Federal Judge Schools MAGA-Friendly Supreme Court Justices on the Importance of Taking Trump’s Words Seriously
Austin Sarat Writing in the wake of the 2016 presidential election and anticipating what American life would be like under Donald Trump, M. Gessen offered some rules for surviving autocracy.…
Whitmer’s Data Center Push Isn’t Just Bad for Michigan – It’s Bad for the World
Jackie Barlow and Stewart Mitchell “We’re used to people saying ‘fuck no’ and doing it anyway.” These words were seemingly spoken by our very own Governor Gretchen Whitmer earlier this…
The US And The CPC: A Tale Of Two Anniversaries
Carlos Martinez, Orinoco Tribune. Marking milestones in the histories of China and the United States. This week offers a chance to examine two very different visions of the international order.…
America’s AI War Has No Civilian Stop Rule
Brian Hudson Foreign Policy in Focus When the Pentagon made Palantir’s Maven Smart System a formal “program of record” in March, it did more than approve software. It gave long-term…
Tech Oligarchs Are Helping DHS Set Up Authoritarian Surveillance State, Report Says
Maurizio Guerrero Prism Abetted by surveillance tools created by a power-hungry tech oligarchy, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is laying the groundwork for an authoritarian state that is dismantling…
Can DSA Really Win Red America?
Les Leopold “I think a democratic socialist can get elected anywhere across the country for any position.” — Zohran Mamdani, June 28, 2026 These are heady days for the Democratic…
What I Saw When I Stopped Pretending
Mercedez Some of the most peaceful moments of my life were spent standing on the deck of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier just before dawn. It feels like looking over…
Jeffrey Sachs: We’re Led by the Most Incompetent Leaders Imaginable
ScheerPost Staff The latest NATO summit was presented as a demonstration of Western unity. Instead, according to economist Jeffrey Sachs, it revealed something far more dangerous: an alliance increasingly consumed…
Cut the Pentagon, Save the Planet: The $1.5 Trillion Climate Solution We Can’t Ignore
Aaron Kirshenbaum Last week, millions of people around the world were subjected to record-breaking heatwaves. At least 25 deaths in the U.S. from this heat dome were reported. The French…
US at 250: A Time To Return To The Founders’ Wisdom
Jeffrey D. Sachs China Daily On Saturday, the United States will mark the 250th anniversary of its Declaration of Independence. The occasion deserves reflection — not only on what the…
Colleges and Universities Should Take Their Civic and Social Purposes Seriously
Austin Sarat On July 6, the New York Times published an editorial entitled “A Great University Undermines Its Mission.” I turned to it eagerly, expecting to see a stirring defense…
Why Iran Ceasefire Was Always Going To Break
Ben Soodavar, King’s College London The Conversation (The Conversation) – Less than a month after a ceasefire was signed between the US and Iran, conflict has returned to the Middle…
Vijay Prashad: Why the World Needs a Genuine Left
As a declining imperialist system lashes out to preserve its declining order, working-class organisation becomes not only necessary for the oppressed of the world but indispensable to human survival. Dumile…
Is it the End for Communism in India?
For the first time since 1977, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) is out of power across the country, marking a turning point for the nation’s Left, writes Betwa Sharma.…
Interview: Indian Communist Leader Mohammed Salim
Where does the Communist movement go from here? That’s the first question Betwa Sharma asks Mohammed Salim, a leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). Betwa Sharma Consortium News…