Brutal oppression and beautiful humanity exist in every grocery store Interview by Hamilton Nolan I have always found grocery stores fascinating—both as endpoints of a staggering global web of logistics, agriculture, and commerce, and as…
Rein In AI and Curb Layoffs By Brian Merchant As AI sweeps through the American education system and US tech workers stare down the specter of mass layoffs, thousands of IT employees across the statewide…
Louisiana v. Callais Decision By SNCC Legacy Project As veterans of the Civil Rights Movement, we are angered by the Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais. In the 1960s we organized against the killings…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…