Hegseth Must Go

Hegseth is the most incompetent person in the Trump regime — with the exception of Trump himself — and a clear and present danger to the security of the United States and the world.

A Casualty of a Cruel Immigration Policy

Pierre Damas Bel, 20, died by suicide after being fitted with a tracking device by ICE. ‘That ankle monitor is what killed him,’ a family friend said.

Indonesia Hasn’t Come to Terms With Suharto’s Crimes

Nearly three decades after the fall of Suharto, human rights organizations describe Indonesia as a state undergoing democratic backsliding, accompanied by pressure on protesters and journalists and by an expanding military role in civilian affairs.

These Generals Now See ‘Jewish Terrorism’ as the Threat

A growing number of former Israeli generals, intelligence officials and prime ministers are accusing settlers in the West Bank of committing ethnic cleansing with government support. “Once a society behaves this way that society is doomed,” one said

Reader Comments & Tidbits, Sept. 3, 2026

Reader Comments: Oil Imperialism; Trump Lies on Medicare for All; Rev. James Lawson; Dolly Parton; DHS Historic Legacy; NYC-DSA’s Socialist Sweep Volunteers; The Strait of "Horn-Moos"; What Goes On Inside Israel’s Prison System; Lots of Events;

Trump Lies About What Medicare for All Would Cost

As Trump-GOP healthcare cuts devastate millions, Yale experts have found that Medicare for All would save the US over $1 trillion and more than 114,000 lives per year.

How Nuts are Trump’s Tariffs? Consider Aluminum

The Canadian aluminum industry hasn’t bilked the United States. America needs aluminum to keep its auto plants running and to keep food and drink prices down, and Canada is just better at making it.

Under Israeli Settler Attacks, I Feel I Am Not Alive

Ruqayya Rabe’i was three months pregnant when a mob of Israelis invaded the village where she lives. She spoke with Jacobin about her lost pregnancy and how settler violence seeks to destroy the basis of Palestinian life.

The Postal Service’s Destruction of Democracy

New details from a whistleblower provide new cause for alarm. Will the courts intervene in time?

Global Left Midweek — September 2, 2026

High tide of protests worldwide
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Culture

books

Muriel Rukeyser and the Poetry of Antifascism

Jeremy Wang-Iverson Rain Taxi
This new collection of essays, articles, and radio scripts should help bring renewed attention to this too-little-known modernist left wing poet and writer.

food

Tech Alone Won’t Future-Proof the Food System, Experts Warn

Rich Bellis Agfundernews.com
There’s broad consensus that the food system needs updating but little agreement about how to do it. Calls for ambitious policy responses to climate and geopolitical risks in the current food system are growing louder.

poetry

Masters of War

Bob Dylan
Nobel Prize winner Bob Dylan aims his words at those who profit from war and its weapons.

books

How To Fix the System

Steven Poole The Guardian
The Nobel-winning economist takes aim at elites for no longer meeting the needs of the masses.

Labor

labor

Denver Library Workers Unionize With Overwhelming Vote

Paolo Zialcita Denverite
Nearly 600 workers at Denver Public Library will be represented by a collective bargaining unit after employees voted overwhelmingly in favor of forming Denver’s first union under newly afforded labor rights.

labor

Dolly Parton Was a Proud Union Sister

John Nichols The Nation
Organized labor is celebrating the life and legacy of an artist who championed working women and carried a union card for almost 60 years.

Friday nite video

video

I Tracked Down the Company Ruining Fruit

America’s biggest berry empire doesn’t actually grow berries. A middleman controls the genetics, reaps the profits, and then shifts blame.

video

Earth Is Warming Everywhere Except Here

Scientists call it the "cold blob." It could be a warning that one of Earth's most important climate systems may soon hit a tipping point where climate change no longer happens gradually.