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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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America for Sale! Everything Must Go!

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

Hamilton Nolan

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Chicago Jewish Activists Embark on Indefinite Hunger Strike Over Gaza

Hunger strikes have deep roots in Chicago—and across the country—as escalations in campaigns for justice.

Shane Burley

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The U.S. Must Force Israel to End Its War on Iran

Israel is the main destabilizing force in the Middle East, and its attacks on Iran are being made possible by U.S. support. We bear special responsibility to work to end the bombing.

Phyllis Bennis and Khury Petersen-Smith

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Jewish-Palestinian Solidarity Behind New Hunger Strike for Gaza

Because, writes columnist Eman Abdelhadi, starving Palestinians are met with bullets not bread.

Eman Abdelhadi

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Trump's Manufactured Crisis and the Urgency of Strategic Nonviolence

The challenge for movements now is not just to oppose Trump’s naked power grab, but to refuse to play the role he’s cast us in.

Paul Engler, Seth Woody, Carlos Rojas Rodriguez, Erin Bridges, Abbas Alawieh, Sophie Lasoff, Rachel Gilmer, Nicole Ektnitphong, Amanda Saich, Delaine Powerful, Anthony Vidal Torres, Lee Green, Dani Moscovitch, Alice Aguilar, et al

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The Gobs of Money and Lack of Vision at the Heart of Centrism

The corporate-funded “WelcomeFest” in DC showcased the problem facing Democrats: Nobody knows what they stand for.

Hamilton Nolan

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ICE Raids in Los Angeles Are a Declaration of War, and Angelenos Are Primed for Battle

Immigration and Customs Enforcement sent the city a message when its agents showed up in full force, and that message was responded to in kind by the people of LA.

Tina Vásquez, Prism

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Zohran Mamdani Can Become Our Generation’s Bernie Sanders

Mamdani is a young socialist politician with the potential for national appeal. But to transform New York City, he’ll have to build a wider base.

Bhaskar Sunkara

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The New York Times Tries to Manufacture Tension Between Mamdani and Jewish Voters That Simply Isn’t There

In the race for mayor, Zohran Mamdani is polling second with Jewish New Yorkers—but one would hardly know it reading the paper of record.

Adam Johnson

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Your Invitation to the Negative Coalition

They have failed, but that doesn’t mean we have won.

Alex Han

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Built to Dominate

Palantir is designing the infrastructure of repression—and telling us why.

Alberto Toscano

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Trump’s Budget Bill Will Massively Expand the Racial Wealth Gap

The GOP’s “Big Beautiful Bill” is set to be a disaster for Black workers.

LaToya Parker and Dedrick Asante-Muhammad

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Two Years After Electing a Mayor, Chicago’s Left Keeps Contesting for Power

Movement-backed Mayor Brandon Johnson and a record class of progressive alders took office exactly two years ago. I spoke with more than a dozen organizers about what we’ve won, what we’ve learned about power and what’s still to be done to deliver a more equitable city.

Asha Ransby-Sporn

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Forget America First—Under Trump, It's Corporations First

Big corporations donated heavily to Trump’s inaugural fund. Just a few months later, federal cases against them are being dropped.

Rick Claypool