By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit “Experience demonstrates that there may be a slavery of wages only a little less galling and crushing in its effects than chattel slavery, and that this slavery of wages must go down with the other” -Frederick Douglass “A worker is a part time […]
I don’t agree with the rosy view of Communism held by these folks, but their discussion of the role of intelligence services in creating a faux left is interesting, along with their on-the-money discussion of intra-ruling class divisions. The main thing that is missing from their analysis is […]
By Dennis Romero and Ken Dilanian, NBC News Aafia Siddiqui, whose release was demanded by a man who took hostages inside a Texas synagogue, would not condone the man’s actions, her attorney said Saturday. The unidentified man, who took an unspecified number of people hostage inside Congregation Beth […]
Peter Coleman’s classic work on the Congress for Cultural Freedom. The activities of the Congress for Cultural Freedom constitute an important and controversial chapter in the intellectual and political history of Western Europe after World War II. Founded in 1950 in the aftermath of a series of Soviet-sponsored […]
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By David R. Barnhizer There could not possibly be any parallel between the actions of MaoTse Tung’s young Red Guard zealots and the intensifying demands of identity groups in the US and Europe that all people must conform to their version of approved linguistic expression or in effect […]
The Week Staff ‘Omicron absenteeism’ poses a new threat to business. The smartest insight and analysis, from all perspectives, rounded up from around the web: Widespread “Omicron absenteeism” poses a new threat to the country’s economic recovery, said Shawn Donnan in Bloomberg. An estimated 5 million workers were […]
By Matt Taibbi The terrific humorist, journalist, and novelist talks about the downfall of journalism, bureaucratic absurdity, and class cruelty in a blistering indictment of an America turned upside down. Walter Kirn is from the Midwest, worked for Time magazine, and has written a pile of wonderful novels, […]
Like her or not, this segment is fairly interesting. Tim, Ian, Luke, and Lydia join sitting congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene to break down the absolute dysfunction that can be found in Congress.
By Matt Taibbi TK partners News2Share capture the demonstrations outside the trials of three men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery. “We believe in armed self-defense,” one of many activists said in Brunswick, Georgia in November, demanding convictions in the cases of three men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery. […]
By Jim Patrick Law Enforcement Today BALTIMORE, MD- Oh Marilyn…we hardly knew ye. Marilyn is Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, whose previous claim to fame was indicting six Baltimore police officers in the death of Freddy Gray back in 2015, has just fallen flat on her face, after […]
Brianna Keilar interviews Jon Moseley, attorney for Oath Keeper leader Stewart Rhodes, about the the federal seditious conspiracy charge for his client’s role in the January 6 riot.
During a Friday press briefing, Pentagon Spokesperson John Kirby told reporters that intelligence reports that operatives are already in Ukraine preparing a “false flag operation” to create a pretext for a Russian incursion. READ MORE: http://hill.cm/KQ4OSH6
Former Hawaii congresswoman points out the things she sees the Biden admin is doing wrong on ‘Hannity.’
Anarchist News from CrimethInc. Eyewitness Accounts from Almaty; Analysis from Russian Anarchists Following up our coverage of last week’s uprising in Kazakhstan, we have translated an array of perspectives on the situation from various Russian anarchist sources and interviewed two anarchists from Almaty, the largest city in Kazakhstan […]
By Matt Agorist, Free Thought Project Since before he was elected, president Joe Biden has promised more gun control, and he is doing everything in his power to keep this one promise — up to and including executive action — specifically targeting 3D printing of guns. Or, as […]
By Elizabeth Nolan Brown, Reason Language is getting less rational. That’s the gist of new findings from researchers at Wageningen University & Research (WUR) and Indiana University. Their study—”The rise and fall of rationality in language,” published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the […]
Anarchist News From Freedom News UK I’ve been thinking recently about the various themes that I’ve written about since starting this regular column for Freedom in 2016. I try really hard not to repeat myself too much but history has a way of making that pretty tough. These […]
Anarchist News This episode features an interview with Cid V. Brunet about their recent memoir “This Is My Real Name: A Stripper’s Memoir. We talk about stripping, sex work, anarchist community, sex, gender and much more. Buy the book at Arsenal Pulp Press. LISTEN HERE
Anarchist News From Freedom Press UK a review of Anarchism and the Black Revolution and The Nation on No Map: Black Anarchism and Abolition Features, Jan 13th Anarchism and the Black Revolution by Lorenzo Kom’boa Ervin Pluto Press The Nation on No Map: Black Anarchism and Abolition by […]
By Süreyyya Evren In ordinary language, a ghostwriter is someone who stands behind or writes on behalf of a named author. In dubbing George Woodcock the ghostwriter of anarchism we instead want to suggest that Woodcock identified anarchism’s ‘essence’ or, as Stirner has it, ‘the spirit that walks […]
This week’s guest, Henry Williams, gives us a look into how he and the Gravel Institute team have built a major digital platform to spread leftist ideas and debunk reactionary claims. As a Columbia undergrad, Henry helped to launch and run the campaign of Alaskan Senator Mike Gravel, […]
By Joseph M. Hanneman, Epoch Times Jeremy Brown says his refusal led to 2021 arrest for being at U.S. Capitol on day of violence. A retired U.S. Army Green Beret arrested for being at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, says the FBI tried to recruit him […]
By Caitlin Johnstone Seems like almost every day now the mass media are blaring about the need for speech on the internet to be controlled or restricted in some way. Today they’re running stories about Joe Rogan and Covid misinformation; tomorrow it will be something else. The reasons […]
By Cecelia Nowell, The Nation How racism, negligence, and a politically connected medical provider turned homelessness into a capital crime. n April 16, 2020, Officer Preston Panana walked up to Joleen Nez at the corner of Texas Street and Zuni Avenue in Albuquerque. Nez was living in a […]
By Jonathan Blanks, The Week The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) this week announced it would create a new internal unit to focus on domestic terrorism. Citing ethnically and politically motivated killings in El Paso, Pittsburgh, Charleston, and two attacks against Congress — Jan. 6 last year and […]
By Damon Linker, The Week Russia has amassed significant forces along the border of Ukraine. Talks between Russia and NATO appear to have broken down. Members of Washington’s foreign policy establishment are beginning to suggest the need to respond to any Russian military moves against Ukraine with a […]
Team Rising discusses the ties between ideological polarization and political engagement.
Amelia Pang details her new book, “Made in China: A Prisoner, an SOS Letter, and the Hidden Cost of America’s Cheap Goods.”
Montana Congressional candidate Tom Winter describes how he plans to fight for working class, rural Montanians.
Team Rising discusses whether Democrats’ focus on Covid is a faulty strategy for the 2022 midterms.
The Daily Poster’s Andrew Perez expands on his reporting about the dark money contributions to Pete Buttigieg’s political advocacy group.
Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky detail the two former LAPD officers who want their jobs back after being fired for playing Pokemon Go while on duty in 2017.
Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky discuss Pfizer’s proposed solution to the Omicron variant.
By AntiBoomerEquation Borders are Not Property, Authority is Not Indivisible. The main reason I dislike nationalism: territorialism. The process of territorialization of political demesne has been a recipe for totalitarian sovereign states. Polities do not consist of rocks and streams, they consist of persons. There is no such […]
By Andrew Sullivan It’s about a cultural revolution and the abolition of biological sex. An unusual thing happened in the conversation about transgender identity in America this week. The New York Times conceded that there is, indeed, a debate among medical professionals, transgender people, gays and lesbians and […]
By Michael Shellenberger Don’t believe the hype: the future is bright. The success of Environmental Progress in winning hearts and changing minds proves it. Now watch what happens next. Not that long ago ago it appeared that most of the trends relating to the issues that Environmental Progress […]
By Mike Gleason, Money Metals Exchange Another set of bombshell inflation reports rattled markets this week. On Wednesday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released data showing consumer prices continue to rise at the fastest rate since 1982. The all-items index has risen 7% for the past 12 months […]
Krystal and Saagar cover the ruling by SCOTUS that struck down Biden’s federal vaccine mandate enforced through OSHA as his Presidency continues to worsen
Is it time for a 3rd party challenger in 2024? Last week, Politico reported that several major progressive voices are confident that there will be a left challenger to Joe Biden. Jeff Weaver, Bernie’s 2016 campaign manager, said it’s a given, and names like Nina Turner and Marianne […]
By Ken Silva Epoch Times The attorney for Capitol Hill protest participant Ray Epps, former FBI agent John Blischak, told The Epoch Times on Jan. 12 that his client has been interviewed by federal law enforcers and “unequivocally, he is not an FBI informant.” Speculation about Epps has […]
Krystal and Saagar break down the tactics being used by the FBI and supportive Democrats in Congress to cover up the role intelligence agencies played in fomenting the January 6th Capitol riot
Ryan Grim and Kim Iversen discuss the rising cost of consumer goods and the debt crisis currently facing some American families.
Krystal and Saagar are joined by author & activist Marianne Willamson to discuss the state of the Democratic Party, a possible 2024 campaign, and her outlook on how to heal American politics
Saagar details Elon Musks’s most recent capitulation to the Chinese Communist Party and how it contrasts with his public disdain for prominent lawmakers in American politics
Ryan Grim and Kim Iversen react to the latest development in Prince Andrew’s U.S. legal battle.
Krystal and Saagar look through the data on stock trading by members of Congress in 2021 that shows how many of them over performed the stock market due to inside information
Journalist Judd Legum details his reporting on Red Lobster employees who are forced to work sick.
Krystal and Saagar offer their perspective on the opinion columns in major media outlets calling for Hillary Clinton to run in 2024 and for Liz Cheney to be a VP contender for Democrats
The ruling class is really showing its hand on this one. Team Rising reacts to a possible Biden-Cheney 2024 presidential ticket.
Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic by Chalmers Johnson
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