The Perilous Shift in U.S. Weapons Sales to Taiwan

Jianlu Bi Foreign Policy in Focus
Washington’s attempt to “use Taiwan to contain China” is not only failing to provide security but is actively accelerating the very confrontation it claims to deter.

Venezuela, Trump, and Voluntary Servitude

Marga Ferré transform! europe
We must firmly oppose the attack on Venezuela, because if we let Trump win, the message he sends is that there is no international law, that there is no democracy and that all we are left with is vassalage.

Social Strikes

JEREMY BRECHER Labor Network for Sustainability
Can General Strikes, Mass Strikes, and People Power Uprisings Provide A Last Defense Against MAGA Tyranny?

One Battle After Another

Keith Brower Brown, Natascha Elena Uhlmann Labor Notes
The Big Contract Fights Coming in 2026

Writing My Country

Beau Beausoleil
Poet Beau Beausoleil asks what happens when the crew on the "boat of liberty," a lifeboat bearing the survivors of other times and wrecks, gives up.

A Guide to the Big Left and Labor Fights in 2026

Neal Meyer Convergence
Photo of many people at a protest with signs.
An essential part of ringing in the New Year will be preparing for the major political struggles of 2026. Here’s a month-by-month roundup of the key union fights, elections, and other events of note for the Left.

The Secret Behind Zohran Mamdani’s Viral Videos

The team of creatives behind his Zohran Mamdani's viral videos, which gave the campaign a life of its own online, sit down with Mehdi Hasan to discuss some of their most talked-about videos.

Videos Contradict Trump Account of ICE Shooting

The New York Times' video team provides an analysis of footage from three camera angles, showing that the motorist was driving away from — not toward — a federal officer when he opened fire.