House Republicans Just Touched the Third Rail

Early this morning, House Republicans, rushed to cut not quite $1 trillion from Medicaid over the next 10 years. Today, Medicaid commands not merely a significant voting bloc, but a significant Republican voting bloc.

The Weaponization Czar and Our Russia Problem

Ed Martin is a major actor in Trump's attempted regime change to authoritarianism. His particular role is to transform the law into a tool to intimidate Americans. Martin will now continue his work for Trump as the official "weaponization czar."

Trump-Supporting Christians Accuse Jews of Antisemitism

Ultra-Zionist gentiles are transforming America into something out of Jewish nightmares, pretending they're trying to ensure Jewish safety. The campaign called Project Esther, and it aims to destroy the pro-Palestinian movement in the United States.

UN Commemoration of the 77th Anniversary of the Nakba

Noura Erakat highlighted the shortcomings of international law in stopping Israel's ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza while raising several steps that the international community can take to intervene.

Reader Comments & Tidbits, May 22, 2025

Readers Comments: After-Tax Income Under the Trump-GOP Budget; One Brief Shining Moment; How NOT To Run an Antisemitism Commission; Take Action in Defense of NYU Student Logan Rozos; How Can Academics Support Workers' Organizing at Amazon; more;

Trump Casts Himself as a Protector of White People

President Trump publicly dressed down the president of South Africa based on a fringe conspiracy theory, providing a vivid distillation of his views on race.

The Radical Courage of Noor Abdalla

How the wife of Mahmoud Khalil has navigated becoming a new mother while fighting for her husband’s freedom.

Israeli Forces Shoot at Foreign Diplomats in West Bank

Among those shot at were representatives of three nations that threatened "concrete actions" if Israel doesn't end its assault and siege on Gaza and others that support a genocide case against the country.

The Biggest Political Con of the Last Century Unmasked

Why the destruction of public institutions, the middle class, and government itself may not be a mistake — but the mission…

Global Left Midweek – May 21, 2025

War, peace, fascism and imperialism
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Culture

books

Double Negative

George Blaustein The European Review of Books
This book is a detailed history of an aspect of modern European history and the treaty that catalyzed that story.

poetry

Poem

Muriel Rukeyser The Collected Poems of Muriel Rukeyser
Writing in 1968, poet and activist Muriel Rukeyser addresses the struggle to imagine and build a more humane world.

books

Mr. Lonely

Zoë Hu Dissent Magazine
Some have suggested that young men are drawn to Andrew Tate because they suffer from a dearth of social contact. Yet men go to Tate not to alleviate loneliness but to intensify it.

Labor

labor

Starbucks Dress Code Causes Walkouts

Grace Snelling Fast Company
The union has been bargaining to reach a contract with Starbucks for over three years, with no end in sight. It says that the new dress code represents “bad faith bargaining,” .

Friday nite video

Trump's Epic 'Weave'

Concluding his Mideast corruption tour in the United Arab Emirates, Trump engages in a 15 minute ramble about Sean Duffy and Pete Buttigieg’s bicycle