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Labor

Fragile Juggernaut: The History of the CIO

Andrew Elrod / n+1 Feb 10, 2024 At a moment when interest in the possibilities of unions begins to take shape, it's vital to look back on the history of the Congress of Industrial Organizations. Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )

Opinion

Donald Trump, Joe Biden, and the Culture of Defeat

Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch Feb 8, 2024 Trump may be nothing but a symptom of the greater disease but we must steel ourselves for further decline whether he wins or loses. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Film

40 Years After ‘The Day After’

Daryl G. Kimball / Arms Control Today Dec 4, 2023 The ABC made-for-tv film is a stark reminder that nuclear deterrence is a strategy that can and will fail someday. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Book Review

Life on the Brink: Jonathan Schell and the Legacy of Los Alamos

Alexander Zaitchik / The New Republic Jul 20, 2023 The nuclear genie can never be stuffed back into the bottle. But are we condemned to live forever on the edge of annihilation? Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

The Man Who Made Socialism Cool Again

Jason Hannan / The Conversation Mar 5, 2020 Democratic socialism might just be about to have its moment in America, and it's thanks to none other than Sen. Bernie Sanders. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

MSNBC's Chris Matthews resigned as host of "Hardball" this week.

The Democratic Establishment May Fear Sanders More Than Trump

Jeff Cohen / Truthdig Mar 3, 2020 Chris Matthews abruptly resigned from MSNBC this week, but not before revealing how party elites really feel about the Vermont senator. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

A propaganda cartoon from the Ad Council.

We Have the Ad Council to Thank for Socialism Being ‘Un-American’

Oana Godeanu-Kenworthy / The Conversation Mar 2, 2020 During World War II, the organization launched a campaign tying our national identity to capitalism. We're still living with its effects. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Twilight of the Boomers

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig Feb 25, 2020 In his relentless red-baiting of Bernie Sanders, Chris Matthews reveals just how divorced he and his ilk are from our political moment. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

U.S. Intelligence Is Intervening in the 2020 Election

Jefferson Morley / Independent Media Institute Feb 25, 2020 Officials are now leaking that Russia is trying to boost Bernie Sanders' campaign. Their motivations couldn't be any more transparent. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Noam Chomsky: America Has Built a Global Dystopia

Robert Scheer and Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Jan 10, 2020 In the first installment of a two-part interview, Robert Scheer meets the renowned thinker for the first time to discuss world politics. Dig deeper ( 23 Min. Read )

President George H.W. Bush, right, with Vice President Dan Quayle.

American Empire Completes Three Decades of Futility

Andrew Bacevich / TomDispatch Jan 8, 2020 In 1989, President George H.W. Bush vowed the U.S. would lead the world into the next century. We've been spinning our wheels ever since. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Is Donald Trump America’s Second 9/11?

Tom Engelhardt / TomDispatch Dec 24, 2019 As traumatic as that day was, nothing could have prepared us for the hijacking of American democracy by the 1% that was to follow. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )