The Evolution of the Human Brain Set It Up for Failure

The genetic changes that made the human brain may have made us uniquely vulnerable to Alzheimer’s.

The Supreme Law of the Land

What role should the Supreme Court play in American politics?

Israeli Private Eye and Climate Hacking Scandal

He’s been linked to someone called “The Hawk.” He named his company “This Isn’t a Dentist’s Office.” The feds say he hacked American environmentalists.

The Return of Child Labor

The rollback of child labor protections in Arkansas over the past several years is part of an increasingly politicized campaign underway across the country.

Israel’s Young Settler Vanguard

In the West Bank, at-risk youth are recast as pioneers — funded by Israeli ministries and US tax-deductible charities and deployed to harass, dispossess, and drive Palestinians from their land.

Spiking Rents Power a Socialist Win

David Morales, a state representative in Rhode Island and member of the Democratic Socialists of America, won the Democratic primary for mayor of Providence, edging out the incumbent. A laser-like focus on rent helped seal the deal.

Being Against Capitalism Isn’t Enough

Socialists need more than a critique of capitalism. We need a concrete account of how a socialist economy could work — and make ordinary people’s lives better.

How Gen Z Protests Are Reshaping Politics in Asia

Different outcomes in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh show why the test of movements extends beyond protests. Without institutional pathways to translate protests into policy, such uprisings risk being co-opted or dissipating into chaos.

Millions on the Streets for Lula Across Brazil

As Flávio Bolsonaro promises $38 billion in spending cuts, huge crowds of students take to the streets across Brazil to support Lula and fight for their right to quality education

Serbia: Building a New Democratic Socialist Alternative

Serbia has a new democratic socialist initiative. Following its founding in Novi Sad in late September, IDS co-chairs discuss their political vision, the student movement and challenges ahead.
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Culture

poetry

Airman

Christine Holland
Poet Christine Holland reminds us of the sacrifice of Aaron Bushnell, who performed a self-immolation outside the Israeli embassy in Washington.

books

Coal Miners and Class War: Review of Matewan Blood & Coal

Kurt Stand Portside
The West Virginia coal wars-fought between the United Mine Workers and coal operators, from 1912 to 1922 -there have been books and films about the conflict, it is little remembered. Kevin Corley’s novel, Matewan Blood & Coal, seeks to bridge the gap

books

Exit Strategy

Paige Oamek Dissent Magazine
In End Times Fascism, Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor make the case that the ruling class is not lording over our future, but trying to escape it. How should the left resist doing the same?

food

The Next Generation of Cultural Stewards

The editors Newmansown.org News
Tlingit & Haida’s Traditional Food Security program connects Native youth with traditional foods that are nutrient dense, unprocessed, and culturally relevant. This increases traditional food access and encourages youth to make healthy food choices.

Labor

labor

How To Fund a Fairer Economy—and Reduce Inequality

Nancy Folbre Dollars & Sense
How can we fund universal childcare, Medicare for All, and a green economy while reducing inequality? A new plan shows how taxing wealth and corporate profits more fairly—and cutting wasteful spending—could pay for a fairer, more prosperous economy.

labor

They Asked Themselves: What’s Missing? The Answer: A Union

Roxanne D. Brown, USW International President USW
Inequality isn’t solely measured in money or workers struggling to make ends meet while the rich get richer. It’s just as pernicious in how bosses view workers with disdain, rather than skilled people responsible for the company's prosperity.

labor

Unions Step Up To Meet the Moment

Stephanie Luce Convergence
Labor unions, as individual organizations and in coalitions like May Day Strong, are mobilizing to defend democracy this fall.

labor

UAW President Shawn Fain Nears Reelection Victory

Luis Feliz Leon, Jane Slaughter Labor Notes
The election was a referendum on the new fighting direction Fain has taken the union by leading 2023’s Stand-Up Strike against the Big 3 automakers, other bold contract fights, and new organizing campaigns.

Friday nite video

video

Death by Firing Squad

When the murderer's dead and his head's in a bag, will it help you forget the way that you got had? 

video

Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor on NAZA

NAZA is the Israeli military's term for "collateral damage," that is, civilian deaths. The film NAZA, now showing in select theaters across the U.S., interviews Israeli military and intelligence officials who participated in inflicting thousands of such deaths in Gaza.

video

Dario Amodei Quit OpenAI To Make AI 'Safe.' And Now?

Anthropic is now eying a $2 trillion IPO, potentially the largest of all time. At the same time the company is trying to shield itself from responsibility by saying its AI agents are autonomous, even sentient.