Wednesday, December 17, 2025

How movements can keep politicians from selling out

By understanding how mainstream political culture co-opts elected officials, grassroots groups can help them resist.

America is already socialist, and that’s a good thing

AOC and her colleagues – not Donald Trump and old, white Republican politicians – represent the future.

Why Wall Street Won the First Round and How We Might Win the Next

To avoid further crises with huge tragic social costs, we have an urgent task to bring finance back under democratic control, to reconfigure society’s relation to finance capital, indeed, to Capital itself.

Pelosi suggests FBI investigation into cease-fire advocates amid Gaza conflict

Pelosi's call for an FBI investigation into cease-fire advocacy has highlighted the complexities of navigating domestic civil liberties against the backdrop of international conflict.

8 lessons US progressives can learn from the UK Labour Party

As of mid-July, Labour is 8 percentage points ahead of the Conservatives. Here’s how they did it.

TransCanada Will Sue Over Keystone XL Rejection

Whatever the outcome, the decision on the pipeline will remain the same.

How could tax reforms impact charities and nonprofits?

With a higher standard deduction for most taxpayers, the average U.S. citizen might see some benefit from President Trump’s new tax plan.

Republicans, on the ropes, ready to go down; can Democrats deliver the knockout blow?

The people want to see specifics about what Democrats will do differently than has been the case in recent times.

An orgy of unnecessary cruelty

Trump is embarking on an orgy of cruelty for absolutely no reason.

Why and how China’s economy will slow down

The goal should be to disengage from great power rivalry and peacefully pursue economic and technological progress.