The Downfall of Larry Summers Was Long Overdue     Andy Storey December 16, 2025 Jacobin Larry Summers has been forced to step back from public life after revelations about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. His moment of disgrace comes after decades of work pro…

Donald Trump’s Remarks on the Death of Rob Reiner Are Next-Level Degradation     David Remnick December 16, 2025 The New Yorker On a weekend of terrible violent events, you would not expect a President of the United States to make matters even worse. But, …

Nurses Are the Best of Us. Trump’s Republican Party Should Take Notes.     Abdul El-Sayed December 16, 2025 Common Dreams The Trump administration has excluded nurses from a key loan program designed to help those with professional degrees. This puts all A…

Rob Reiner Obituary     Michael Carlson December 15, 2025 The Guardian Actor and director of a string of hit films including The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally and A Few Good Men. Rob Reiner and Michelle , Reuters   Rob Reiner, who …

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Inside Chicago’s Neighborhood ICE Resistance     Melissa Gira Grant December 14, 2025 The New Republic Residents have organized a formidable network to protect immigrant communities from Trump’s brutal deportation program. Their efforts are making a genuin…

Portside Culture San Francisco Sues Ultraprocessed Food Companies     Heather Knight December 2, 2025 The New York Times The city attorney accuses large manufacturers of causing diseases that have burdened governments with public health costs. …

Abrego Garcia Leaves ICE Custody, As Trump Administration Vows To Fight Release     Ariana Figueroa December 11, 2025 Maryland Matters Abrego Garcia was imprisoned in a brutal prison in El Salvador and returned to the United States to face criminal charges…

Sven Beckert’s Chronicle of Capitalism’s Long Rise     Nelson Lichtenstein December 4, 2025 Jacobin Capitalism is a global economic system, so a proper chronicle of its rise to dominance has to examine the entire world, as historian Sven Beckert does in hi…

Europe Needs a New Strategy Too     Minna Ålander December 6, 2025 Northern Flank Notes Europe needs to finally seize the initiative and stop wasting time trying to manage Trump. It is time for Europe to formulate clear conditions under which real negotiat…