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Lessons From Chicago’s Left, Two Years in Power

Alex Han, Asha Ransby-Sporn, Jeanette Taylor, Daniel Denvir Jacobin
With Zohran Mamdani on the cusp of victory in New York City, the Left should learn from the ups and downs of embattled Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson.

Going Backwards on Rights With Trump

Rebecca Gordon TomDispatch
On September 8, 2025, the Supreme Court did its best to murder what’s left of civil rights in this country.

By Attacking Anti-Fascism, Trump Defends Fascism

C.J. Polychroniou Common Dreams
While there was little doubt before as to where Trump stood on democracy and human decency, he has made it clear with his decision to designate Antifa a “terrorist” organization that he and his coterie are clearly on the side of fascism.

Trump’s War on Wind

Kari Thompson Labor Notes
Tens of Thousands of Jobs Destroyed, Unions Say

My Grandpa Was Two

Peter Neil Carroll
Stopping in Trempealeau, Wisconsin, during a trip along the Mississippi, historian and poet Peter Carroll contemplates the flow of time.