The Collaborators
Frédéric Lordon on the French media's reaction to the death of far-right activist Quentin Deranque, why we fail to learn from history and more.
Iron Bars to Iron Will
People ask me now, three years since my release, what freedom feels like. It feels like the protests in Minneapolis.
Trump and Netanyahu Launch an Illegal and Reckless War Against Iran
Bombs will be dropping everywhere," Trump said.
One Solution to Data Centers? Tax the Rich.
A new fire house. Injections of cash into schools. New energy infrastructure that will help prevent outages in a place known for some of the worst outages in the US.
Godardorama
In 1988, approaching what he called ‘the dawn of the twilight’ of his life, Jean-Luc Godard had cause to reflect on an earlier dawn – Parisian cinephilia during the 1950s, the little world of screening rooms, notably Henri Langlois’s Cinémathèque Française, and …
Amazon Data Centers on Fire After Iranian Missile Strikes on Dubai
Some AWS services are down in the Middle East. Recovery is unclear as it requires 'careful assessment to ensure the safety of our operators,' according to Amazon.
This Is an Unnecessary, Unauthorized, and Unconstitutional War
Congress has a duty to take up War Powers resolutions and assert its primacy over matters of war and peace.
The US/Israeli Attack Was to Prevent Peace Not Advance It
Last Friday, the mediator of the U.S. and Iranian nuclear negotiations in Oman, that country’s foreign minister Badr Albusaidi, pulled the rug out from President Trump’s deceptive pretense, threatening war with Iran because it had refused …
Did Trump Miscalculate on Iran?
The White House is discovering that Iran and Israel have a higher tolerance for pain, according to Mideast expert Vali Nasr.
“Organize or Burn”
Organize or Burn: How New York Socialists Fight for Climate Survival by Fabian Holt, New York University Press, 2025. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links to Convergence's Bookshop.
With Iran War, Kalshi and Polymarket Bet That the Depravity Economy Has No Bottom
Gambling markets have conveniently found a stance that allows them to continue to profit from death and war.
What Trump’s America Looks Like From China
That life is better in the U.S. is no longer an article of faith.
Following Markup investigation, Congress finds data brokers cost consumers tens of billions of dollars
A congressional investigation estimates broker breaches have cost consumers $20 billion in identity theft. Major brokers now promise to make it easier to opt out of their databases.
David Harvey: Radical Marxist Intellectual
No understanding of Marxist theory is complete without the work of David Harvey.
Homeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weapon
Under Trump, the Department of Homeland Security has weaponized administrative subpoenas to attack free speech, according to privacy and civil rights groups.
Blackout Iran
When the Trump administration launched a major attack on Iran, news organizations had to navigate a shaky environment for communications—and moral clarity.
Party to the Conflict: Eugene Fights Back Against the Feds : On Spreading ICE Thin
A participant describes the clashes with federal agents and police that took place in Eugene, Oregon in January 2026—a microcosm of the resistance that is spreading ICE increasingly thin.
Escalation on the Durand Line
On Iran’s eastern flank, far from the Gulf states now in the crosshairs, another conflict continues to grow.
For the Fossil Record
I took the opportunity to observe the surviving lemurs in their natural habitats—and it was love at first sight.
Can James Talarico Convince Democrats He’s the Fighter They Need?
If you ask a bunch of James Talarico supporters when they first heard about the 36-year-old Democratic candidate for US Senate, more often than not they will begin to describe a video. It was on TikTok or YouTube or Instagram.
