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ICE Is a US Domestic Terror Threat
The agents who shot Renee Nicole Good shot her because they knew they could; they shot her because the Trump administration has specifically and purposely empowered law enforcement to act without impunity or care. Image via X By Jordan Liz, Common Dreams On January 7, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent murdered Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. Immediately, the Trump administration sprang into action to propagandize the incident. Homeland Security spokesperson Tr

The Left Chapter
Jan 84 min read


"Unite Against the Profiteers" urges Communist Party of Britain
Elon Musk addressing Robinson's fascist rally via videostream -- screenshot via X "Genuine concerns about housing, jobs, living costs,...

The Left Chapter
Sep 15, 20252 min read


Why the US Right Really Hates the Postal Service
It’s not about USPS’s efficiency or viability. It’s about equity and collective good, values that are anathema to predatory capitalism....

The Left Chapter
May 14, 20255 min read


If you think eggs are expensive, wait till you see Trump's Pentagon budget
Breaking down your tax bill in terms of egg prices. vastateparksstaff, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Lindsay Koshgarian Each year...

The Left Chapter
Apr 12, 20253 min read


What Will Tech Moguls Do With Their Wealth?
Tech billionaires are embedding themselves in U.S. economic systems while experimenting with new ways to manage their fortunes. Lacking...

The Left Chapter
Apr 2, 20257 min read


Labour aims "to be the war-mongering party of the military-industrial complex": British Communists
Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer in July, 2024 -- Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street, OGL 3, via Wikimedia Commons Responding to the...
Michael Laxer
Mar 27, 20251 min read


South African Diplomat Called a 'Disgrace' by Marco Rubio, Returns Home a Hero
The Trump administration's ouster of South Africa's Ambassador to the U.S. Ebrahim Rasool was certainly meant to warn other countries...
Michael Laxer
Mar 24, 20256 min read


Trump 2.0: US Revivalism Driven by Tech Oligarchy
Trump purchases a Tesla at the White House, March 11, 2025 - public domain image By Bappa Sinha Trump 2.0 has had a tumultuous start....
Michael Laxer
Mar 20, 20254 min read


British Communists condemn "Cold War lies" and social media misogyny
Starmer on the HMS Iron Duke off the coast of Estonia, December 2024 -- Number 10, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons “The first Cold War...
Michael Laxer
Mar 13, 20252 min read


Europe Does Not Need a Domestic Trump Clone
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump Clash During Meeting, February 28, 2025 -- public domain image By...
Michael Laxer
Mar 3, 20254 min read


A Cruel Hoax: The Political Economy of Anti-immigration
Deportation Flight to unknown "country of origin" from the United States by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on January 23,...
Michael Laxer
Feb 27, 20257 min read


Trump Ally Milei Threatened With Impeachment Over Crypto Stunt
"Look where you brought us with your madness! You turned Argentina into a casino where the croupier is the president himself," one...
Michael Laxer
Feb 17, 20254 min read


Understanding and countering Trump's politics of bullying with a politics of international solidarity
Musk and Trump clown show at the White House - public domain image By Simon Božič-Dougherty Trump is the US Empire unmasked. Few, if any,...
Michael Laxer
Feb 17, 202510 min read


Why US politicians keep blaming DEI for disasters, even when it's laughably untrue
At best, these false claims help politicians cover for corporate misdeeds. At worst, they foster division for its own sake. Neither makes...
Michael Laxer
Feb 7, 20253 min read


President Trump’s first 24 hours
On day one of this presidency, Trump signed a flurry of executive orders. What are they, do they have staying power, and what do they...
Michael Laxer
Jan 27, 20255 min read


Thousands take to the streets across the US to mark “counter-inauguration” on first day of Trump presidency
Mobilizations took place in over 80 cities on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to honor MLK’s legacy of struggle and mount movement against...
Michael Laxer
Jan 27, 20254 min read


As oligarchs party at Trump inauguration, billionaire wealth grew by $5.7 billion a day in 2024
It is only going to get worse. Billionaire row at the Trump inauguration. As Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and...
Michael Laxer
Jan 20, 20253 min read


Capitalism’s Unequal Distribution Deprives You of True Freedom
By Richard D. Wolff As the French economist Thomas Piketty most recently exposed, capitalism, across time and space, has always tended to...
Michael Laxer
Aug 7, 20248 min read


'Get Unionized or Get Out!': Scandinavian Labor Elevates Fight With Tesla's Elon Musk
"The mistake Tesla made was challenging the collective agreements that set sector-specific minimum wages in Sweden, a country where 70%...
Michael Laxer
Dec 22, 20233 min read


Elon Musk’s Swedish Problem: Has the Anti-Union Billionaire Finally Met his Match?
For the first time in his life, the man who opposes any "lords and peasants sort of thing" may be learning a lesson in labor solidarity....
Michael Laxer
Dec 20, 20235 min read
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