The democratic socialist organization is building something much bigger than an email list. by David Duhalde August 19, 2026 (Prospect.org) Harold Meyerson’s piece “Why Have Less Than One Percent of American Socialists Joined DSA?” tackles a question that those from supporters to opponents of socialism have pondered. If socialism now has… Continue reading
If you wanted to rig political prediction markets, this is exactly how you would do it. by David Dayen August 19, 2026 (Prospect.org) Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass spent last week touting a poll released on Thursday from an unknown company called Median Strategies showing her leading challenger Nithya Raman in her re-election… Continue reading
Published: August 19, 2026 (TheOnion.com) Candidates from the left’s Democratic Socialists of America party have been gaining momentum around the country in primaries leading up to the midterms. The Onion examines the common myths and facts surrounding the DSA. MYTH: Socialist ideas have never worked in the real world. FACT: No political… Continue reading
The audience cheers for a speaker before U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) takes the stage at Mumford High School on May 3, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan. Sanders is visiting the midwest on his Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go From Here tour. (Photo by Sarah Rice/Getty Images) It’s time for the… Continue reading
“Ecocivilization: Making a World that Works for All” by Jeremy Lent Melville House, 400 pages, $33 Species extinction. Billionaire capture of governments. Inequality so extreme it’s destabilizing democracies. A return to large-scale war. Such events have combined to create an everything-all-at-once situation in the world that is no coincidence, according to… Continue reading
Skip to Content Listen to OCCUPY! ➔ A 6-Part Narrative Series From Future Hindsight Occupy! An Unfinished Uprising The story of the improbable becoming possible — told by the people who slept in the park. About The Series In 2008, a Wall Street crash gutted millions of lives. It took… Continue reading
Conflict between legislators also comes amid speculation they will face off in California State Assembly race by Io Yeh Gilman August 17, 2026 (MissionLocal.org) San Francisco Board President Rafael Mandelman removed Supervisor Bilal Mahmood from a city housing committee on Friday, a move Mahmood alleged was because of his plans to… Continue reading
Journalism & Media Klaus Marre 08/18/26 (WhoWhatWhy.org) A lot has changed since the golden age of journalism. In the mid-1970s, not long after a couple of reporters broke the story that ended up bringing down a crooked, lying president, an overwhelming majority of Americans trusted the news media. A lot has… Continue reading
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio makes opening statement during an event at the US Department of State on July 16, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images) “When you are shameless, contemptuous of international law, and morally bankrupt, you boast of disgrace as though it… Continue reading
