What to Do With the Ballroom in 2029?
Kristi Kremed.
Chicago’s Mayor Brandon Johnson Is Caught in a Trap
When labor activist Brandon Johnson upset Paul Vallas in Chicago’s 2023 runoff mayoral election, the Left had good cause for optimism.
When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE : A Guide from Chicago Organizers
Are masked agents showing up in your town to kidnap your neighbors? Want to do your part to protect each other, but don't know where to start?
In 2025, Press Freedom Came Under Direct Attack
We must not respond to this existential crisis with silence and apathy.
Trump orders crackdown on state AI regulation. Here's why California is hardest hit
Since 2016, California enacted more AI regulations than any other state. The president's new order against such laws worries state officials.
The Revolutionary Roots of Social Democracy
Social democratic politics have been part of the socialist movement for over a century. Some features, like the commitment to pursuing economic rights for the working class via the state, have remained consistent over time.
After secret church trial, Illinois N. American Anglican bishop acquitted
Bishop Stewart Ruch III in the Anglican Church in North America was acquitted in an ecclesiastical trial.
Nonprofits Purge Websites of Diversity Language in Futile Attempt to Appease MAGA Inquisitors
Threats of funding cuts don’t just endanger nonprofits, they warp them—which is why putting political strings on funding violates the First Amendment.
Israel Wants to Destroy My Family's Way of Life. We'll Never Give In.
My family's olive trees have stood in Gaza for decades. Despite genocide, drought, pollution, toxic mines, uprooting, bulldozing, and burning, they're still here—and so are we.
What I Saw at a Maternity Ward in Kenya After the U.S. Cut Off Food and Foreign Aid
Photographs tell a story of two mothers determined to help their babies gain enough weight to leave the hospital — only to face little to no food again.
From Momentum to Your Party
The rightward slide of the Labour Party under the leadership of Keir Starmer is one of the most remarkable developments of the past few years.
Why Human Rights fail Global Southern Women
Following a tumultuous start to her role as first lady of the United States of America, wherein she was accused of destroying ‘family values’ and promoting ‘militant feminism’,1 Hillary Clinton delivered a much-lauded speech condemning …
Behind the Blog: We Have Recommendations For You
This week, we discuss our recommendations for the year.
Dan Goldman Supported Warrantless Spying on Americans. Now His Primary Opponent Is Hitting Him...
Goldman was among a clutch of Democrats who voted for an NSA spy program, despite warnings about Trump’s return to power.
The Plans That Failed
When Nikita Khrushchev was born in 1894, shoes were a luxury for peasants. 1 In his memoirs, the Soviet leader says he went barefoot from spring until late autumn. “Every villager dreamed of owning a pair of boots.
So Long, GPT-5. Hello, Qwen
In the AI boom, chatbots and GPTs come and go quickly. (Remember Llama? ) GPT-5 had a big year, but 2026 will be all about Qwen.
