participates in a virtual meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Roosevelt Room of the White House November 15, 2021 in Washington, DC. President Biden met with his Chinese counterpart to discuss bilateral issues.

War With China Is Preventable, Not Inevitable War With China Is Preventable, Not Inevitable

What is needed is a policy of constructive coexistence.

Feb 9, 2023 / Jake Werner and William D. Hartung

Russian opposition politician Grigory Yavlinsky attends a memorial service for Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union on September 3, 2022.

Stop the Killing Stop the Killing

Anti-war Russian leader Grigory Yavlinsky calls for a cease-fire.

Feb 9, 2023 / Grigory Yavlinsky

Is “The Dig” the Most Important Podcast on the Left?

Is “The Dig” the Most Important Podcast on the Left? Is “The Dig” the Most Important Podcast on the Left?

A conversation with Daniel Denvir about how his podcast became an essential feature of a radical education, the challenges facing leftist organizers, and much more.

Feb 9, 2023 / Q&A / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins

People carry a body, covered with a blanket, as they conduct a search and rescue operation after the second bombardment of the Israeli army in the last 24 hours at Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza City, Gaza, on November 1, 2023.

California’s Extreme Weather Is the Future of Climate Change California’s Extreme Weather Is the Future of Climate Change

After years of thirst, the state has been drowning, and the poorest people have been among those hardest hit.

Feb 8, 2023 / Rebecca Gordon

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