FIFA Bows to King Trump Under Gianni Infantino

Luca Pisapia Il Manifesto Global
FIFA has always loved dictatorships. Italy was chosen in 1934 because fascism would ensure discipline. When the Soviet Union refused to play a 1973 match in Pinochet’s Chile (because the pitch was a concentration camp), FIFA disqualified the USSR.

Abolitionist Feminism

Srarah Jaffe interview with Kathi Weeks. Dissent Magazine
I don’t believe you can be a non-feminist Marxist if you want to think about capitalism today, because you have to understand how gender and a patriarchal system are intertwined to shape who workers are.

Friday Nite Videos | April 10, 2026

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Is This the End of Viktor Orbán in Hungary? Purple Rain | Bruce Springsteen. Trump Had No Idea Melania Was Making an Epstein Statement. Why I Support The California Billionaire Tax. A Housing Scam Trapping Millions Of Americans.

Is This the End of Viktor Orbán in Hungary?

For 16 years Viktor Orbán has used a parliamentary supermajority to effect constitutional control over institutions, targeting minorities, political opponents and the independent media 

Purple Rain (Live From Minneapolis) | Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band perform "Purple Rain" in honor of "The Maestro" Prince for the opening night of the Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour in Minneapolis, Minnesota on March 31, 2026.

The Kids Are All Right

Melinda Wenner Moyer Scientific American
Surprising studies show young people are doing better than previous generations in many ways

Are US-Iran Ceasefire Talks in Pakistan Doomed To Fail?

Farah N. Jan Responsible Statecraft
You cannot negotiate with a regime you are trying to destroy. Trump’s oscillation between threatening to blast Iran “back to the Stone Ages” and describing “very good and productive conversations” is the logical endpoint of an incoherent strategy.