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Social Strikes: How Can We Use the Power of the People to End MAGA Tyranny?
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Social Strikes: How Can We Use the Power of the People to End MAGA Tyranny?
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Washington’s 2025 strike on Iran, the raid to remove Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in early 2026, and its renewed interest in acquiring Greenland have clarified the country’s international priorities. Meanwhile, s...
Can Europe Reassert Itself After Ukraine?
Washington’s 2025 strike on Iran, the raid to remove Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in early 2026, and its renewed interest in
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February 13, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Washington’s 2025 strike on Iran, the raid to remove Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in early 2026, and its renewed interest in acquiring Greenland have clarified the country’s international priorities. Meanwhile, s...
Perhaps ever since the dawn of capitalism, when the first workers were – literally – whipped into factory work and converted from life on a farm with a natural day and night rhythm and adjusted to the factory clock on t...
Working Time in Germany’s Service Sector – a Union View
Perhaps ever since the dawn of capitalism, when the first workers were – literally – whipped into factory work and converted from life on a farm with a
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February 13, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Perhaps ever since the dawn of capitalism, when the first workers were – literally – whipped into factory work and converted from life on a farm with a natural day and night rhythm and adjusted to the factory clock on t...
While many nations occasionally resort to a “state of exception” to deal with temporary crises, Israel exists in a permanent state of exception. This Israeli exceptionalism is the very essence of the instability that pl...
First Gaza, Then the World: The Global Danger of Israeli Exceptionalism
While many nations occasionally resort to a "state of exception" to deal with temporary crises, Israel exists in a permanent state of exception. This
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February 13, 2026 at 7:04 PM
While many nations occasionally resort to a “state of exception” to deal with temporary crises, Israel exists in a permanent state of exception. This Israeli exceptionalism is the very essence of the instability that pl...
As authoritarian politics harden in the United States, familiar channels of resistance are proving dangerously inadequate. Elections are constrained, courts are under siege, and dissent is increasingly met with repressi...
How to Defeat MAGA Tyranny, Chapters 5 & 6: Timelines and Organization
As authoritarian politics harden in the United States, familiar channels of resistance are proving dangerously inadequate. Elections are constrained,
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February 13, 2026 at 5:16 PM
As authoritarian politics harden in the United States, familiar channels of resistance are proving dangerously inadequate. Elections are constrained, courts are under siege, and dissent is increasingly met with repressi...
WEBINAR
Social Strikes: How Can We Use the Power of the People to End MAGA Tyranny?
Join us Feb 16 to learn about the potential of social strikes to combat Trump's authoritarian juggernaut.
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Social Strikes: How Can We Use the Power of the People to End MAGA Tyranny?
Join us Feb 16 to learn about the potential of social strikes to combat Trump's authoritarian juggernaut.
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February 12, 2026 at 6:40 PM
WEBINAR
Social Strikes: How Can We Use the Power of the People to End MAGA Tyranny?
Join us Feb 16 to learn about the potential of social strikes to combat Trump's authoritarian juggernaut.
@ln4s.bsky.social @ctulocal1.bsky.social @maindivisible.bsky.social
REGISTER: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Social Strikes: How Can We Use the Power of the People to End MAGA Tyranny?
Join us Feb 16 to learn about the potential of social strikes to combat Trump's authoritarian juggernaut.
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On 20 May 2017, during a violent protest planned by sectors of the Venezuelan opposition, 21-year-old Orlando Figuera was attacked by a mob that accused him of being a Chavista. After being stabbed, he was doused with g...
An Amnesty is Neither Weakness nor Oblivion
On 20 May 2017, during a violent protest planned by sectors of the Venezuelan opposition, 21-year-old Orlando Figuera was attacked by a mob that accused
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February 12, 2026 at 6:15 PM
On 20 May 2017, during a violent protest planned by sectors of the Venezuelan opposition, 21-year-old Orlando Figuera was attacked by a mob that accused him of being a Chavista. After being stabbed, he was doused with g...
Last November, the RSF militia committed a heinous massacre in Elfashir; thousands were killed in one day, including patients at a hospital, women, and children, who were lined up and shot to death. Satellite images exp...
The Global Campaign Against The UAE's War In Sudan
Last November, the RSF militia committed a heinous massacre in Elfashir; thousands were killed in one day, including patients at a hospital, women, and
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February 12, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Last November, the RSF militia committed a heinous massacre in Elfashir; thousands were killed in one day, including patients at a hospital, women, and children, who were lined up and shot to death. Satellite images exp...
There are periods in history when the concept of civilization captures the attention of historians and social scientists. About a century ago, Owald Spengler, Arnold Toynbee, and Pitirin Sorokin were the most distinguis...
Civilizational Petrification: from Cuba to Gaza
There are periods in history when the concept of civilization captures the attention of historians and social scientists. About a century ago, Owald
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February 12, 2026 at 5:31 PM
There are periods in history when the concept of civilization captures the attention of historians and social scientists. About a century ago, Owald Spengler, Arnold Toynbee, and Pitirin Sorokin were the most distinguis...
Despite the fact that many workers in Germany are already working while sick, the push by conservative politicians, businesses, and Germany’s corporate media to further torment workers is relentless. The attacks of the ...
Work Until You Drop – German Style
Despite the fact that many workers in Germany are already working while sick, the push by conservative politicians, businesses, and Germany’s corporate
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February 12, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Despite the fact that many workers in Germany are already working while sick, the push by conservative politicians, businesses, and Germany’s corporate media to further torment workers is relentless. The attacks of the ...
Israel just erased Palestinian existence from the West Bank by law, and it’s not an overstatement. It has so far been commonplace to say that Israel’s annexation of the West Bank exists in all but name, since a state o...
Israel Just Started Legalizing Its Annexation of the West Bank. Here’s What That Means.
Israel just erased Palestinian existence from the West Bank by law, and it’s not an overstatement. It has so far been commonplace to say that
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February 11, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Israel just erased Palestinian existence from the West Bank by law, and it’s not an overstatement. It has so far been commonplace to say that Israel’s annexation of the West Bank exists in all but name, since a state o...
Rank-and-file Teamsters in large Dallas, Los Angeles and Orange County locals have organized delegate slates in a grassroots movement to dump Sean O’Brien in 2026. If elected, the combined 42 delegates would attend this...
Rank-and-File Rebellion: Teamsters in Dallas, LA and OC Organize to Dump O’Brien!
Rank-and-file Teamsters in large Dallas, Los Angeles and Orange County locals have organized delegate slates in a grassroots movement to dump Sean O’Brien
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February 11, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Rank-and-file Teamsters in large Dallas, Los Angeles and Orange County locals have organized delegate slates in a grassroots movement to dump Sean O’Brien in 2026. If elected, the combined 42 delegates would attend this...
Israel just erased Palestinian existence from the West Bank by law, and it’s not an overstatement. It has so far been commonplace to say that Israel’s annexation of the West Bank exists in all but name, since a state o...
Israel Just Started Legalizing Its Annexation of the West Bank. Here’s What That Means.
Israel just erased Palestinian existence from the West Bank by law, and it’s not an overstatement. It has so far been commonplace to say that
f.mtr.cool
February 11, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Israel just erased Palestinian existence from the West Bank by law, and it’s not an overstatement. It has so far been commonplace to say that Israel’s annexation of the West Bank exists in all but name, since a state o...
Marta Jiménez, a hairdresser in Cuba’s eastern city of Holguín, covered her face with her hands and broke down crying when I asked her about Trump’s blockade of the island—especially now that the U.S. is choking off oil...
Suffocating an Island: What the U.S. Blockade Is Doing to Cuba
Marta Jiménez, a hairdresser in Cuba’s eastern city of Holguín, covered her face with her hands and broke down crying when I asked her about Trump’s
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February 11, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Marta Jiménez, a hairdresser in Cuba’s eastern city of Holguín, covered her face with her hands and broke down crying when I asked her about Trump’s blockade of the island—especially now that the U.S. is choking off oil...
The partial reopening of Gaza’s southern Rafah crossing with Egypt has been marked by chaos and severe restrictions imposed by Israel, as tens of thousands of Palestinians continue to wait for medical evacuation to rece...
"The War Hasn't Ended": Palestinians in Gaza Still Face Israeli Attacks, Disease, Medical Neglect
The partial reopening of Gaza’s southern Rafah crossing with Egypt has been marked by chaos and severe restrictions imposed by Israel, as tens of
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February 10, 2026 at 6:15 PM
The partial reopening of Gaza’s southern Rafah crossing with Egypt has been marked by chaos and severe restrictions imposed by Israel, as tens of thousands of Palestinians continue to wait for medical evacuation to rece...
On Friday, February 6, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an executive order—the thirteenth since taking office—to protect New York’s immigrants from the Trump administration’s abuses. New York is a so-called “sa...
Zohran Mamdani Signs Executive Order to Protect New York Immigrants From ICE
On Friday, February 6, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an executive order—the thirteenth since taking office—to protect New York’s immigrants
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February 10, 2026 at 6:05 PM
On Friday, February 6, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an executive order—the thirteenth since taking office—to protect New York’s immigrants from the Trump administration’s abuses. New York is a so-called “sa...
Recently, the staunchly anti-communist supporter of neoliberalism, ex-BlackRock hedge fund manager and now Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, told Germans to work more – that is what Germany needs. But rather than be...
Workers and Working Time in Germany in 2006
Recently, the staunchly anti-communist supporter of neoliberalism, ex-BlackRock hedge fund manager and now Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, told
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February 10, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Recently, the staunchly anti-communist supporter of neoliberalism, ex-BlackRock hedge fund manager and now Germany’s chancellor, Friedrich Merz, told Germans to work more – that is what Germany needs. But rather than be...
What does innovation look like when profit and capital accumulation aren’t the goal? I think about this often. Over a year ago, I began exploring this question in the context of technological innovation. Watching the AI...
Innovation In a Post-Growth Economy: Incentives Beyond the Profit Motive
What does innovation look like when profit and capital accumulation aren’t the goal? I think about this often. Over a year ago, I began exploring this
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February 10, 2026 at 5:16 PM
What does innovation look like when profit and capital accumulation aren’t the goal? I think about this often. Over a year ago, I began exploring this question in the context of technological innovation. Watching the AI...
In Trump's regime, are blue states now the internal "frontier"?
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What Do Minnesota and Venezuela Have in Common?
Former President Donald Trump has begun to speak openly about placing the federal government in charge of overseeing elections in as many as 15 states
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February 9, 2026 at 8:01 PM
In Trump's regime, are blue states now the internal "frontier"?
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Chomsky and Epstein: What the Evidence Shows
The recent release of emails and photos revealing new details about Noam Chomsky's relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has sparked
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February 9, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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The second batch of documents allegedly belonging to Jeffrey Epstein, the billionaire convicted child abuser, serial rapist, and human trafficker whose suicide in prison in 2019 was deemed suspicious, was released by th...
An Assessment of Noam Chomsky on the Jeffrey Epstein Files
The second batch of documents allegedly belonging to Jeffrey Epstein, the billionaire convicted child abuser, serial rapist, and human trafficker whose
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February 9, 2026 at 7:20 PM
The second batch of documents allegedly belonging to Jeffrey Epstein, the billionaire convicted child abuser, serial rapist, and human trafficker whose suicide in prison in 2019 was deemed suspicious, was released by th...
This is a follow up post to, “A Response To Greg Grandin’s Chomsky-Epstein Article” published on Feb 6, 2026. Valeria Chomsky’s statement on the Chomsky Epstein saga is out, and should confirm what any rational person s...
Chomsky-Epstein Saga: Some Additional Reflections
This is a follow up post to, "A Response To Greg Grandin’s Chomsky-Epstein Article" published on Feb 6, 2026. Valeria Chomsky’s statement on the Chomsky
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February 9, 2026 at 7:04 PM
This is a follow up post to, “A Response To Greg Grandin’s Chomsky-Epstein Article” published on Feb 6, 2026. Valeria Chomsky’s statement on the Chomsky Epstein saga is out, and should confirm what any rational person s...
While Donald Trump’s approval ratings have taken a nosedive in the last few months Republican leadership, especially in the solidly red state of Texas, are seriously sweating over the result of a special election on Jan...
A Populist, Pro-Labor Progressive Scores Huge Upset Win in Deep Red Republican Texas District
While Donald Trump’s approval ratings have taken a nosedive in the last few months Republican leadership, especially in the solidly red state of Texas,
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February 9, 2026 at 6:15 PM
While Donald Trump’s approval ratings have taken a nosedive in the last few months Republican leadership, especially in the solidly red state of Texas, are seriously sweating over the result of a special election on Jan...