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Bosses have desired ways to cut labor costs since time immemorial. Artificial-intelligence hype provides a powerful new excuse to replace stable employment with gig work.

Rahm Emanuel’s speech on Israel reflects an understanding that major changes in the optics of US policy toward Israel are needed if the status quo is to be maintained. This is an opportunity that Israel’s critics should not let go to waste.

The Trump administration claims that Europe is being invaded by migrants. In reality, the real flow of invaders comes from across the Atlantic as the US far right tries to spread its poisonous agenda with boatloads of cash.

25 years ago, there was an urgent, practical opportunity for socialist unity

25 years ago, there was an urgent, practical opportunity for socialist unity

Being disastrously wrong about virtually every aspect of the Iran war has not stopped an army of hawkish pundits from continuing to try to shape US policy on the matter. From Ben Shapiro to Mark Dubowitz, here are eight of the wrongest.

A new report by Amazon Watch and Amazon Underworld documents how U.S.-backed militarization, expanding criminal economies, and incoming right-wing governments are converging in one of the most volatile regions of the Amazon.

The post Triple Trouble: Geopolitics, Illicit Economies, and the Risks of the “War Against Narco-Terrorism” in the Colombia-Ecuador-Peru Tri-Border first appeared on Amazon Watch.

The list of civilians deliberately killed by Israel in Lebanon includes journalists trying to report on the invasion. The Union of Journalists in Lebanon is campaigning for justice while the US works to shield Israel from accountability.

European and US companies continued to sell pesticides abroad years after they were banned at home. Our reporter traveled to Kenya to learn how farmers are paying the price for these chemical products with their health — and how they’re fighting back.

Francesca Hong, the democratic socialist candidate for governor in Wisconsin, discusses organizing beyond Madison and Milwaukee, confronting the Democratic establishment, and rebuilding working-class power.

A hostile caricature depicts Friedrich Engels as an arch-determinist who presented human beings as the puppets of economic forces. In fact, his historical writings were subtle and sophisticated, showing how human agency can change the course of history.

The idea of public-service broadcasting is still worth defending in a media culture increasingly dominated by the superwealthy. Unfortunately, the BBC has failed to defend that idea while bending over backward to appease those who want to destroy it.

30,000 signatures, 60 protests, 19 countries. Learn how our latest campaign is closing in on Big Oil.

The post The Great Power Shift is underway! appeared first on 350.

Metro DC DSA fully condemns the open rally of hundreds of Patriot Front white supremacists who marched in Washington, DC on the weekend of July 4th. We call on all Americans to oppose the military occupation and second-class citizenship of the District of Columbia that allows this state of affairs.

The post Statement on Patriot Front Marching in DC appeared first on Metro DC Democratic Socialists of America.

Today the South Carolina Environmental Law Project (SCELP) notified the Department of Energy’s semi-autonomous nuclear weapons agency, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), that it must publicly release three critical documents.

The post Plaintiffs Demand Release of Critical Documents and Extension of Public Comment Period on Expanded Plutonium Bomb Core Production appeared first on Tri Valley CAREs.

This report documents how dramatically the region's landscape has shifted in just one year: escalating U.S. military intervention, incoming hardline governments across all three countries, and a "war on narco-terrorism."

The post Triple Trouble first appeared on Amazon Watch.

Dating apps and sex-segregated online communities are intensifying resentment between the genders, while left-wing theorists increasingly adopt family abolition as a rallying cry. Is there a way out of our heteropessimistic moment?

Mainstream economics cannot accept the concept of contradiction that is foundational for Karl Marx’s analysis of capitalism. David Harvey explains why we need the Marxist perspective if we want to make sense of capital’s latest mutations in the age of AI.

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Flow Water Advocates is proud to announce the release of the Great Lakes Passport, a free educational guide that invites Michiganders and visitors alike to explore the Great Lakes while learning about the rights, history, and legal protections that safeguard these shared waters. Designed for families, educators, outdoor enthusiasts, and all... Read more »

The post Flow launches Great Lakes Passport to inspire exploration and understanding of Michigan’s public waters and shorelines. appeared first on Flow Water Advocates.

An acid attack on the Indonesian human rights activist Andrie Yunus fits into a wider pattern of creeping authoritarianism under President Prabowo Subianto. Democratic gains since the fall of the Suharto dictatorship are being systematically eroded.