Who Rules America?
The hidden architecture of the ruling class By William Murphy Every few years, American politics turns into a spectacle of moral theater. Elections are framed as existential battles, presidents are cast as saviors or villains,…
June 2026
AI Is Hungry for Power
And You Are Footing the Bill By Lynn Parramore You can’t open a news site without tripping over a grand declaration about how AI is remaking the economy. But often there’s a crucial part of…
Why Is Durham Clearing
Our Unhoused Neighbors? Commentary by Rayna Rusenko I have strong views regarding how the city of Durham treats people experiencing homelessness. I have vocally advocated for HEART and its expansion since 2022, precisely because it…
Servers at Searstone Are On Strike
By Carl Hintz Since the start of April, 15 servers in the dining department at Searstone retirement community in Cary have been on strike. The workers are demanding written confirmation that a former hospitality manager…
The Dollar Makes The World Pay
for U.S. wars – but the system is cracking By Gary Wilson Dollar hegemony has allowed the United States wage war without economic consequence for decades. But cracks in this system are now appearing. For…
Dire Straits
Revisiting permanent revolution in a time of permanent crisis Commentary by Dr. Michael John-Hopkins The current moment is undeniably dangerous. A prolonged conflict in the Middle East is now triggering sustained energy shortages, global recession,…
Structural Adjustment As Re-Colonization
IMF, World Bank owe reparations to countries of the global south By Jason Hickel, Salmaan Keshavjee, Maxine Burkett, and Eugene T Richardson Introduction Beginning in the 1980s and 1990s, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and…
China is Shattering US Technological Hegemony
Commentary by Bappa Sinha The United States’ escalating campaign of export controls, sanctions, and technology denial against China is widely described as a “great power competition” or a “new Cold War.” Such framings obscure the…
Public Factories
An Answer To Monopoly Profiteering By Joel Dodge Last month, the Congressional Progressive Caucus unveiled a “New Affordability Agenda,” a package of policy reforms aimed at addressing voters’ cost-of-living concerns. The agenda includes efforts to…
Record Deaths in ICE Detention
By Haddy Gassama Despite abhorrent conditions and increasing deaths in ICE detention, the Trump administration’s new warehouse detention system would increase capacity to 96,000 people and undoubtedly lead to continued abuse. Immigration and Customs Enforcement…