Opinion

An Authoritarian Dress Rehearsal

The spectacle of Trump’s Washington takeover may be fascist pageantry, but it’s also something more.

Alberto Toscano

The Labor Movement Is in a Fight for Its Existence Against a Neofascist Threat

For unions to survive, they must embrace antifascism.

Bill Fletcher, Jr.

Conservatives’ Long War on Free Thought

Trump’s escalating attacks on higher education represent a centuries-long drive to kill the Socratic spirit.

Matt McManus

Don’t Single Out Military Deportations, Dismantle the Deportation Machine

Military veterans and their families should not be deported. But neither should other immigrants. Let’s reject a politics of “deservingness” and protect everyone.

Sofya Aptekar

Zohran’s Political Revolution

Mamdani's win in the New York City Democratic primary shows that the old tricks of the political establishment are dying out—and something new is being born.

Miles Kampf-Lassin

What the Left Must Learn from Mamdani

Our role on the Left is to set aside our cynicism and push through the specter of electoral losses to help set the table for our political future.

Alex Han

Zohran Mamdani, Black Voters and the Left

Looked at closely, Mamdani’s campaign shows the crucial role—and potential—of Black voters in America’s insurgent left political coalition.

Asha Ransby-Sporn

An Injury to All

What unites the disparate parts of a diverse workers’ movement can be the understanding that “an injury to one” truly is an injury to all.

Alex Han

Here's How Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" Will Make Life in America Worse

The budget bill passed by Republicans and signed by President Trump represents the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich since chattel slavery.

Sarah Anderson and Lindsay Koshgarian

Defending the Indefensible

As Western governments repress Palestine solidarity and enable Israel’s impunity, the “liberal international order” is no longer bothering to manufacture consent.

Alberto Toscano

Palestine Action: Peace Activists, Not Terrorists

Despite United Nations experts urging British lawmakers to rethink plans to use terrorism laws against the protest group Palestine Action, the punishment of the group is in full swing.

Hil Aked

Why Are Americans Letting Israel Starve Us to Death in Gaza?

U.S. veto power at the United Nations is blocking Gaza’s chance for survival.

Dalia Abu Ramadan

America for Sale! Everything Must Go!

Trump’s "Big, Beautiful Bill" trades tax cuts on millionaires for the dissolution of society

Hamilton Nolan

Zohran Mamdani and the Anatomy of a Bogus “Antisemitism” Scandal

The smears against Mamdani—based on cynical weaponization of identity politics—are straight out of a playbook used to defame any critics of Israel’s government.

Adam Johnson

Trump Is Setting the U.S. Economy Up for Another Great Financial Crisis

Trump and tech capitalists like Elon Musk are trying to become kingpins of a largely unregulated financial system.

C.J. Polychroniou

Zohran Mamdani's Win Is the Beginning of the End of the Old Democratic Party

Mamdani's NYC primary victory shows that the old tricks of the political establishment are dying out—and something new is being born.

Hamilton Nolan

Zohran Mamdani Is Now the Democratic Nominee—And Would Be New York's First Socialist Mayor

Mamdani is continuing a proud tradition of bringing socialist politics to New York to uplift the working class. Over a century ago, Morris Hillquit mounted a similar campaign.

Miles Kampf-Lassin and Aaron Welt

End the U.S. War on Iran Now

Trump’s strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities are a dangerous act of war. Congress must act now to end the attacks and stop the U.S. from getting involved in another forever war.

Phyllis Bennis