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Private equity is taking over veterinary services, driving up prices, and putting the pets we love at risk through its relentless pursuit of financial extraction.

After governing in partnership with the Right for three years, the Danish Social Democrats are now reliant on support from the socialist left. The Red-Green Alliance secured a list of reforms that include free dental care and expansion of social housing.

How Big Oil’s Dangerously Hot Football Tournament is a Chance to Change the Game

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by Richard Heinberg

As the United States marks its 250th year, Richard Heinberg examines a troubling disconnect between escalating climate realities and declining public and political attention to the climate crisis. From the removal of official climate data and the politicization of climate science to record heatwaves, accelerating warming, and mounting risks to global systems, the article argues that humanity is entering a period of profound ecological and psychological disorientation. Heinberg calls for renewed attention to scientific evidence, systemic thinking, and ecological responsibility at a moment when the consequences of collective denial are becoming increasingly apparent. Its implications extend far beyond national borders.

by Nick Estes 

What the Indian Wars Teach Us about Today's Forever Wars.

Many candidates for public office in the US tout their status as military veterans. Yet many of those same candidates, like US Senate hopeful Seth Moulton, want to privatize and undermine veterans’ health care.

The only successful coup in US history took place in Wilmington in 1898. It dismantled not a government but a black and white alliance that threatened the ruling class then — and still could today.

Pelicula: An Ordinary Insanity (Una Locura Ordinaria) Acompáñanos en una velada impactante que explorará los costos humanos y globales de la carrera armamentística nuclear a través del galardonado documental “Una […]

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Francisco Franco launched his uprising against the Spanish Republic 90 years ago today. The resistance to fascism developed into a social revolution in Republican-held areas that challenged the power of capitalists and landowners.

In the early 1900s, the Jewish People’s Fraternal Order fought for multiracial democracy and Yiddish culture, building solidarity across ethnic and racial lines — until it was destroyed by the Red Scare.

Unwarranted ad breaks, entry bans on some foreign nationals, and political tampering with the game all made this a Trumpian World Cup. But if Donald Trump put his stamp on the world’s game, it’s also set a precedent for future FIFA-organized tournaments.

Morenism, schema, & the limits of formal anti-imperialism

Water is the foundation of human health, economic vitality, and democratic society. Water is not a commodity, it is a human right. And the systems we’ve built to deliver that right are extraordinary — and under strain. Adapted from a keynote speech delivered by Flow executive director Liz Kirkwood to the 2026 Great Lakes Drinking... Read more »

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Wielding the leverage of scheduled World Cup matches, concessions workers at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles won the right to strike if ICE poses a threat to their safety. The victory comes amid other World Cup–related worker contract wins across the US.

As American hegemony falters and a new global order emerges, Richard Wolff argues the crises around Iran and the Strait of Hormuz reveal capitalism entering another era of historic upheaval — and the need for a socialist alternative.

Public ownership of AI is no guarantee of democracy. We need democratic public ownership to prevent elites from maintaining control of the technology.

A shorter version of this OpEd appeared in The Hill Times July 20th, 2026 The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has a clear mandate: to invest in projects that drive economic growth, support Canada’s low-carbon transition, and foster genuine economic reconciliation. When functioning at its best, the CIB is a catalyst for public good – a […]

Fifty years ago, British punk made its first breakthrough. From it grew a DIY culture that rejected traditional political labels but expressed a powerful discontent with Britain’s postwar social model.

Maine Senate hopeful Troy Jackson’s history is a case study of something the Left often discusses but rarely sees: a working-class politician who emerged from workplace organizing struggles and used his power to advance pro-worker policies.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 15, 2026 TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — In a pair of key permit decisions announced today by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) regarding Enbridge’s proposed pipeline tunnel through the Straits of Mackinac, the state has failed to carry out its duties under the Michigan Wetlands Protection Act... Read more »

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