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How attacks on transgender women are part of a larger MAGA agenda
There is a broader context for the Olympics committee’s recently announced ban on transgender women athletes—one that wants to turn back the clock on gender politics.
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Will U.S. tenants learn from pro-rent control demonstration in England?
Organizers are working to have demonstrations take place throughout England, and it’s something that tenants and activists in the United States and other countries can learn from.
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When the White House turns war into entertainment: Missiles, memes, and masculinity
Consider what’s missing from the videos: no civilians running from falling bombs. No grieving families. No returning veterans struggling with trauma.
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Why Bad Bunny matters
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show isn’t just entertainment, it’s a declaration of Puerto Rican national identity and resistance.
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Why young voters are embracing Democratic Socialism
And why the political establishment is panicking.
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The spirit of Chavismo: Why Trump must not invade Venezuela
And so it is written—tragically, predictably—that Venezuelans and Americans will bleed because power prefers spectacle to accountability.
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Chris Smalls: The Amazon worker who sparked a new labor movement
How a young Black organizer challenged Amazon’s power and redefined what worker-led activism looks like in America.
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Eugene V. Debs: Perseverance in the face of power
When Mamdani quoted Debs this week, he was not reaching backward. He was reminding us that democratic courage has ancestors.
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How legacy media fails Trans people
Politically manufactured panic over “transgender extremism” endangers trans people, and the corporate media is unfortunately playing along.
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Stephen Miller and the making of the Fascist subject
Miller’s presence and voice reveal more than the death of conscience; they expose the swindle of a future already in motion.
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Imperial Double Standards: Warfare for Venezuela and Welfare for Argentina
Venezuela embodies resistance and regional integration. Argentina, under Milei, epitomizes the collapse into “narco-capitalism,” social devastation, and foreign subjection.
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Black Lives Matter grassroots weighs in on AB 715 – News Release
Black Lives Matter-California Statement on Governor Gavin Newsom Signing Anti-Labor, Islamophobic, Fake Civil Rights Act AB 715.
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Teaching the Transgender debate: Journalism, academic freedom, and responsible reporting
The debate over transgender identity and ideology would make a great lesson in covering controversial social issues, an important part of the job of journalism instructors. Such teaching wouldn’t be advocacy, except perhaps advocacy for the clear thinking necessary for good journalism.
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The corrosive ideology of the Trump administration
This is the corrosive ideology of this administration. Lie, suppress, or deny our nation’s history. And we have years more of this corrosive form of government.
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Labor Movement in fight for its life against neofascist threat
For unions to survive, they must adopt antifascism.
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Target boycott hits the bullseye
The Black-led boycott of Target seems to be working, even in L.A. neighborhoods that once yearned for big-box stores.
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Marriage equality on the rocks
While Justices Thomas and Alito dissented in Obergefell in 2015, the broad public support that both parties once embraced has now waned among Republicans.
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America’s post-democracy crisis: Why winner-take-all politics is driving us off the cliff
From racialized redistricting to MAGA backlash, the collapse of U.S. democracy isn’t just about gerrymandering—it’s baked into our electoral system. Proportional ranked choice voting may be the only way out.
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Confederate Guard: Trump’s blueprint to occupy the Blue Union city by city
Swap muskets for press releases, sabers for executive orders, and you’ve got the same old Lost Cause—now with Wi-Fi, merch, and a loyalty program.
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The fabricated cartel: Why the U.S. is using Tren de Aragua to justify war on Venezuela
From the Alien Enemies Act to warships off Caracas, the U.S. narrative around Tren de Aragua and the so-called Cartel de los Soles looks like a new “Weapons of Mass Destruction” playbook.
