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Things to remember and celebrate this May Day

The demonstrations in Ireland still show how small-scale protests driven by economic malaise can get national attention and prompt change.

Machiavelli argued that it is better to be feared than loved. Donald Trump fails at both internationally—and it makes him dangerous.

Or to ever hold another one again.

As war in Iran upends fuel markets, two new reports confirm that 2025 was a banner year for renewables.

The bad and the beautiful

All you need to know about Andy Serkis' absurd adaptation is that it starts with a barnyard rap.

Long a major progressive influence in New York politics, the Working Families Party has released its first national platform ever—and it has the likes of Elizabeth Warren and Ro Khanna on board.

A Haaretz investigation reveals how grain stolen from occupied territory in Ukraine has been sold to Israel. The profits of the shady operation are financing Putin's war

Many feminists urge a transition toward a dual-earner/dual-carer system in which women and men alike earn money and provide unpaid care for their families and communities. But is this possible in the current economic system?