Tariffs Whiplash Is Open Corruption. He Admitted It.

Trump posted a message to his followers just before pausing the bulk of his tariffs. He may have accidentally confessed to insider trading and market manipulation on Truth Social.

We Should All Be Very, Very Afraid

Trump is seeking to establish a truly chilling proposition: that no one can stop his administration from imprisoning anyone it wants... If the government can disappear any people it wishes, we all should be very, very afraid.

Ten National Unions Call for Anti-Trump Resistance

Ten national unions and dozens of locals representing more than 3 million members have issued a joint statement demanding the release of immigrant workers recently snatched by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (You can add your name below)

Workshop on Antisemitism Accused of Being Antisemitic

In addition to a robust discussion of what antisemitism is, the curriculum also includes what antisemitism is not, distinguishing between antisemitism and criticism of, or opposition to, Israel or Zionism.

Reader Comments & Tidbits, April 10, 2025

Reader Comments: Trump Tariffs Tanked Economy; How Dems Can Win by Organizing From the County Up; Library Assn Sues To Stop Trump Cuts; New Resource - Black Federal Workers by State; Webinar-Labor and the Crisis Of Democracy; Cartoons and more....

Trump Undone (Well, Partially Put on Hold)

The president is compelled to delay his tariffs. The Republican Congress failed to do it, so the markets did.

Uproar Overturns Team Trump Social Security Phone Cuts

"We sounded the alarm, and they're backing off," said Sen. Elizabeth Warren. "But the fight's not over."

US Intensifies Peaceful Protest Crackdown Under Trump

Forty-one anti-protest bills in 22 states have been introduced since start of 2025, according to law tracker

The Middle Class Won’t Rise Without Unions. Full Stop.

Manufacturing jobs alone didn’t build postwar prosperity — organized labor did. And Trump is killing it...

Global Left Midweek – April 9, 2025

Hot war, cold war, trade war, class war
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Culture

film

Tomás Gutiérrez Alea Was Revolutionary Cuba’s Great Director

Michael Chanan Jacobin
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea brought the experience of postrevolutionary Cuba to the screen in classic movies like Memories of Underdevelopment and Strawberry and Chocolate. Alea’s committed, artistically dazzling work set a benchmark for political cinema.

food

Can Marketing Magic Help Food Waste Disappear?

David Burrows JustFood.com
A sign in a Tesco store promoted discounted vegetables. Researchers from Minnesota State University Mankato showed that ‘storytelling’ combined with marketing tactics like coupons “significantly increases consumers’ consumption of unattractive produce”.

poetry

Gone, Baby

Suzanne Lummis In the Black, In the Red: Poems of Profit $ Loss
Poet Suzanne Lummis offers a bedtime story for the children of America, in which we witness the miracle of deflation.

Labor

labor

American Library Association Sues To Stop Trump Cuts

Jennifer Schuessler New York Times
The American Library Association and a union representing more than 42,000 cultural workers nationwide have filed a lawsuit contesting the Trump administration’s deep cuts to the federal agency that supports the nation’s libraries.

Friday nite video

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Highlights From Cory Booker's 25-Hour Senate Speech

In an inspiring feat, Sen. Cory Booker held the Senate floor for 25 hours, delivering a sweeping indictment of Donald Trump’s assault and insisting that "the power of the people is stronger than the people in power." 

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