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We should not do the billionaires’ work of dividing us. They have enough money to do it for themselves.

Being a historian during Trump 2.0 is to witness a renewal of debunked mythologies and outdated ideas made fresh by a state apparatus deeply invested in protecting the historical reputation of whiteness.

Hartman is a Gen X Marxist, pilled by the revolutionary politics of Rage Against the Machine. “Until the freedom of some no longer required the unfreedom of others,” he writes, “Marx would carry on, no matter how ... his enemies try to erase him."

Trump thought he was meeting Putin in Russia. He rambled incoherently during a nationally televised news conference. His performance leaves no doubt: the man’s brain has turned to oatmeal. It's time for the press to push back.

Over-reliance on outside funding threatens organizations’ long-term stability. Veteran labor organizer, Keith Kelleher, proposes for member-driven “community unions” as a sustainable alternative.

West Coast poet Beau Beausoleil reflects on the momentary beauties which somehow compensate for our everyday sense of exile and displacement.

Trump doesn’t care about “crime.” He cares about the right white people being in charge. On his first day in office in 2025, he pardoned 1,500 people convicted of assault and property destruction on January 6.

With a new executive order and model state legislation criminalizing homelessness, the richest people in the U.S. are making it easier to lock up the poorest. Today in Washington, DC the order is out - lock up the unhoused.

Young people carried Zohran Mamdani in his victory in the mayoral primary, stunning establishment Democrats and reshaping the electorate. Nowhere was this more clear than the so-called “Commie Corridor,” where young voters had extremely high turnout.