Decoding Kellyanne Conway

In an interview with Chris Matthews, Kellyanne Conway defended Trump's travel ban with inaccurate claims of a “Bowling Green massacre.” Here's what we think she meant.

Neruda | Gael García Bernal Movie

When beloved poet and famous Communist Pablo Neruda is forced underground in post-WW II Chile, he sees the struggle with his police nemesis as an opportunity to reinvent himself.

Friday Nite Videos -- February 3, 2016

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Resist: How to Triumph in Trumpland. Batbot Flies Just Like a Bat. Trump's Second Week Is as Chaotic as His First. Neruda | Gael García Bernal Movie. Decoding Kellyanne Conway.

Visions Shared from the Left

European Left
The rise of authoritarian right wing movements is intensifying the inequality and exploitation of neoliberalism. Key to resistance is building unity around substantive alternatives. This was the theme of a seminar organized by the Forum of Sao Paulo (FSP) and the European Left brought together parties and movements from Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean to discuss visions and strategies for the left.

Why Millennials Aren't Afraid of Socialism

Julia Mead The Nation
It's an old idea, but the people who will make it happen are young - and tired of the unequal world they've inherited. I will come of age in the era of Trump. It's a bleak generational landmark, but ideological capitulation and despair are not the answer. In the 1930s and 1940s, many of the most dedicated antifascists were communists. The antidote to radical exploitation and exclusion is radical egalitarianism and inclusion.