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Zohran Mamdani: “Our Time Is Now”

Monday night at a campaign rally, Zohran Mamdani addressed his supporters: “For too long, we have tried not to lose. Now, it is time that we win...We are an existential threat to billionaires who think their money can buy our democracy."

‘I love Hitler’: Young Republicans’ Racist Chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery, lynching, and rape. This is what the GOP really is - this is the young GOP, starting with the New York Young Republicans - "I Love Hitler"

Private Equity Takeover Of Hospitals Led to Deaths

Private equity acquisition of hospitals have led to an increase in deaths among emergency department patients receiving Medicare, according to a recent study published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Will Israelis One Day Say: 'I Was Always Against It'?

People aren't born cruel; they become so. Palestinian cruelty toward Israelis is widely covered, while our cruelty, that of Israeli society, is getting ever more sophisticated to protect our spoils.

Reader Comments & Tidbits, Oct 16, 2025

Readers Comments: Chicago Invaded-by ICE, Texas National Guard; Trump's Labor Dept Says ICE Raids Causing Food Crisis; Boat Strikes Just the Beginning, Now CIA Missions Planned Against Venezuela; What's Happening in US Socialism; All-Out for Oct 18;

Supreme Court Case Could Destroy Voting Rights Act

If the court dismantles Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and allows overtly racist gerrymanders, one report estimates that Republicans will be virtually guaranteed an additional 19 seats in the 2026 midterms.

Trump Considers Refugee System Overhaul to Favor Whites

The proposals would transform a program aimed at helping the most vulnerable people in the world into one that gives preference to mostly white people who say they are being persecuted.

Venezuela CIA Operation Called 'Coups D'etat' by Maduro

Move marks escalation in Maduro pressure campaign as president says US mulling strikes on Venezuelan territory

Israel’s Hostage Protest Movement Finally Prevails

As those who fought for their release celebrate, the government seeks to recast itself as the hostages’ savior despite abandoning them for two years.

Global Left Midweek — October 15, 2025

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Bravery on the Front Lines in the Face of Fascism

Paul Von Blum The Progressive
A new comics collection from Raymond Tyler and Paul Buhle tells the stories of unsung partisan heroes who fought fascism across Europe. We have no alternative. Time is short. We should admire the heroes of Partisans and proceed to blaze our own path

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Proprietary

Randall Mann
Drawing on his experience in the technology sector, poet Randall Mann discloses how much he can't disclose.

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New England Unions Lead the Way on Offshore Wind

Paul Prescod Jacobin
Building trades unions in Rhode Island and Massachusetts are successfully fighting for offshore wind projects that create good union jobs and revitalize the economy. In the process, they’re showing how to defend clean energy from Donald Trump.

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We Need More Than a Party — We Need a Movement

Jenny Brown Jacobin
UAW president Shawn Fain, speaking at a Center for Working-Class Politics and Jacobin event, emphasized the need for a political program that addresses workers’ most basic issues — and how a broad strike in 2028 could put them front and center.

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Unleashing Retirement Scammers

Bryce Covert In These Times
The Trump administration may reopen a loophole that allows investment brokers to enrich themselves at clients’ expense.

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