Profit-hungry developers, Gulf monarchs, Donald Trump, Tony Blair, and the Israeli far right are all united in a vision for Gaza: a tech-fueled special economic zone governed by billionaires, with no question of self-determination for Palestinians.
Five important lessons of the first six months of Trump’s immigration raids — and why CBP’s Greg Bovino is the Nathan Bedford Forrest of the Trump era.
The November 4 election gave us a huge boost. But for the 2026 midterms, success requires both electoral majorities and preparations for a popular uprising at vote-counting sites, state capitols, courthouses, workplaces, and schools.
The Conversation’s politics editor, Naomi Schalit, talked with scholar Alex Hinton, who has studied MAGA for years, about Make America Great Again Republicans’ sustained interest in the case of accused child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Economic insecurity is rampant in the United States. A program of universal grocery subsidies could help working-class families deal with the cost of living — and be wildly popular.
As its workers fight for a living wage and demand that the company address hundreds of labor violation complaints, Starbucks Workers United says it’s prepared for the “biggest and longest” strike in the company’s history.
Nonviolent popular uprisings have brought down authoritarian regimes in many countries around the world. Conditions for such action do not yet exist in the United States, but the growing wrath of the people make them increasingly plausible.
Don’t Mourn, Organize! (1915), There Is an Importatnt Lesson in the Anti-Racist Organizing of 1835, Women Rise Up Angry Against Police Sexism (1980), Judge Slams Homophobic Police (1955), Deadly Brutality Backfires (1960)
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