Link to an article by Vijay Prashad:
“The Buchenwald Concentration Camp Was Liberated by Communist Prisoners”
Cultural Detritus, Reviews, and Commentary
Link to an article by Vijay Prashad:
“The Buchenwald Concentration Camp Was Liberated by Communist Prisoners”
Link to an article by Vijay Prashad:
Link to an article by Prabhat Patnaik:
“Imperialism’s Revival Strategy”
Bonus links: “Collapse” and “Ukraine, War Propaganda, and the Return of Russiagate” and “US VP JD Vance Admits West Wants Global South Trapped at Bottom of Value Chain”
Link to an article by Helena Cobban:
“Musk’s Digital Coup in Washington: Effects and Prospects”
Bonus links: “All the Ways Elon Musk is Breaking the Law, Explained by a Law Professor” and “Federal Judge Finds Trump Defied Injunction to Unfreeze Funds” and “DC Judge Blocks Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze” and “Could a President Vivek Ramaswamy Lay Off 75% of Federal Workers by Himself?” and “Agencies Have ‘Ultimate’ Authority Over Firings, OPM Says” and “Corporate Media Bosses Bow to Trump Demands” and “What’s in a Gulf’s Name? A Test for Democracy” and “The World’s Richest People Look Out for Each Other” and “WaPo Provides Cover for Musk’s Government Takeover” and “Musk Seeks Access to IRS Tax Data on All Americans” and “Social Security Has Never Missed a Payment. DOGE Actions Threaten ‘Interruption of Benefits,’ Ex-agency Head Says” and “Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew” and “Trump Says Recession Unfortunate But Necessary Step To Get To Depression” and “Tracker: Trump Appointees’ Corporate Conflicts of Interest” and “Hundreds Of Law School Deans, Professors, Law Firm Partners, and Former Judges Demand That Government Officials Obey The Rule Of Law” and “White House Has Absolutely Unhinged Response To Judicial Threats” and “Red Flag Alert for Genocide – United States: The Rise of the Nazi Salute” and “Neofascism in the White House” and “Payroll Taxes Are the Achilles Heel of Social Security” and Review of Kill All Normies
Link to an article by Jim Kavanagh:
Link to an article by Hamish van der Ven:
“AI is Bad for the Environment, and the Problem is Bigger Than Energy Consumption”
Bonus links: “What DeepSeek Says About Nuland’s Role in Ukraine War” and “Inescapable AI” and “The High-Tech Poorhouse” and Mathwashing
Link to an article by Prabhat Patnaik:
“Economic Response to US Imperialism”
Bonus links: “Sanctions and the World Economic Order: A Conversation with Prabhat Patnaik” and “The Criminality of Unilateral Sanctions” and “The Driving Forces of Imperialism”
Link to an article by Caitlin Johnstone:
Bonus links: “Murdoch Outlets and Bezos’ WaPo Demand More Sympathy for Health Insurance Execs” and “The Popular Response to the Shooting of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO and American Realities” and “Luigi Mangione and the Morality of Killing”
Link to an article by Margaret Kimberley:
Link to an article by John Wight:
“Trump’s Return to the White House”
Bonus link: “The Revolt of the Working Class: What Trump’s 2024 Win Reveals About American Discontent” and “The Crisis of Liberalism” and “Capitalist Politics in Crisis” and “Swimming in Mud in the Fifth Circle of Hell” and “Nothing Left” (“The crucial tasks for a committed left in the United States now are to admit that no politically effective force exists and to begin trying to create one. This is a long-term effort . . . . *** [A]dmitting our absolute impotence can be politically liberating; acknowledging that as a left we have no influence on who gets nominated or elected, or what they do in office, should reduce the frenzied self-delusion that rivets attention to the quadrennial, biennial, and now seemingly permanent horse races. It is long past time for us to begin again to approach leftist critique and strategy by determining what our social and governmental priorities should be and focusing our attention on building the kind of popular movement capable of realizing that vision.”) and “Exit Right” and “Testing Theories of American Politics: Elites, Interest Groups, and Average Citizens” and “Abortion Rights Landslide at the Polls”