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Iowa voters reject the federal government’s midterm interference attempts

In Missoula, Montana, Sam Forstag – the Democrat looking to flip the Republican house seat – meets me in the back of a dusky coffee shop. I was surprised that his campaign manager wanted us to meet in a public space – Forstag has become a celebrity since he started his campaign. Rolling Stone, The […]

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Patrick Stewart, who died last week at the age of 86, was a committed socialist from the start. That conviction ran through his greatest role: Jean-Luc Picard, a leader who used reason and compassion rather than force.

The Left has made remarkable electoral gains in the past decade. But without a strong labor movement and independent working-class organizations, Vivek Chibber argues, those victories will do little to change the balance of power between labor and capital.

Mick Last (Mike Macnair), “Questions of Method and Theory in the History of the IMG-SL, 1970–1985”.

Early voting in Texas’ election passed the state’s midterm record, with more than 40.5% of registered voters casting early ballots statewide and over 35% of registered rural voters participating, according to preliminary data from the Texas Secretary of State. The statewide early voter turnout exceeds the previous record of 39.9%, set during the 2018 midterm […]

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Many Manhattan real estate developers have a legal obligation to keep space outside their high-rise buildings open to all — yet refuse. We spoke to Lord of Bench, an activist who is taking them on to reclaim public space for the public.

Emmanuel Macron celebrated a new EU deal to reduce Chinese car imports as a blow against “unfair competition.” What really troubles European leaders is that China has successfully disciplined its capitalists — something Europe is unwilling to attempt.

The call came late on a Wednesday afternoon in October, when the forecast cone stopped wobbling and started pointing steadily toward the Florida Panhandle. Tracie Hodson, who runs FavorHouse of Northwest Florida in Pensacola, decided to evacuate her domestic abuse treatment shelter.  By Thursday, her staff had relocated 15 women and 12 children. Some went […]

As demand for artificial intelligence surges worldwide, China is looking to its renewable energy sector for an advantage in the race to build the data centers that fuel the technology. Its vast wind, solar and battery industries could help power those facilities with cheaper electricity and bring them online faster by reducing reliance on conventional […]

Boise already knows how to tap the carbon-free heat beneath our feet. The city operates the country’s largest geothermal heating system, which pipes naturally warmed, 177-degree-Fahrenheit water from underground to about 100 buildings — including the Idaho State Capitol.  Last week, semiconductor multinational Micron…

Workers’ Liberty sends volunteers to the olive groves and argues against the boycott at home. Its own paper once called for both kinds of solidarity.

by The Coalition for the Elimination of Imperialism in Africa (CEIA)

The Coalition for the Elimination of Imperialism in Africa calls on African governments to move beyond diplomatic declarations and provide material support to Cuba, which continues to face severe economic and humanitarian hardships under the US blockade. The coalition recalls Cuba’s historic contributions to African liberation struggles, its role in the fight against apartheid, and its continuing medical assistance across the continent. Despite overwhelming international opposition to the blockade at the United Nations, Cuba’s suffering persists. The coalition urges African governments to deliver food, medical supplies and energy assistance, while calling for continent-wide demonstrations and sustained public pressure.

by Vuk Bačanović

In Serbia, a student movement transformed public anger over a railway station disaster that killed sixteen people into a sustained challenge to authoritarian rule. After nearly two years of protests, students organised through open assemblies, resisted arrests and intimidation, and selected parliamentary candidates from outside the established political class. Their electoral victory demonstrated the possibilities of collective decision-making and civic participation. The movement also fostered solidarity between Serbian and Bosniak students across religious and ethnic differences. Vuk Ba?anovi? examines how a generation challenged political resignation, rebuilt public trust, and affirmed the continuing struggle for freedom, dignity and democratic accountability.

by Hedelberto López Blanch

Only those of us who live in Cuba can truly grasp the intensity, the injustice, and the inhumane escalation of the blockade, which the U.S. regime has recently intensified with tremendous ferocity against the Caribbean island.

by Charles Gasparovic

The growing degrowth movement challenges the assumption that economic growth must remain the central measure of social well-being. In a world facing ecological collapse, widening inequality and persistent poverty, it argues for shifting priorities from material expansion to social welfare. Two major reports, the "Global Justice Report" and the UN’s "Roadmap for Eradicating Poverty Beyond Growth", propose shorter working hours, fair wages, stronger public services, reduced overconsumption and sustainable agriculture. These measures aim to reduce poverty, redistribute wealth and power, and cut greenhouse gas emissions. Grassroots initiatives and international research are advancing alternatives to endless growth on a finite planet.

by William D. Hartung

The U.S. military just can’t help meddling in the Philippines. The Pentagon and private capital have teamed up to militarize the island nation.

by Akela Lacy

A new project by The Intercept reveals the hundreds of candidates still taking the pro-Israel lobby’s cash, and how AIPAC is obscuring its spending.

by Roberta Picussa & Andressa Zanin Rovani

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Brazil’s presidential election with 51.79% of valid votes, unexpectedly reversing the first-round result won by Flávio Bolsonaro, a first in Brazilian presidential elections. Between the two rounds, he gained about 10.4 million additional votes. Defeated, right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro announced that he would ask for the election to be annulled. The next day, his party, the Liberal Party (PL), acknowledged the result.