The Dark Side of the Data Center Boom
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The Dark Side of the Data Center Boom
Across the country, resistance to data centers is rising even as plans are steadily being made to build new ones. According to the Pew Research Center, a
Why Congress Needs to Bring Back Trade Adjustment Assistance
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Why Congress Needs to Bring Back Trade Adjustment Assistance
Al King and other United Steelworkers (USW) activists spent much of the past year piecing together support for about 600 union miners in Minnesota laid
How Russia’s Backwardness Benefits Putin
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How Russia’s Backwardness Benefits Putin
The source of Russia’s global power derives not from sophisticated technology, an advanced service sector, or a cadre of entrepreneurs. Russia’s power is
The Return of CONG (Coal Oil Nuclear Gas)
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The Return of CONG (Coal Oil Nuclear Gas)
It’s “Déjà Vu All Over Again” in America. I feel as if I am being forced to revisit old 20th-century American paradigms under the current administration,
Forest Service Withdraws Cooke City Deforestation Project on the Border of Yellowstone National Park After Being Sued by Conservation Groups
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Forest Service Withdraws Cooke City Deforestation Project on the Border of Yellowstone National Park After Being Sued by Conservation…
Alliance for the Wild Rockies, Dr. Jesse Logan, Native Ecosystems Council, and the Gallatin Wildlife Association secured another significant win for the
Rutgers Labor Center to Celebrate Life and Legacy of Tony Mazzocchi
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Rutgers Labor Center to Celebrate Life and Legacy of Tony Mazzocchi
In the 1960s and 70s, conservative leaders of the AFL-CIO and many national unions viewed militant activists in the civil rights, anti-war,
Brussels, Russia and the Venice Biennale: Art as Politics and Hypocrisy
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/05/06/brussels-russia-and-the-venice-biennale-art-as-politics-and-hypocrisy/
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Brussels, Russia and the Venice Biennale: Art as Politics and Hypocrisy
The jury at the Venice Biennale Art Exhibition have outdone themselves. Few juries at any art or literary festival can be trusted at the best of times,
Canada Is Quietly Putting War Into Your Portfolio
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Canada Is Quietly Putting War Into Your Portfolio
Canada is set to host the headquarters of the proposed Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB), a new multinational institution designed to mobilize
The Surcharge Tax Americans Pay to Finance Israel’s Wars
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/05/07/the-surcharge-tax-americans-pay-to-finance-israels-wars/
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The Surcharge Tax Americans Pay to Finance Israel’s Wars
The next time you pull into a gas station, watch the number on the pump as you squeeze the handle. That rapidly spinning dollar amount is not just the
The Work of Peace: Dr. Margarita Tadevosyan on Conflict, Memory, and the Long Horizon of Justice
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/05/07/the-work-of-peace-dr-margarita-tadevosyan-on-conflict-memory-and-the-long-horizon-of-justice/
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The Work of Peace: Dr. Margarita Tadevosyan on Conflict, Memory, and the Long Horizon of Justice
For Margarita Tadevosyan, peacebuilding is not an abstraction. It begins with memory. She remembers standing in line for bread as a child in Armenia in
How Human Ecology Shapes Social Democracy
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How Human Ecology Shapes Social Democracy
The United States is a nation of extraordinary wealth and extraordinary contradiction. Tens of millions of Americans live in material insecurity, while
Perspectives on Base, Superstructure and Animal Liberation
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Perspectives on Base, Superstructure and Animal Liberation
For some years, I’ve been interested in the Marxist concepts of base and superstructure — specifically what they suggest is necessary to achieve animal
How China Stabilizes the World Economy
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How China Stabilizes the World Economy
As the smoke from intensified Middle East conflicts shrouds the Strait of Hormuz in spring 2026, the global economy finds itself teetering on a precarious
Re-Opening Mexico to Fracking Could Lead to More Corporate Lawsuits
https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/05/07/re-opening-mexico-to-fracking-could-lead-to-more-corporate-lawsuits/
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Re-Opening Mexico to Fracking Could Lead to More Corporate Lawsuits
Transnational corporations are heavily pressuring Mexico to open up its energy sector as part of the official review this year of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada
Can Workers Push Back Against Capital’s Devaluation? Dangers Revealed in South Africa
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Can Workers Push Back Against Capital’s Devaluation? Dangers Revealed in South Africa
While the labour movement often seems at its lowest ebb, what Marx identified as capitalism’s main internal contradiction – the overaccumulation of