Archive | September, 2026

Rosa Luxemburg’s Herbarium: Radical Ecology and the Global Plantation is a handsomely crafted and inspiring volume to be savored and shared, thanks to the uniquely exquisite sensibilities of Rosa Luxemburg and the splendid labors of the book’s editor, Claudia Horn.

Paramount’s purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery, which faced legal action and concern that Paramount boss David Ellison may be consolidating too much media power, is now going forward.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced massive boos and walkouts from diplomats during his speech at the 81st United Nations General Assembly, protesting the ongoing genocide and ethnic cleansing in Gaza.

When British economist David Ricardo put forward his theory of the international division of labor and specialization based on comparative advantage in the early nineteenth century, it was seen as a formula for raising global output.

Iranian nuclear chief Mohammad Eslami says the IAEA had access to all Iranian facilities.

ALISON DONNELL extols a virtuoso literary performance that primes the imagination for justice and transformation to come.

Whether it’s Macklemore, Hasan Piker, or your neighborhood activist, this is a fight to make sure billionaires and politicians cannot stop free speech and will have to hear the calls to “Free Palestine” whether they like it or not.

Behind widespread youth uprisings lies a stark contradiction: an economic system that protects capital while stripping young people of dignified work, community, and the confidence that tomorrow can be different.

The White House began broadcasting on its new media platform, Trump TV, this week, streaming government content, announcements and archived speeches on a continuous basis, days after the country’s major television networks suspended coverage of presidential events.

“After years of corporate greed and impunity, we are holding DoorDash to account.”

Some years ago, when I attended my first NYC Climate Week, I remember leaving one of the many panels I attended that day extremely frustrated and consumed by a feeling of despondency…

The rare announcement from Washington is expected to raise alarm among allies and adversaries alike, experts say.

“The United States will no longer allow threats against the Americas to gain ground anywhere in the Western Hemisphere. And, if necessary, we will use our unmatched military might to secure the vital national interests of the United States,” Trump said.

GERMANY’S Left party (DL) has scored a stunning victory in Berlin, winning a state election for the first time on a campaign to nationalise housing owned by corporate landlords and cap rents.

Ansar Allah can not be beaten by air attacks. Ground campaigns in the mountainous western Yemen, where the majority of the population lives, are extremely difficult. Ansar Allah has modern means—missiles, drones and air defenses—which allow it to retaliate. It was sheer stupidity that led the Saudis into provoking another war with them by bombing Sanaa airport in July of this year.

Cartography, Colonial Power, and the Strategic Politics of Geography.

The most obvious and imminent threat right now is not that artificial intelligence will outsmart us and escape our control, it’s that it is being fully controlled by humans who are stupid and evil.

This year’s so-called “super El Niño” is entering into record-breaking territory. 

The policy targets a small minority, as Muslims make up under 5 percent of Italy’s population, a figure most Italians drastically overestimate.

The White House is drafting plans for West Asia after the present stage of the war. They center on containing Iran and pushing more Arab governments into formal relations with Israel.