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Cuba after Castro: The Island in the Crosshairs
In the first and only American interview with President Miguel Díaz-Canel, Cuba After Castro explores the island’s revolutionary history and turbulent present, while revealing a portrait of the man tasked with steering its future.
SOCIALISM IS TAKING OVER CAPITALISM IN AMERICA?
Hasan talks about entryism, ultra-leftism, mass appeal and what it takes for people to become class conscious.
How to win a Revolution...
You think a revolution looks like riots. Actually, it looks like tedious office work.
I've spent a year studying revolutions that succeeded and revolutions that failed. The ones that won followed a pattern.
‘This Is Oligarchy’: Nearly 100 Billionaires Are Funding Susan Collins’ Reelection Bid
“While Susan Collins’ campaign is backed by billionaire donors, our campaign is built on a movement funded by the people, with an average donation of $26,” said Graham Platner’s campaign manager.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/susan-collins-billionaire-donorsOpen linkView original on lemmy.worldThe growing danger of ultra-leftism, and the crossroads that our movements find themselves at
The only thing that can stop this diversion from succeeding is if we build working-class power that’s actually independent, and that’s actually based in the broad working population. Anything less, and the cycle of defeat will continue.
https://rainershea.substack.com/p/the-growing-danger-of-ultra-leftismOpen linkView original on lemmy.worldGraham Platner Loses Washington’s Vote
And yet the era of smoothgroin politicians is coming to an end
https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/graham-platner-loses-washingtonsOpen linkView original on lemmy.worldLet Them Drive Less
Oil execs building corporate militias, fearing "Bastille" moment over gas prices
https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/let-them-drive-lessOpen linkView original on lemmy.world“You Either Leave Right Now or You Die”—Israel’s Ethnic Cleansing of a Village in Lebanon
Israeli soldiers went door to door in the border village of Ain Arab, forcing residents from their homes at gunpoint as part of a systematic campaign to empty large swathes of southern Lebanon.
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/lebanon-ain-arab-israeli-military-hezbollah-displacement-trump-Open linkView original on lemmy.worldHasan Piker Blasts SXSW London’s ‘Disgusting’ Response to UK Ban as Other Speaker Pulls Out in Solidarity
“I will never work with them for the rest of my life,” the left-wing political commentator and influencer says, adding fans should “demand a refund”
https://www.thewrap.com/media-platforms/journalism/hasan-piker-uk-ban-sxsw-response-ash-sarkar/Open linkView original on lemmy.worldHasan Piker and Susan Medea Benjamin Hit With Treasury Subpoenas Over Cuba Trip
Federal investigators have issued subpoenas to political streamer Hasan Piker and activist Susan Medea Benjamin amid an inquiry into alleged violations of US sanctions related to Cuba's government.
https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-news/hasan-piker-susan-medea-benjamin-subpoena-cuba-trip-us-sanctions-who-is-hasan-piker-article-154386086Open linkView original on lemmy.worldThe Perils of Philosophical Idealism
To reject idealism is not to reject the power of ideas but to recognize their proper place. Ideas matter, but they do not exist in a vacuum; they are born of material conditions and find their purpose in changing those conditions. This is not a denial of the mind’s creativity but an affirmation of its responsibility.
https://lettersfromtomis.com/2024/12/05/the-perils-of-philosophical-idealism/Open linkView original on lemmy.worldThe Class War Explained!
From the fields worked by the enslaved to the factories organized by labor, the true history of America is a history of class struggle. Our past victories like the eight-hour workday, livable wages, safety nets, unions, and social security were not gifts from above, they were gains won through collective action, forcibly wrested from a capitalist class that stood against us every step of the way. These hard earned gains built a foundation of prosperity that lifted millions of Americans up for decades.
But as U.S capital matured and globalized to maximize profit, it turned on its domestic workers with a relentless drive to crush unions, suppress wages, and offshore production. This systematically dismantled the post-war compromise, resulting in a race to the bottom that has reshaped American society through the degradation of our jobs, the erosion of our communities, and the upward transfer of wealth from the many to the few.
‘A $1,700,000,000 Fraud on the American Taxpayer’: Trump to Drop IRS Suit in Exchange for MAGA Slush Fund
“This is a massive and unprecedented presidential plunder of the American people,” said Rep. Jamie Raskin.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-irs-lawsuit-slush-fundOpen linkView original on lemmy.worldAmid Hantavirus Panic, the Ivermectin Super Fans Are Back
Former congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene posted on X on Wednesday suggesting vitamin D, zinc, and ivermectin could prevent the rodent-borne disease.
https://theintercept.com/2026/05/08/hantavirus-cruise-ship-outbreak-ivermectin-covid/Open linkView original on lemmy.worldJames Talarico gives commencement address at Paul Quinn College
On May 2, 2026, James Talarico gave a commencement address titled "Unshakeable Things: Gen Z and the New Great Awakening" at Paul Quinn College, the oldest HBCU in Texas.
Louisiana Hearing Erupts Over GOP Push to Eliminate Majority-Black Districts
“He’s suggesting he’s not racist. I suggest we look at his work,” a Louisiana lawmaker said during heated map debate.
https://truthout.org/articles/louisiana-hearing-erupts-over-gop-push-to-eliminate-majority-black-districts/Open linkView original on lemmy.worldThe Most Shocking Election in America
We spent 4 days traveling the entire state of Maine with Graham Platner to find out if he can win.
Along the way we sat him down with Republicans and Independents.
One voter told us: "We're so tired of the establishment, and Maine is a very anti-establishment state."

