Who Will Control the Panama Canal?
Panama has invested $6 billion in modernizing the Panama Canal.Trump is threatening to take it back.
Panama has invested $6 billion in modernizing the Panama Canal.Trump is threatening to take it back.

Op-Ed: The Slow Death of the U.S. Empire
Trump and Musk are indicators of the decline of the United States — and capitalism in general.

East Village Church Offers Weekly Wednesday Night Refuge to Immigrants
The majority of guests are dozens of single men from West African countries.

The Right Wing’s Goal of Repealing the 20th Century Is Now Within Reach. Who Will Stop Them?
For Trump and the broligarchy, rolling back more than a century of progressive reforms is essential to their drive to plunder as much wealth as they can from the rest of society.

Daniel Penny and the Rise of MAGA Long Island
I grew up in West Islip, NY, the hometown of Daniel Penny. There’s a reason it’s known as “White Islip.”

The Immigrants’ Rights Movement Needs to Remember its Labor Roots: Jan. 20 is a Good Day to Start
As we approach Trump’s inauguration, we should remember that Jan. 20 is also the day we celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr., who understood that we are much stronger when we unite the civil-rights and labor movements.

Some Republican Leaders Are Looking for Ways to Slash Social Security
A financial lifeline for tens of millions of Americans is at risk of being privatized by the incoming Trump administration.

Policing, Real Estate and NYC’s MAGA Mayor
Could a pardon from Donald Trump revive Adams’ political fortunes?

Judging by Trump’s Cabinet picks, he wants to run the country like a mob boss.

Running on Empty: How the Dems Lost to Trump for the Second Time in Eight Years
Kamala Harris stopped talking about how she would fight for working-class Americans out of deference to her supporters on Wall Street and in Silicon Valley.