Maximillian Alvarez
@maximillianalvarez.bsky.social
- Editor in Chief & Co-Executive Director, @therealnews.com
- Host, Working People podcast
- Author, The Work of Living
- Dad to many cats
- Host, Working People podcast
- Author, The Work of Living
- Dad to many cats
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Check out my in-depth conversation w/ Liza Jessie Peterson about her acclaimed play, The Peculiar Patriot, and powerful documentary, Angola Do You Hear Us?
We explore how Black cultural production serves as a transformative force for self-determination.
youtu.be/rcDuOs80ya0?...
We explore how Black cultural production serves as a transformative force for self-determination.
youtu.be/rcDuOs80ya0?...
November 9, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Check out my in-depth conversation w/ Liza Jessie Peterson about her acclaimed play, The Peculiar Patriot, and powerful documentary, Angola Do You Hear Us?
We explore how Black cultural production serves as a transformative force for self-determination.
youtu.be/rcDuOs80ya0?...
We explore how Black cultural production serves as a transformative force for self-determination.
youtu.be/rcDuOs80ya0?...
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"Basically, the most evil billionaires in Silicon Valley want to consume everything before it’s too late, and then kick the tires and leave us all to drown…”
🚨 New @therealnews.com:
Workers replaced by AI have a dire warning for the world.
Marc Steiner & I teamed up for this crossover episode on how the AI boom is shaping the economy & the impact it is already having on working people’s lives, livelihoods, and jobs.
therealnews.com/workers-repl...
Workers replaced by AI have a dire warning for the world.
Marc Steiner & I teamed up for this crossover episode on how the AI boom is shaping the economy & the impact it is already having on working people’s lives, livelihoods, and jobs.
therealnews.com/workers-repl...
Workers replaced by AI have a dire warning for the world
“Basically, the most evil billionaires in Silicon Valley want to consume everything before it's too late, and then kick the tires and leave us all to drown…”
therealnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:56 PM
"Basically, the most evil billionaires in Silicon Valley want to consume everything before it’s too late, and then kick the tires and leave us all to drown…”
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“Those laid off now are finding it harder to quickly secure new roles,” one of the report’s authors said.
Layoffs in 2025 second-highest since 2009 in potential sign of looming recession
“Those laid off now are finding it harder to quickly secure new roles,” one of the report’s authors said.
therealnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:09 PM
“Those laid off now are finding it harder to quickly secure new roles,” one of the report’s authors said.
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From the NYT editorial board to CNN panels, Zohran Mamdani is hearing unsolicited advice––and veiled threats––from US corporate media: by @ahjohnson.bsky.social
Elite media to Mamdani: Drop everything that made you successful and act more like a generic Democrat
From the NYT editorial board to CNN panels, Zohran Mamdani is hearing unsolicited advice––and veiled threats––from US corporate media.
therealnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:47 PM
From the NYT editorial board to CNN panels, Zohran Mamdani is hearing unsolicited advice––and veiled threats––from US corporate media: by @ahjohnson.bsky.social
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So much for the security and freedoms of higher education.
As the federal government continues its top-down assault on higher education, universities are internally building repression and surveillance machines that mirror the Trump administration.
Campus life is unrecognizable in the Trump era: ‘There’s so many cops everywhere’
As the federal government continues its top-down assault on higher education, universities are internally building repression and surveillance machines that mirror the Trump administration.
therealnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:53 PM
So much for the security and freedoms of higher education.
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“It’s just really, really bleak, and I don’t think people outside of Chicago understand the scope of it,” @codepink.bsky.social co-director Danaka Katovich says. “What I saw is Border Patrol agents barreling out of their vans, rolling up on two men who were working… and asking for their papers.”
We’ve reached the ‘show me your papers’ stage of American authoritarianism
“It’s just really, really bleak, and I don't think people outside of Chicago understand the scope of it,” CODEPINK co-director Danaka Katovich says. “What I saw is Border Patrol agents barreling out o...
therealnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
“It’s just really, really bleak, and I don’t think people outside of Chicago understand the scope of it,” @codepink.bsky.social co-director Danaka Katovich says. “What I saw is Border Patrol agents barreling out of their vans, rolling up on two men who were working… and asking for their papers.”
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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🚨 New @therealnews.com:
I speak w/ a panel of grad student workers & union members from Columbia University & the University of Michigan about the chilling new reality on their campuses & what it’s like to live, learn, & work there today
@swcolumbia.bsky.social
therealnews.com/campus-life-...
I speak w/ a panel of grad student workers & union members from Columbia University & the University of Michigan about the chilling new reality on their campuses & what it’s like to live, learn, & work there today
@swcolumbia.bsky.social
therealnews.com/campus-life-...
Campus life is unrecognizable in the Trump era: ‘There’s so many cops everywhere’
As the federal government continues its top-down assault on higher education, universities are internally building repression and surveillance machines that mirror the Trump administration.
therealnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
🚨 New @therealnews.com:
I speak w/ a panel of grad student workers & union members from Columbia University & the University of Michigan about the chilling new reality on their campuses & what it’s like to live, learn, & work there today
@swcolumbia.bsky.social
therealnews.com/campus-life-...
I speak w/ a panel of grad student workers & union members from Columbia University & the University of Michigan about the chilling new reality on their campuses & what it’s like to live, learn, & work there today
@swcolumbia.bsky.social
therealnews.com/campus-life-...
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Four union media workers were fired, in violation of their rights at work—that is a canary for all of us in this business. If we lose power at work, trust me it’s not any easier to hold anyone with political power to account.
Breaking News: Late last night Conde Nast illegally fired 4 union organizers who asked company execs to explain the downsizing of Teen Vogue and continued layoffs. We’ve filed a grievance.
November 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Four union media workers were fired, in violation of their rights at work—that is a canary for all of us in this business. If we lose power at work, trust me it’s not any easier to hold anyone with political power to account.
🚨 New @therealnews.com:
I speak w/ a panel of grad student workers & union members from Columbia University & the University of Michigan about the chilling new reality on their campuses & what it’s like to live, learn, & work there today
@swcolumbia.bsky.social
therealnews.com/campus-life-...
I speak w/ a panel of grad student workers & union members from Columbia University & the University of Michigan about the chilling new reality on their campuses & what it’s like to live, learn, & work there today
@swcolumbia.bsky.social
therealnews.com/campus-life-...
Campus life is unrecognizable in the Trump era: ‘There’s so many cops everywhere’
As the federal government continues its top-down assault on higher education, universities are internally building repression and surveillance machines that mirror the Trump administration.
therealnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
🚨 New @therealnews.com:
I speak w/ a panel of grad student workers & union members from Columbia University & the University of Michigan about the chilling new reality on their campuses & what it’s like to live, learn, & work there today
@swcolumbia.bsky.social
therealnews.com/campus-life-...
I speak w/ a panel of grad student workers & union members from Columbia University & the University of Michigan about the chilling new reality on their campuses & what it’s like to live, learn, & work there today
@swcolumbia.bsky.social
therealnews.com/campus-life-...
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The former DoJ employee who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during President Trump’s law enforcement surge in DC has been found not guilty of assault. wtop.com/dc/2025/11/m...
Man who threw sandwich at federal agent in Washington is found not guilty of assault charge - WTOP News
A former Justice Department employee who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during President Donald Trump’s law enforcement surge in Washington was found not guilty of assault.
wtop.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The former DoJ employee who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during President Trump’s law enforcement surge in DC has been found not guilty of assault. wtop.com/dc/2025/11/m...
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As the federal government continues its top-down assault on higher education, universities are internally building repression and surveillance machines that mirror the Trump administration.
Campus life is unrecognizable in the Trump era: ‘There’s so many cops everywhere’
As the federal government continues its top-down assault on higher education, universities are internally building repression and surveillance machines that mirror the Trump administration.
therealnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
As the federal government continues its top-down assault on higher education, universities are internally building repression and surveillance machines that mirror the Trump administration.
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On November 4, 1780, Indigenous Incan leader Tupac Amaru II led a months-long uprising against Spanish rule in present day Peru. It would inspire thousands more to rise up across South America. Latest episode of #StoriesOfResistance from @undertheshadow.bsky.social
Tupac Amaru II’s Indigenous uprising against colonial Spain
On November 4, 1780, Indigenous Incan leader Tupac Amaru II led a months-long uprising against Spanish rule. It would inspire thousands more to rise up across South America. This is episode 75 of Stor...
therealnews.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:27 PM
On November 4, 1780, Indigenous Incan leader Tupac Amaru II led a months-long uprising against Spanish rule in present day Peru. It would inspire thousands more to rise up across South America. Latest episode of #StoriesOfResistance from @undertheshadow.bsky.social
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The mainstream media said voters wouldn’t go for Mamdani and they said “socialism won’t sell.” But on the streets of New York, people were done listening to conventional wisdom.
Mainstream media tried to scare Mamdami voters with socialism—it didn't work!
TRNN was on the ground in New York City on election day speaking to voters.
therealnews.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
The mainstream media said voters wouldn’t go for Mamdani and they said “socialism won’t sell.” But on the streets of New York, people were done listening to conventional wisdom.
The legends are true, I've seen it with mine own eyes. @nathantankus.bsky.social has the ENTIRE collected works of Marx/Engels AND John Maynard Keynes... 😳🤯
November 6, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The legends are true, I've seen it with mine own eyes. @nathantankus.bsky.social has the ENTIRE collected works of Marx/Engels AND John Maynard Keynes... 😳🤯
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if you want to know what happened to Teen Vogue yesterday, my work wife @allegrak.bsky.social — who ran our politics section for 6 years until this past June — said it all in this.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
What We Lost When Condé Nast Unceremoniously Shuttered Teen Vogue
This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
if you want to know what happened to Teen Vogue yesterday, my work wife @allegrak.bsky.social — who ran our politics section for 6 years until this past June — said it all in this.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
can't even pull out a favorite part til I sign my separation letter lol, just read the whole thing.
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“We were out there 45 days under the snow, under the rain… we [said], ‘We are going on hunger strike, because we want our life back. Zohran Mamdani was with us.’”
NYC taxi drivers remember that Mamdani didn’t forget them
“We were out there 45 days under the snow, under the rain… we [said], ‘We are going on hunger strike, because we want our life back. Zohran Mamdani was with us.’”
therealnews.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
“We were out there 45 days under the snow, under the rain… we [said], ‘We are going on hunger strike, because we want our life back. Zohran Mamdani was with us.’”
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🚨 New @therealnews.com: The last time I spoke w/ Yellow Cab driver-owner & NY Taxi Workers Alliance member Mouhamadou Aliyu in 2021, he was on a hunger strike & at the end of his rope. The next time I saw him, he was in a campaign ad with @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Watch: youtu.be/17J_OC1XQ8g?...
Watch: youtu.be/17J_OC1XQ8g?...
November 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🚨 New @therealnews.com: The last time I spoke w/ Yellow Cab driver-owner & NY Taxi Workers Alliance member Mouhamadou Aliyu in 2021, he was on a hunger strike & at the end of his rope. The next time I saw him, he was in a campaign ad with @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Watch: youtu.be/17J_OC1XQ8g?...
Watch: youtu.be/17J_OC1XQ8g?...
🚨 New @therealnews.com: The last time I spoke w/ Yellow Cab driver-owner & NY Taxi Workers Alliance member Mouhamadou Aliyu in 2021, he was on a hunger strike & at the end of his rope. The next time I saw him, he was in a campaign ad with @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Watch: youtu.be/17J_OC1XQ8g?...
Watch: youtu.be/17J_OC1XQ8g?...
November 4, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🚨 New @therealnews.com: The last time I spoke w/ Yellow Cab driver-owner & NY Taxi Workers Alliance member Mouhamadou Aliyu in 2021, he was on a hunger strike & at the end of his rope. The next time I saw him, he was in a campaign ad with @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
Watch: youtu.be/17J_OC1XQ8g?...
Watch: youtu.be/17J_OC1XQ8g?...
November 3, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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🚨 New @therealnews.com:
I spoke with former English teacher Mohamed Abu Tawila from Gaza to get an on-the-ground account of life for Palestinians after the shaky implementation of the ceasefire began on Oct. 10...
therealnews.com/life-after-g...
I spoke with former English teacher Mohamed Abu Tawila from Gaza to get an on-the-ground account of life for Palestinians after the shaky implementation of the ceasefire began on Oct. 10...
therealnews.com/life-after-g...
Life after genocide: A Gazan’s message to the world about the ceasefire
“When the ceasefire began, I felt a mix of disbelief and emptiness. After two years of genocide, silence felt strange, almost frightening.”
therealnews.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
🚨 New @therealnews.com:
I spoke with former English teacher Mohamed Abu Tawila from Gaza to get an on-the-ground account of life for Palestinians after the shaky implementation of the ceasefire began on Oct. 10...
therealnews.com/life-after-g...
I spoke with former English teacher Mohamed Abu Tawila from Gaza to get an on-the-ground account of life for Palestinians after the shaky implementation of the ceasefire began on Oct. 10...
therealnews.com/life-after-g...
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"These statistics represent people making choices—executives, investors, policymakers—choosing to direct capital toward artificial intelligence rather than toward ensuring every human being has access to food, clean water, shelter, healthcare and education."
Data Centers Drink And Children Thirst: The AI Bubble’s Moral Mis-calculus
Billions suffer from funding shortfalls for development. While we feed a system that allows the spending of hundreds of billions annually to build AI infrastructure.
www.forbes.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:41 PM
"These statistics represent people making choices—executives, investors, policymakers—choosing to direct capital toward artificial intelligence rather than toward ensuring every human being has access to food, clean water, shelter, healthcare and education."
🚨 New @therealnews.com:
I spoke with former English teacher Mohamed Abu Tawila from Gaza to get an on-the-ground account of life for Palestinians after the shaky implementation of the ceasefire began on Oct. 10...
therealnews.com/life-after-g...
I spoke with former English teacher Mohamed Abu Tawila from Gaza to get an on-the-ground account of life for Palestinians after the shaky implementation of the ceasefire began on Oct. 10...
therealnews.com/life-after-g...
Life after genocide: A Gazan’s message to the world about the ceasefire
“When the ceasefire began, I felt a mix of disbelief and emptiness. After two years of genocide, silence felt strange, almost frightening.”
therealnews.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
🚨 New @therealnews.com:
I spoke with former English teacher Mohamed Abu Tawila from Gaza to get an on-the-ground account of life for Palestinians after the shaky implementation of the ceasefire began on Oct. 10...
therealnews.com/life-after-g...
I spoke with former English teacher Mohamed Abu Tawila from Gaza to get an on-the-ground account of life for Palestinians after the shaky implementation of the ceasefire began on Oct. 10...
therealnews.com/life-after-g...
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Poet, actor, and playwright Liza Jessie Peterson is bringing her one-woman play “The Peculiar Patriot,” which has been performed in over 30 prisons across the country, to Baltimore Center Stage. The Philly native believes it’s the right place and the right time for this story.
‘The Peculiar Patriot’ takes Baltimore audiences behind the wall
The play has been performed in over 30 prisons across the country.
therealnews.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Poet, actor, and playwright Liza Jessie Peterson is bringing her one-woman play “The Peculiar Patriot,” which has been performed in over 30 prisons across the country, to Baltimore Center Stage. The Philly native believes it’s the right place and the right time for this story.