Harris, Biden and Bill Clinton in 2023 -- public domain image By Norman Solomon Ten years after Donald Trump first ran for president, he stands at the helm of Titanic America. How did this happen? No factors were more pivotal than the outlooks and actions of the Democratic Party leadership. Scrutinizing them now is vital not only for clarity about the past. It also makes possible a clear focus on ways to prevent further catastrophe. Here’s actual history that corporate Democr

Baristas have launched the largest strike in their company’s history and are standing firm until their demands are met. New York First Deputy Mayor Dean Fuleihan with striking Starbucks workers -- image via video screenshot on X By Sonali Kolhatkar Thousands of baristas at nearly 100 Starbucks locations are on strike this holiday season, picketing outside the iconic cafes for a contract. While the corporate coffee chain has claimed little to no disruption to its bottom line

When Mamdani meets Trump on affordability, capitalism gets cheaper without becoming less exploitative. Public domain image By Peter Bloom, Common Dreams In the press conference following their meeting, President Donald Trump and New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani presented what has widely been read as an unexpected moment of political harmony. The men appeared relaxed, even complimentary toward one another. Trump congratulated Mamdani on his victory and repeated, “The bett

Image via the PSL on X By Subin Dennis Zohran Mamdani, who describes himself as a “democratic socialist”, has won the New York City mayoral elections. He is a vocal critic of billionaires, ran on a plank to make the city affordable to the working people, and took a firm pro-Palestine stand in a country whose government is the staunchest supporter of the genocidal Zionist state. His campaign overcame the challenges posed by the propaganda fuelled by billionaires and the Zioni

The election of Zohran Mamdani as New York mayor has inflated the illusion that radical change is possible without changing the mechanics of power. Image via Mamdani's Facebook page By Ali Ridha Khan & Joshua Reed, Elitsha, South Africa There is a seduction in the story of Zohran Mamdani. The insurgent from Queens. The son of an African exile and South Asian cinema royalty. A hunger striker for taxi drivers. A face of the new New York – brown, Muslim, global, young, fluent in