Still the Golden State?
Financial inequality, homelessness and the highest unemployment in the nation — for all its riches, California still has some big problems for lawmakers to address in 2026.
As Israel Bans Aid Orgs in Gaza, Notorious Mercenary Firm Seeks ‘Targeter’
Are Israel and the Trump admin planning to revive the dystopian Gaza Humanitarian Foundation scheme that spawned famine and death under cover of humanitarian aid?
Patrick Lawrence: New Year’s Notes on Purported Leaders
It is no use hoping for any alteration in the collective West’s course so long as today’s “purported leaders” remain in office.
Trump’s Attempts to Control Higher Education Follow a Familiar Fascist Playbook
Trumpism has been aided by divestment that hollowed higher ed out from the core, AAUP President Todd Wolfson says.
DHS and White House Officials Partying Like It’s 1930s Germany: Amid Growing Fascist Trends
By Joshua Scheer While many of us are celebrating the New Year with family and friends, the White House and its allies are doing the same—but seemingly partying as if…
Zohran Mamdani’s Inaugural Address
This is Zohran Mamdani’s inaugural speech given at the steps of City Hall in downtown New York City on January 1, 2026. My fellow New Yorkers, today begins a new…
A New Mayor, an Old Tradition: Yiddish Socialism Reawakens
By Joshua Scheer First off, happy New Year. Late last night, Zohran Mamdani was sworn in deep in the bowels of a New York City subway station. Then this morning,…