Insurgents Are Revitalizing the Democratic Party

If established party leaders don’t screw things up—by echoing Republican talking points about a “dangerous” left, or by opting for caution when the electorate is calling for action—this revitalization has the potential to build a vibrant coalition..

El-Sayed’s Win Is Most Consequential Election This Year

In what will be seen as this year’s most significant election Dr Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary. Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza and massive US military support to Israel became central themes actively debated across the state

Mamdani for Amazon Workers; Schumer's Daughter Not So

Legislation before the New York City Council would end Amazon’s subcontracting of delivery drivers. Jessica Schumer is the lead lobbyist against it.

'Zionist' Has Become Toxic in America

The American Jewish establishment is in a bind. An organized community that cannot tolerate any dissent will lose its dissenting members, deepening its resistance to alternate views and making it less able to exert any influence outside the community

Reader Comments & Tidbits, Aug. 13, 2026

Reader Comments: Credible Threat?; Todd Blanche?; Contempt of Congress - No Question; New Health Care Crisis; Howard Zinn; Dr. Anthony Fauci; Prairieland; Abortion Rights; How Domestic Workers Built POWER; Announcements - New York City; Cartoons;

How China Won the Iran War

Trump has shattered American power, and Beijing is picking up the pieces

Real Danger Behind Trump’s Midterm 'Emergency’ Threat

Trump is “trying to scare people into thinking he has more power than he has,” said UCLA law professor Rick Hasen.

ICE Plans to Give Officers Electric Shock Gloves

The Department of Homeland Security described the gloves as a “de-escalation device,” but critics have expressed alarm over equipping immigration agents with another tool that they say could actually escalate their use of force.

Socialist Electoral Project Hasn’t Hit Its Ceiling

Francesca Hong’s defeat was a setback for the Left. But lost in discussions of the campaign’s shortcomings is how much she actually accomplished. Hong may have opened the door to a new era of politics for Wisconsin and the Left more broadly.

Global Left Midweek — August 12, 2026

After 50 years, some justice for Víctor Jara
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Culture

food

Fight Hunger and Make Food More Affordable.

Ralph Palladino Submitted by the author to Portside
Given today’s challenging economic landscape and recent federal policy rollbacks, publicly run food stores are a practical, common-sense idea worth pursuing.

poetry

Appalachia

Peter Neil Carroll
If you follow the speaker’s directions, you’ll be as lost as he is. Poet Peter Neil Carroll wonders what’s worth finding in this place that most Americans have forgotten.

books

Mavericks Without a Cause

Charlie Goldberg Dissent Magazine
The memoirs of John Fetterman and Joe Manchin offer revealing insights into two figures granted outsized importance by our broken political system.

Labor

labor

Daimler To Close Portland Truck Plant

Don McIntosh NW Labor Press
The plant closure is a sad end to the high hopes of five years ago, when Daimler chose the Portland plant to make new electric versions of its Class 8 heavy truck and smaller box trucks.

labor

Lawsuit Takes Aim at Deal Granting Trump Sweeping Tax Protections

Alan Feuer and Andrew Duehren The New York Times
Photo of the façade of the IRS building The union representing IRS workers asked a judge to stop the Trump administration from granting Trump extraordinary tax protections, saying the provision was illegal. The request was the first time anyone had used the courts to kill the plan.

labor

Class War in Sugartown

Joe Allen CounterPunch
The C&H Sugar strike was shaping up to be the most politically significant strike in the country. If the ILWU returns to the picket line in sixty days, they deserve wide support.

Friday nite video

Why Humanity Will Never Leave the Solar System

The deeper we look, the more the universe reveals a hidden barrier between our Solar System and everything else. There are many reasons why the dream of space travel might stay just a dream.

video

Fauci Takes the 5th | The Daily Show

How about instead of making health officials scapegoats for the last pandemic we concentrate on doing what we need to do the prevent the next one?

video

How Are Memories Stored Inside Your Brain?

Memories are not always recordings of reality. In fact, every time a memory comes under the spotlight of your attention, it can melt and change a tiny bit.