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Wemby Is Going Down!

Spike Lee The New York Times
People have smiles on their faces, and I know for sure it’s because of Da New York Knicks and their incredible playoff run. This is something that I have heard and seen with my own ears and eyes. More than with any other New York team...

Tidbits-May 28- Reader Comments: Vigilante Slush Fund; Readers Debate 2024 Democratic “Autopsy”; Israeli Occupation Extended; Stephen Colbert; Boots Riley; Comics and War; NYC Restaurants Offer $26 World Cup Specials; Brockovich AI Data Center Maps

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Reader Comments: Trump Vigilante Slush Fund; Readers Debate 2024 Democratic "Autopsy"; Israeli Occupation Extended; Stephen Colbert; Boots Riley; Comics and War; Hundreds of NYC Restaurants Offer $26 World Cup Specials; Brockovich AI Data Center Maps

Pedro Sánchez Isn’t Waiting for a Savior

Nomiki Konst The Nation
At a recent summit, Spain’s prime minister Pedro Sanchez gathered leftist leaders and warned of a new authoritarian world order. Sánchez has positioned himself as a leader of the left who recognizes the need for strong alliances.

Zohran Mamdani Is Right To Condemn West Bank Land Sales

Ben Burgis Jacobin
After a rowdy protest outside a real estate event at Park East Synagogue, Mayor Zohran Mamdani was widely criticized for supporting the protest by condemning the sale of West Bank properties. But the criticisms don’t stand up to scrutiny.

The Past Is Present: History Is Organizing With Us Now

Laura Flanders Laura Flanders' Substack
History isn’t a comfort blanket. It’s a human-made map, imperfect, incomplete, sometimes misleading. The terrain changes, but the questions the Lucas workers asked, and the General Strike raised aren’t historical curiosities. They’re questions now.

How Mamdani Can Build Mass Engagement

Mark Engler and Matthew Miles Goodrich Dissent Magazine
The success of Organize NYC, a new initiative designed to bring a grassroots base into the guts of the governing process, will have implications for the left outside the five boroughs.
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