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Nexus X HumectressRyan Grim and Emily Jashinksy discuss a weekend rally in support of unionization at Amazon. Emily Jashinsky discusses the sincerity of the right’s commitment to workers and gives her thoughts on the left’s “political posturing.” Ryan Grim explains how companies get around minimum wage laws and what Joe […]
Krystal and Saagar break down the Ukraine-US meetings, French election results, Musk’s deal with Twitter, Biden administration’s fight for the travel mask mandate, Amazon workers rallying in NYC, DeSantis vs Disney, Obama’s campaign against online speech, the collapse of CNN+, and more! For all of the information in […]
By Richard Medhurst, Workers Today This week marks 7 years since the Saudi-led coalition began its bombing campaign against Yemen, in March 2015. As a result… Despite announcing a ceasefire on March 30th, Saudi Arabia has not lifted its siege on Yemen A new report exposes the shocking […]
An interesting discussion of historic anarchism, including an interesting, occasionally insightful, but IMO overly negative critique of Murray Rothbard. Anarchist Writers Many men, I know, speak of liberty without understanding it; they know neither the science of it, nor even the sentiment. They see in the demolition of […]
By Minami Funakoshi, Hugh Lawson and Kannaki Deka The latest sanctions and actions taken against Russia by countries, major companies and organisations. Russia faces deepening isolation and economic turmoil as it continues to be hit with an array of sanctions that effectively cut off Moscow’s major financial institutions from […]
By Jacob Paul Express A FIRE that broke out at oil storage facilities near the Ukraine border could impact the “only pipeline sending Russian oil into Europe,” an expert has warned. One huge blaze broke out near the area of the Druzhba oil depot, located in the Russian city […]
By Adam Ormes, Nowhere News (Original version delivered as a speech in Porto on February 15th, 2020.) “I would not encourage in your minds that delusion which you must carefully foster in the minds of your human victims. I mean the delusion that the fate of nations is […]
By Peter Zeihan My fourth book, The End of the World Is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization is scheduled for release on June 14. In coming weeks we will be sharing graphics and excerpts, along with info on how to preorder. Is climate change important? Absolutely. But […]
I believe this makes Belgium the most liberal country in Europe, perhaps anywhere, when it comes to prostitution laws. The closest competitor is probably New Zealand. By Elizabeth Nolan Brown, Reason Belgium is the first country in Europe to decriminalize selling and paying for sex. Belgium is decriminalizing […]
By Dean Brooke, Rogue Economics Equities & housing display key bearish forms and the economic data is compounding with recession warnings to produce dire forecasts for the years ahead. Introduction I intend this article to be a summary of thoughts going into what I believe may be a […]
By Marcus Wither, Reason In the American right, populism has always been lurking in the shadows. The Right: The Hundred-Year War for American Conservatism, by Matthew Continetti, Basic Books, 480 pages, $32 Unlike most accounts of the American conservative movement, Matthew Continetti’s The Right begins in the 1920s, […]
The main reason to un-elect Marco Rubio isn’t even mentioned in this article. Rubio is a neocon puppet, a one time favorite of Bill Kristol, who now wants to use the neocon-front movement known as “national conservatism” as a vehicle for gaining the presidency. In power, he would […]
The Signal Why is inflation still so high in America? Zachary Carter on the war, the pandemic, and the changing ways economists are looking at the world. Jordan Madrid U.S. Inflation hit a 40-year record in March, with the Consumer Price Index up by 8.5 percent from 12 months […]
Krystal and Saagar answer your questions about the newsletter, CPC betraying Nina Turner, ESG funds, a populist platform, and more Breaking Points products going forward!
By Nicky Reid aka Comrade Hermit Exile in Happy Valley Nearly two months into Putin’s NATO provoked but totally illegal invasion of Ukraine and there is still no light at the end of the tunnel, only the rolling fog of war running through an elaborate house of mirrors […]
By Joel Kotkin Whatever the final outcome, the recent French elections have already revealed the comparative irrelevance of many elite concerns, from gender fluidity and racial injustice to the ever-present ‘climate catastrophe’. Instead, most voters in France and elsewhere are more concerned about soaring energy, food and housing […]
It’s hilarious how Kyle and his fans have no clue as to what Tulsi’s end game is. If you follow her career, it’s obvious that the one consistency is that she is a Hindu nationalist who wants an alliance between the West and Hinduism against Islam. And as […]
If Putin plays it smart, he will be somewhat limited in his goals and work to gain dominance over the disputed regions. If he plays it stupid, he will go full Vleorge W. Push and try to annex Ukraine or place a permanent puppet regime in power. From […]
Katie Halper criticizes Senator Chris Coons’ call for stronger American intervention in Ukraine.
The week’s best Rising moments.
Krystal and Saagar cover the investigate report of billionaire tax rates based on a trove of IRS documents obtained by journalists showing how they pay lower taxes and perpetuate inequality
Krystal and Saagar’s bring down the paywall to present their debate on Tucker Carlson’s new documentary on testosterone decline and masculinity after Saagar’s monologue took on the issue.
Krystal and Saagar bring an update on the Russophobia on display in elite institutions such as the Boston Marathon who banned Russian and Belarusian runners from competing
Krystal and Saagar talk about Rachel Maddow’s future, Russophobia, billionaire taxes, Jack Dorsey, tax preparation companies, Fox News, and the art of class war with Max Alvarez!
As a decentralist, I ultimately have to stand with Disney on this, even if it is a heel vs. heel match. By Grayson Quay The Week Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Friday abolishing the Reedy Creek Improvement District, which gave Disney the power to act […]
I find it interesting how in my lifetime the Republicans have gone from the party of the Moral Majority to the party of “just don’t be a pedophile though being a hebephile might be okay” (see Matt Gaetz). Outside of a few geographical areas, it’s the upper-middle-class bourgie […]
By Linh Dinh To start with, please tell us how long you’ve been in Russia? Why did you decide to move there? I have been in Russia since the summer of 2014. In fact, I came a week or so after Ukraine shot that passenger plane down and […]
By Haley Britzky Task and Purpose One of the simplest explanations for Russia’s military strategy in Ukraine can be found in a large unassuming warehouse full of tanks. The U.S. Army Armor and Cavalry Collection at Fort Benning, Georgia, houses tanks from the Army’s first M1 Abrams, all […]
Authored by Kyle Anzalone via The Libertarian Institute, A US official said the White House has “almost zero” ability to track the weapons it is sending to Ukraine. So far, President Joe Biden has approved over $3 billion in arms shipments to Kiev. Speaking with CNN about the weapons, one source […]
H.L. Mencken: The urge to save humanity is almost always only a false-face for the urge to rule it. Power is what all messiahs really seek: not the chance to serve.
As the Russia-Ukraine war opens a new phase in the Donbas, scholar Richard Sakwa on the absence of diplomacy; the Western media’s veneration of Zelensky; the European Union’s self-implosion over the war; and the crackdown on dissent in both Ukraine and Russia. Guest: Richard Sakwa. Professor of Russian […]
The Stanford professor and Great Barrington Declaration coauthor stands up to COVID-19 autocrats and disastrous lockdowns by following the science.
“I am not okay with you making laws that prevent me from doing what I feel is good for me.”
Look for the therapeutic statist wing of totalitarian humanism to start attacking alcohol at some point in the future. Actually, it is now already happening. There is actually a group called “Alcohol Justice” in California. Be suspicious of anything that has “justice” in the label. Between 2019 and […]
Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky react to the official death of CNN+.
David Sirota makes the case that Joe Biden and Democrats are helping Republicans convince the country that government and politics don’t matter.
Human rights lawyer Steven Donziger details his almost 1000-day detention after taking on Big Oil.
The US Red Tribe is divided between pro-Russian and pro-Ukrainian factions. Most of the Blue Tribe is pro-Ukrainian, except for the margins. Fragment, fragment, fragment… Western Europeans are (generally) the Blue Tribe of Europe and Eastern Europeans are the Red Tribe. The Red Tribe is divided into pro-Ukrainian […]
Brexit was a victory for the English Red Tribe and their Blue Tribe-dominated elites. A victory by Le Pen in France would have a somewhat similar effect. A Red Tribe victory in a Blue Zone, and in a way that strikes a blow against not only the EU […]
The main thing I am hoping for right now is that the upcoming Supreme Court decision on abortion, the mid-terms, and the 2024 election have the effect of escalating the culture war. Emily Jashinsky argues that Democrats need a concrete answer to the culture war.
Ryan Grim argues that elections matter when it comes to supporting the labor movement.
Ryan Grim and Emily Jashinsky kick off the first edition of Rising Fridays. They react to newly leaked tape showing Rep. Kevin McCarthy supported President Trump’s resignation in the days after the January 6 Capitol breach.
U.S. deaths by drug overdose are continuing an upward trend that began in mid-2019, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the 12-month total ending in October, 2021. As with many recent figures, the new totals set a record for annual […]
Krystal and Saagar cover the announcement made by star MSNBC host Rachel Maddow about her future with the network and what the means for her primetime slot
Krystal and Saagar comment on a bizarre Fox News panel discussion about the proposal of a four day work week in California that resembles the existing laws in France
This week, Briahna spoke to Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant about the rash of Starbucks coffee locations unionizing around the country, why the Staten Island Amazon unionization effort was successful, the problem with some professional organizers, Chris Small’s Tucker Carleton appearance, the difference between DSA and Socialist […]
Economist Richard Wolff talks about the U.S. media’s “grotesque misrepresentation of not on the French election but French and European politics in general. Find the full chat at Patreon.
Vijay Prashad discusses the possibility of a PanAsian movement and outlines the way the United States’s “pressure campaign” against China and Russia has only strengthened ties between Russia and China as well as greater Asia.
By Blair Taylor Taylor examines how political transformations within left social movements have helped to construct a “new spirit of capitalism” that addresses widespread demand for an ethical lifeworld, simultaneously innovating and modernizing while neutralizing critique. Today ideas and practices pioneered by oppositional movements have become mainstream political […]
The Signal Why has Elon Musk’s attempt to buy Twitter provoked such an intense reaction? Gilad Edelman on free speech, content moderation, and the less obvious challenges of social media to public life. Ashkar Dave The wealthiest man in the world has offered US$43 billion for Twitter, and it […]
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