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Marxism 2026, and why the real argument between the IST and the Fourth International is no longer about theory

Marxism 2026, and why the real argument between the IST and the Fourth International is no longer about theory

The Constitution didn’t stop Trump — it made his reign possible.

Even the Founding Fathers had second thoughts about the system they had created.

As the US celebrates its 250th, it has begun to resemble the decadent Spanish Empire it replaced: producing nothing while collecting rents, sacrificing its interior to enrich a bloated elite, and embracing exclusionary nationalism to exploit its underclass.

Yesterday's announcement made it clear the Carney's protecting Big Oil's profits instead of our future.

Photo Credit: Albert Woo

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by Craig Collins

For much of the past two centuries, profits flowed from building things: factories, transportation networks, electric grids, cities, suburbs, and global communications infrastructure. Capital transformed abundant fossil energy into ever-greater economic velocity and complexity. Today, that process is becoming difficult to sustain. The easiest resources have already been exploited. Infrastructure is aging. Ecological damage is accumulating. Debt is growing faster than productive capacity. Political legitimacy is eroding. Competition over energy, resources, and strategic supply chains is intensifying.

by Pradeep Krishnatray

As governments and corporations race to build AI infrastructure, a growing divide is emerging over how data centres should be understood and regulated. This article examines the contrasting approaches of the United Nations and the Indian government: while the UN emphasises the environmental costs of AI, including rising energy, water and mineral consumption, India views data centres as essential to digital sovereignty, economic self-reliance and technological competitiveness. Drawing on recent UN reports and Indian policy documents, the article explores the global environmental, political and economic implications of the expanding AI data centre ecosystem.

After the Trump administration denied visas to the Iranian team, its participation in the 2026 World Cup seemed unlikely. Mexico’s decision to host the players was rooted in its shared struggle for sovereignty in the face of US aggression.

Jonathan Chait’s Atlantic essay claims the Democratic Socialists of America has betrayed the legacy of its founder, Michael Harrington. It gets DSA’s history, and what the organization is today, wrong.

Our individual, collective, and institutional identities organize us. The common view suggests that identity is a stable given. You are X or Y and nothing changes that. Not only is this view inaccurate, it limits our ability to meet coworkers where they are and makes connecting with them difficult as a result. Identity is a … Continue reading "Organizing Identities"

In his dissenting Supreme Court opinion this week, Clarence Thomas argued for a version of the idea that citizenship is a matter of ancestral lineage — a position not unlike that of Israel, which assigns citizenship on the basis of Jewish descent.

For generations, historians have downplayed the American Revolution as a squabble between elites. But the revolution unleashed egalitarian forces its architects could neither control nor contain.

Americans have celebrated Thomas Paine’s Common Sense for generations. What gets lost in the fanfare is how common sense is not some eternal repository of political wisdom, but something continually reshaped by democratic debate, argument, and persuasion.

OTTAWA (TRADITIONAL, UNCEDED TERRITORY OF THE ALGONQUIN ANISHNAABEG PEOPLE) – Prime Minister Mark Carney joined Alberta Premier Danielle Smith today to announce the Alberta government pipeline proposal to the federal government’s Major Projects Office for a million-barrel-a-day crude oil pipeline to British Columbia’s south coast. “The Trans Mountain expansion experience has proven that pipelines – […]

BACKGROUND: THE CASE AT A GLANCE NEW EVIDENCE: DEFENSE LAWYER’S KLAN TIES In August 2025, Rocky’s legal team filed a Rule 32 petition asking the court to overturn his conviction and grant a new trial. The petition rests on two claims: that Rocky is innocent, and that he was denied meaningful, conflict-free representation. WHERE THE […]

Nos reuniremos virtualmente (a través de Zoom) para diseñar estrategias sobre cómo podemos usar individualmente el poder de nuestras cuentas de redes sociales (a través de Facebook, X, Threads, Linkedin, […]

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This month, A Radical Guide is sending $550 from the Mutual Aid General Fund to The Awkward Gardener's Community Table (TAGCT) in Sacramento.

The post Mutual Aid General Fund Recipient: June 2026: TAG Community Table appeared first on A Radical Guide. by Jason Bayless

Unceded Coast Salish Territories (Vancouver, B.C.) – Activists from Frack Free BC, Stand.earth, and Wilderness Committee have peacefully unfurled a 6m x 6m banner which reads “DEFEAT LNG: RESIST CARNEY’S PIPELINES” at Creekside Park by the Science World soccer ball. Speaking at the banner drop, Stand.earth Oil and Gas Campaign Director Sven Biggs, said: “As […]