Trump Threatens Iran with Massive Bombing Campaign

Despite U.S. intelligence once again finding Iran is not currently developing nukes, the president is trying to force Tehran into a nuclear deal after unilaterally abrogating an existing one in 2018.

This Week in People’s History, Apr 2–8, 2025

At a protest against the War in Vietnam, and large photo of Lyndon Johnson with the caption: War Criminal
LBJ Wouldn’t Give Peace a Chance (1965), A Mob Stands Strong to Defend Justice (1860), March for Women’s Lives (1992), A Rare Benefit of the Great Pandemic (2020), A Brave Bid for Freedom Fails (1760)

Can Europe Stop Trump and Putin?

The world can’t afford a European retreat into a fortress. The European Union must unite with all like-minded countries against the illiberal nationalists who are challenging universal values and international law.

A Lesson From Argentina’s Dirty War for Today

My message – Those of us boomers – We have a vital role to play in organizing and fighting the MAGites march to fascism.

Long-Dead Extremist Rabbi Haunts Israel’s Politics

A violent fanatic and pioneer in bigotry, Meir Kahane died a political outcast 35 years ago. Today, his ideas influence the very highest levels of government

New Nanoparticle Therapies Target Two Major Killers

Particles loaded with RNA reverse symptoms of respiratory failure and atherosclerosis in mice

Trump Order Ends Union Rights for Federal Workers

The executive order signed Thursday night covers all or some unionized employees at around 20 agencies, including the departments of Agriculture, Veterans Affairs, Health and Human Services, State, Justice, Energy, Interior, Treasury, Defense.

What Made the Irish Famine So Deadly

The Great Hunger was a modern event, shaped by the belief that the poor are the authors of their own misery and that the market must be obeyed at all costs.

Pro-Israel Group Sent ‘Thousands’ of Names to Officials

Betar US is among far-right groups supporting Trump effort to deport students involved in pro-Palestinian protests

The Secret History of the War in Ukraine

The untold story of America’s hidden role in Ukrainian military operations against Russia’s invading armies.
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Culture

poetry

Dear America

Marsha de la O Salt Number 7
As she travels across America, poet Marsha de la O asks her country, "Who is lost, and who isn't?"

books

The Mystery of Neil Gorsuch

Andrew Koppelman Los Angeles Review of Books
"The principal virtue of the book," writes reviewer Koppelman, "is the light it unintentionally sheds on some of the Supreme Court’s least defensible decisions."

film

Black Bag: Not Much To See Here

Eileen Jones Jacobin
Black Bag is being hailed by critics as highly sophisticated cinematic fare — rather than an unambitious rush job by a talented director eager to move on to his next, similarly unsatisfying project.

food

Cheesy Terroir-Ism: The ABCs of AOCs

Matthew Wills Jstor.org
Whether it supports the production of wine or cheese, terroir is a “particularly French conception of cultural territory” says historian Tamara L. Whited.

tv

Severance Is an Indictment of Workplace Hell

Eileen Jones Jacobin
Apple’s dystopian workplace thriller Severance entered its second season as a genuine cultural phenomenon. With its brutal satire of the American corporate structure, it’s easy to see why.

Labor

labor

Setting the Pace in Auto: Thinking Bigger Than Tariffs

Andrew Elrod Labor Notes
For the 12 million workers in U.S. manufacturing, the question is whether it is possible, under this administration and in this moment of twenty-first-century capitalism, to create a pro-worker, pro-union trade policy.

labor

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Commemoration: March 25, 1911…

UNITE HERE!
In 2023, a permanent memorial at the site of the fire was unveiled in memory of the workers. The memorial tells the stories of the victims and is a landmark site to visit, mourn, and learn at the very site where factory workers labored and perished.

labor

Unions Rise As America’s Defiant Shield Against Trump’s Authoritarianism

Euan Gibb & Ethan T. Young Public Service International
As it becomes increasingly clear what a second Trump presidency means, America's labor movement has positioned itself as democracy's strongest, most important and best-organized line of defense against a sweeping authoritarian agenda.

Friday nite video

video

I've Never Been to a Bernie Sanders Rally Like This

The Fight Oligarchy Tour is drawing larger crowds than Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign ever did, but it’s also drawing a different sort of crowd, writes Mother Jones Senior Reporter Tim Murphy.

video

Visit Mississippi | Playing for Change

Experience the magic of Robert Johnson's "Crossroads," featuring renowned artists Keb’Mo’, Kingfish, Vasti Jackson, Charlie Worsham, Sierra Hull, Cedric Burnside and a diverse array of blues and world music talents

video

Could Canada Join the EU?

As tensions rise between Canada and the US, new PM Mark Carney has made overtures to Europe in a bid to strengthen ties. It's unlikely to happen soon, but it certainly isn't impossible.

video

Musk's Family Ties to Apartheid and Neo-Nazi Movements

Elon Musk was born in 1971 in South Africa, and raised under apartheid. His family had ties to apartheid and neo-Nazi politics. We speak with Guardian reporter Chris McGreal about how Musk's upbringing shaped his worldview.