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The right’s fixation on “equality of outcome” as a specter haunting the Western world is not merely a misunderstanding. It is a deliberate fabrication, a straw man conjured to divert attention from the real issue: inequality.
There is no question that the Democratic Party, once the party of the working class, is now the party of the professional managerial class.
Les Leopold
A group of tech billionaires—including Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, and their allies—are working to reshape government to serve corporate power. Their goal is not just deregulation or lower taxes, but the replacement of democracy itself with privatized, CEO-run enclaves.
30 min
As Donald Trump returns to the White House, many are raising concerns about the possible decline of liberal democracy. What then would a second Trump term mean for the next four years for the United States? And what impact will the president's foreign policy have on the...
37 min
Honeybees – small but mighty creatures that make life possible. They work together, each with a role, ensuring the survival of their hive. Just like honeybees, workers keep the world running – from transportation to caregiving, from cooking to serving food.
8 min
Big Tech oligarchs in Silicon Valley fear competition from Chinese AI companies like DeepSeek, so they're working with the US government to cut off competitors. Billionaire Donald Trump backer Peter Thiel admits they want monopolies, arguing "competition is for losers". Ben...
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America worships power, and that’s exactly why Trump is back in office. We all saw it coming. The man is a felon, a fraud, a scammer—his supporters know it, and they love him for it. What’s the point of giving the latest examples, F.D Signifier argues, they don’t care.
15 min
What if the world we live in isn’t broken by accident but by design? And what if the path to fixing it has been within us all along?
7 min
Iceland has seen a dramatic transformation in recent decades, from being one of the poorest nations in the Western world, to a leader in many economic indices. What accounts for Iceland's rise? Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, the former President of Iceland 1996-2016, shares his...
59 min
For years, conservatives during Biden’s presidency asked: “Who’s really running the country?”The irony is that the same forces conservatives claimed were pulling Biden’s strings—corporate interests, think tanks, and wealthy donors—are equally, if not more, influential in...
How has the ultra-right made it to the heart of American politics? By gradually occupying positions of power in politics, the judiciary and the media and steadily expanding its sphere of influence. Adherents have been bolstered by Trump’s 2024 election victory. The tightening...
52 min
America has deep problems, which is why we can’t give up. Protect the vulnerable, organize boycotts and keep fighting
Robert Reich
“I saw in Auschwitz that if a dominant group wants to dehumanize others (as the Nazis wanted to dehumanize me), the dominant group must first be dehumanized in a way themselves, by diminishing their empathy due to propaganda and indoctrination, in order to be able to be as...
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🚨 The U.S. is functioning like an oligarchy. A Princeton/Northwestern study revealed that economic elites and business interests have far more influence on U.S. laws than ordinary Americans. The result? A government that serves the wealthy few, while the rest of us are left...
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This playbook is inspired by the insights of George Lakey and the transformative movements of Norway and Sweden in the early 20th century. These nations, once marked by extreme poverty and inequality, achieved remarkable economic justice and democracy through collectiv
The truth about inflation, money printing, taxes, fiat currency, and "the national debt." Debunking lies about what causes inflation and common misconceptions about government spending and "taxpayer money." Does the national debt actually matter? Do budget deficits matter?...
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The myth of tax revenue and why taxing the rich is not the real solution to inequality.
21 min
We worked with friends to create the Resistance Guidebook — with practical ideas about starting points for people who are feeling the need to do something but not sure about what.
3 min
If you’re feeling despair, I completely understand. But Trump’s second term will expose a reality that has been hidden from many Americans: the raw, stinking power of the American oligarchy. I’m hopeful that America will see this reality for what it is and respond to it. ...
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Donald Trump is back in the White House, but who is really pulling the strings?
6 min
Corporations are planning an assault on workers’ rights once Trump takes office. It's time for Democrats to fight at the state level. In over a dozen states the Democrats have the power to overturn anti-union laws or pass key worker protections. Now they need to act.
9 min
Anti-racist writer and educator Tim Wise presented a talk on “Colorblind: The Rise of Post-Racial Politics and the Retreat from Racial Equity,” at Stetson University in February.
75 min
This moment of crisis is an opportunity to get the party on track. We should not squander it.
Alan Minsky
There’s a Sickness at the Heart of Politics & It’s Called Oligarchy
9 min
Ready to start your political education journey? Click here: https://democracylover.gumroad.com/l/fpjkwn
11 min
Being part of a political party used to actually mean something other than being hounded for money over text and being disappointed by your choice of candidates at the polls every few years. Here’s how the death of mass-membership organizations tanked the American political...
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Woooee! Things get spicy between Francesca and Cenk as they discuss Cenk's recent tour of right wing media outlets, left versus right populism, establishment vs anti-establishment, and the future of TYT as the country awaits the ascendence of God Emperor Donald Trump for a...
122 min
From utopia to reality: fare-free public transport in Brazil.
Daniel Santini
Socialism is one of the most vilified and misunderstood ideas in modern political discourse. The number one reason for this hatred? Most people have no idea what socialism actually is.
Tim Hjersted
I’m Andres Acevedo, and this is The Market Exit. In this essay, I challenge one of the most pervasive frameworks in political discourse: the left-right spectrum. Where does it come from, and why does it continue to dominate how we think about politics today?
16 min
The multiple crises that humanity is facing are becoming increasingly visible: in the form of disasters related to ecological damage, the stark inequalities between a tiny minority of ultra-rich and the vast numbers of desperately poor, the health epidemics related to both...
Ashish Kothari
Want a better economy? Hate elitism? The problem isn't the left vs right, it's the top vs the bottom. You might want to look up.
23 min
Five years in the making, this hour-long film documents the uprising that swept Chile from October 2019 to March 2020, showing how everyday people sustained six months of rebellion by creating extensive networks of self-determination and mutual aid.
65 min
I hereby give you my Oscar-nominated Documentary on the Killer Health Insurance companies like United HealthCare —SICKO — for FREE… and let’s end and replace this so-called “health care system” NOW
Michael Moore
Most of us are aware that our profit-driven, capitalist economy is driving our climate and ecological crises. But what are our alternatives?
20 min
Recently, it feels like the world does not care about the climate or environmental crises. Between COP29 being an absolute disaster, Trump's recent election, and the continued destruction being waged by governments and corporations on our planet and its people, some might...
15 min
“As long as rabbits don't have historians, history will be written by the hunters.” With the tremendous success of his book, A People’s History of the United States, Howard Zinn radically changed the way Americans see themselves. His friend Noam Chomsky says that Zinn...
91 min
An in-depth look at the New Left of the 1960's.
54 min
PragerU, The Daily Wire, countless far-right talk shows, YouTube channels, think tanks, and online magazines. Where are they all coming from, and why are they all so well funded? Let's take a look at the groups bankrolling far-right rhetoric and what they stand to gain from...
20 min
Democrats are barely talking about it anymore.
17 min
Private health insurance corporations are trying to trick seniors across America into signing up for Medicare Advantage. Is it less expensive? No. Is it better coverage? Also no. It’s just another way for corporations to skim more money off the ill.
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We must challenge the logic of empire and violence—both state-sanctioned and vigilante, Tim Hjersted writes, while urging a shift to collective, nonviolent action to dismantle the profit-driven healthcare system.
What would happen if you could end sexism overnight by giving everyone a magic pink pill? Why changing hearts, minds and culture isn’t enough, you need to change the conditions that generate cultural attitudes in order for changing hearts and minds to have a long term effect.
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Celebrated thinkers like Steven Pinker and Harry Frankfurt tell us that inequality shouldn't concern us, and that we should only focus on whether or not we're lifting people out of poverty. In the real world, even if everyone starts off relatively wealthy, inequality...
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“Donald Trump has assembled the most pro-Israel cabinet in the history of the United States, I’ve investigated his funders and it all makes sense”
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“The moderates got their candidate in every single election in which the Republicans nominated Donald Trump … and they lost to Trump two out of three times.” Mehdi Hasan rebuts the “demonstrably and obviously false” notion that the Democrats lost the presidential election...
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Dirty money flows through London's viens, our major businesses & utilities have been sold off to oligarchs, dictators and criminals. In this video, we explore the REAL foreign invasion of Britain.
33 min
Why has every communist country so far been a one-party dictatorship? Richard Wolff can’t answer this question for some reason. Neither can Freddie de Boer. Yet the answer is very simple, and we can learn a lot from it. Is it something inherent to Marxism? Is human nature...
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The crisis of mass media lies at the heart of every other crisis we face today. Economic inequality, a ravaged planet, endless wars—none of these can be addressed if the public is systematically misled about their causes or distracted by manufactured moral panics with little...
I discuss how and why I changed over the last decade, from being more anti-sjw (anti-woke) to realizing the dangers of falling into that trap.
56 min
Capitalism thrives on profiting from crisis—it sold us lies about cigarettes, sugar, and opioids, and now it's doing the same with climate change. Fake solutions and disinformation aren't accidents; they're the business model.
Tim Hjersted
The Western alliance is divided over Israel, after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, charging him with crimes against humanity in Gaza. The United States is threatening sanctions. Ben Norton discusses the...
21 min
The Australien Government has made an ad about our next federal election, and it's surprisingly honest and informative.
4 min
Just wanted to get my thoughts on the Trump election win off my chest - and some motivation for how the left need to move forward.
25 min
Today I blew the dust off my political arc and explain how I narrowly avoided the alt right
32 min
Second Thought explains.
22 min
Think about it this way, maybe it's the Democratic Party which has become deplorable to the working class.
Les Leopold
Now's not the time to give up. If anything, it's an opportunity to fight for the real changes we need. Take a look at these 10 ideas to fix our broken system.
46 min
As Elon Musk becomes increasingly involved in overtly supporting the Trump campaign, let’s take a look at his past. Musk initially branded himself as a “free speech warrior” when he purchased Twitter, promising to end censorship on the platform. However, over time, he has...
20 min
A United Nations report, published in October, lays out in chilling detail the advances made by Israel in Gaza as it seeks to eradicate “the very existence of the Palestinian people in Palestine.” This genocidal project, the report ominously warns, “is now metastasizing to...
Chris Hedges