What a harrowing and important account of life as a homeless man in the United States by patrick fealey for Esquire. If you read one piece today — this is it. esquire.com/news-politics/…

In 1985, at the height of what was then called a Second Gilded Age, the combined wealth of the 400 richest Americans was the equivalent of $377 billion today. That's less than the current net worth of one person, Elon Musk.

The Black Panther Party, and especially Hampton's rainbow coalition (which unified proletarians across racial lines), exposed the capitalist system and its superstructure (including the US government) for what they truly are: a network of violent and coercive institutions

Billboards in Reykjavik paused advertising during the first three days of 2025 and instead showed only pictures of Isabelle Hupert.

The fires feel like a last rite for the 20th Century LA dream, the stardust fantasy warring with more sinister realities: fire, earthquake, land grabs & blood vendettas. An apocalyptic harbinger of a city run by developers eager to turn it into an infinite combo Lulemon/Erewhon.

Last month, State Farm — the largest home insurance provider in California — said it would drop 30,000 home insurance policies across the state. Thousands of those losing coverage are homeowners in LA County, and in the Pacific Palisades specifically. latimes.com/california/sto…

While celebrity losses grab headlines, the Eaton Fire has destroyed nearly 1,000 structures in Altadena, displacing Black families who’ve shaped the community for generations. Here's a brief history of the community. bet.com/article/7a2tc6…

Journalist Sam Husseini was physically dragged out of the State Department press briefing room for asking questions to State Secretary Anthony Blinken. Before that, according to the journalist, Matt Miller, explicitly told him that Blinken wouldn't answer his questions: Blinken,

Biden could have delivered this ceasefire agreement last year mondoweiss.net/2025/01/biden-… #Palestine #Israel

It’s time to declare war on the rich. We need a unified working-class movement to take on the rich. To fight for radical change NOW & bring down billionaires & their system, capitalism. There's no other path to avoid total disaster for the planet. counterpunch.org/2025/01/27/fig…

What the Trumpists are doing is certainly extreme, but it's also the direct extension of austerian impulses that have been bipartisan for decades. In the 80s, plenty of Dems fully accepted the Reaganite consensus. What we're seeing now is where that project ultimately ends up.

While millions struggle with debt and rising costs, the wealthiest Americans keep spending, propping up an economy built on asset inflation. As market shocks loom, the question is not whether the system will break but who will pay the price: jacobin.com/2025/02/trump-…

REPORT: $80 TRILLION has been redistributed from the bottom 90% of Americans to the top 1% since 1975. In 2023 alone, the upward redistribution was $3.9 TRILLION. That's enough to give every full-time worker in the bottom 90% a $32,000 a year raise. Trickle-down is a scam.

BREAKING: DHS Detains Lead Negotiator of Columbia Gaza Solidarity Encampment After Online Campaign by Pro-Israel Groups Mahmoud Khalil, who was detained on Saturday, is being held at an ICE detention facility. dropsitenews.com/p/dhs-detains-…

The detention and possible deportation of former Columbia University student and pro-Palestine organizer Mahmoud Khalil is the most serious attack on the First Amendment by any president in years. jacobin.com/2025/03/trump-…

Imperial boomerang

Trump is outsourcing mass surveillance to the notorious CIA-backed company Palantir, which is run by his political allies. Trump chose Palantir to compile a master list of personal information on Americans, which could give him enormous surveillance power nytimes.com/2025/05/30/tec…

WA CD-9. Ex-Seattle City Councilwoman Kshama Sawant - a longtime Trotskyist political organizer who founded the Revolutionary Workers Party last year - files FEC papers to run vs US Rep Adam Smith (D) next year... docquery.fec.gov/pdf/966/202505…

Today, I announced my working-class, antiwar, anti-genocide campaign for the U.S. Congress to defeat warmongering Democratic Congressman Adam Smith. Our demands: 👉 END the genocide Gaza — No Military Aid, No Occupation! 👉 Free Healthcare for All — Tax the Rich! 👉 We Need