Decentralized Social Media
The only alternative to the tech oligarchy By Jason Koebler The TikTok ban and Donald Trump’s rise to power show how fragile our social media accounts are. We must normalize and invest in decentralized social…
Politics
Important Election Wins for Public Ed
By Jeff Bryant In a general election that was by-and-large disastrous for the Democratic Party, voters across the political spectrum united to oppose efforts by Republicans to privatize and politicize public schools. The wins mostly…
US Congress Revives Cold War Tactics with New
Anti-Communism School Curriculum By Alan MacLeod Congress has just passed a bill that will see the U.S. spend huge sums of money redesigning much of the public school system around the ideology of anti-communism. The…
Workers Are Giving Up on the Democrats
Commentary by Les Leopold I just had a chat with an ATT office manager, a young Black man who is very attentive to his customers. After he learned that I worked with labor unions, he…
Local Green Politics in California
An Interview with Gayle McLaughlin By Steve Early for Green Social Thought Former Richmond Mayor Gayle McLaughlin has one of the best municipal election success rates of any left-wing “elected” in California—as in five city…
Build Worker Power to Defeat the Fascist Right
Union Leaders Speak Out After November Trump Win By Jake Johnson The largest labor unions in the United States are ready for a fight. That much was made clear within hours of Donald Trump’s victory…
When You Get Under Antony Blinken’s Skin
An interview with Ahmed Kaballo of African Stream Interview by Faisal Ali On September 13, many were surprised when the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken appeared in place of the usual spokesperson, Matthew Miller,…
My DOGE Job Application
By David Sirota Dear Elon and Vivek: Congratulations on launching the new U.S. Department of Government Efficiency! I’m confident that fears about plutocratic authoritarianism will be quelled by your willingness to create this federal department…
Ensuring the Right to an Offline Life
An Example from Neuchâtel, Switzerland Commentary by Nick Corbishley As the world becomes steadily digitized, it is getting harder and harder to do even the simplest of tasks offline, while surveillance, control and censorship of…
Pentagon Fails Seventh Straight Audit
By Jake Johnson The Pentagon announced late last week that it failed its seventh consecutive audit as the sprawling, profiteering-ridden department wasn’t able to fully account for its trillions of dollars in assets. As with…