Anti‑Capitalism Is Cool. When Will It Be Revolutionary Again?

By Rohitha Naraharisetty Lately, there’s been talk of revolution. Not just any, the revolution, with a capital R. There’s some who speak of it in dating app bios and others who are waiting for its “sweet release” in Instagram captions of unrelated scenic photos. Still others express it through memes about eating the rich. But for all the… Read More Anti‑Capitalism Is Cool. When Will It Be Revolutionary Again?

‘Corrupt as hell’: Demands surge for US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to resign amid new details of wife’s election scheming

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas faced fresh calls to step down Thursday after new reporting revealed that his wife’s involvement in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election was broader than previously known, extending to the battleground state of Wisconsin as well as Arizona. Emails obtained by the Washington Post and the organization Documented show that Ginni Thomas, a… Read More ‘Corrupt as hell’: Demands surge for US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to resign amid new details of wife’s election scheming

Mike Davis, California’s ‘prophet of doom’, on activism in a dying world: ‘Despair is useless’

Lois Beckett in San Diego What keeps us going, ultimately, is our love for each other, and our refusal to bow our heads, to accept the verdict For decades, the southern California writer Mike Davis has obsessively documented the dark side of the Golden state – its wildfires, earthquakes, megalomaniac real estate developers and violent police departments. In… Read More Mike Davis, California’s ‘prophet of doom’, on activism in a dying world: ‘Despair is useless’

Mikhail Gorbachev obituary

Jonathan Steele NB: Mikhail Gorbachev was a historic figure, for his courage in steering the USSR toward democracy and the peaceful resolution of conflicts within and without its borders. It is another matter that the political forces at work in a decrepit state structure were too divisive and corrupt for him to forestall disintegration. Foremost… Read More Mikhail Gorbachev obituary

Americans are starting to get it: we can’t let Trump – or Trumpism – back in office

Austin Sarat and Dennis Aftergut Polls and election results over the last week reminded Americans that politics seldom moves in a straight line. As in physics, action produces reaction. Overreach invites backlash. For a long while former President Trump and his cronies seemed to be immune from this rule of political life and from the consequences of even the… Read More Americans are starting to get it: we can’t let Trump – or Trumpism – back in office

Ukraine war shows it’s time to do away with the racist ‘Clash of Civilizations’ theory

By Katherine Bullock “The clash of civilizations,” wrote the late American political scientist Samuel Huntington in a famous 1993 article, “will dominate global politics.” He predicted: “The fault lines between civilizations will be the battle lines of the future.” Picked apart by critics for conceptual and empirical errors, the tragedy of 9/11 breathed new life… Read More Ukraine war shows it’s time to do away with the racist ‘Clash of Civilizations’ theory

U.S. v. Donald Trump: What comes after FBI raid? I know one thing: Be afraid

By CHAUNCEY DEVEGA The Department of Justice is now formally investigating Donald Trump for serious possible, crimes including violating the Espionage Act and obstruction of justice in connection to his unlawful possession of top secret and highly classified materials. During a court-ordered search of his Mar-a-Lago resort and home last week, the FBI retrieved 11 sets of classified… Read More U.S. v. Donald Trump: What comes after FBI raid? I know one thing: Be afraid