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The Enduring Limits of American Power

John Feffer Foreign Policy in Focus
The decline of U.S influence should not feed the narrative that anarchy has been loosed upon the world. The choice is not between a U.S.-led world and a Joker-led world.

Bela Lugosi: The People’s Horror Star

Hank Kennedy Cosmonaut Magazine
Anti-fascists, leftists, socialists, radicals, and revolutionaries looking for a horror film to watch this October should seek out one of Bela Lugosi’s classics. But please broaden your horizons beyond Dracula. You won’t regret it.

Before I Was a Gazan

Naomi Shihab Nye Voices in the Air
The poet Naomi Shihab Nye expresses a child’s sense of helplessness, trapped by politics and war.

The Emerging Coalition That Could Revitalize Our Politics

Raina Lipsitz The New Republic
The left and labor haven’t always seen eye to eye—but they may be on the verge of a fruitful reunion. Could a new labor movement—one not built or seen as the exclusive province of working-class white men—reclaim power for workers across the board?

On Canadian Unionism, History, and Phony Horse-Races

Jim Stanford rabble.ca
The auto industry negotiations UAW and Unifor are engaged in are distinct and complex. Ultimately, autoworkers in Canada and the US are fighting for the same things: fairness, job security, and respect after the sacrifices of the last brutal years.