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Empire and Capital Set Maui Ablaze

Andrea Bower Common Dreams
The struggle now is the one that punctuates all moments of crisis: the forces of disaster capitalism versus the people attempting to build a paradise out of hell.

Shawn Fain Is Right: The Workweek Should Be Shorter

Alex N. Press Jacobin
UAW president Shawn Fain has called for a 32-hour workweek. It’s the revival of an old vision in the US labor movement — and the sort of ambition overworked and underpaid employees need.

The Hard Right Captivates the Argentine Electorate

Mariano Schuster and Pablo Stefanoni / Nueva Sociedad NACLA
The Argentine primary elections caused a political earthquake, with libertarian Javier Milei taking first place and Peronism coming in third. Never before has the radicalized right won so many votes.