Georgia GrantZohran Mamdani: “I Will Govern as a Democratic Socialist” https://jacobin.com/2026/01/zohran-mamdani-inauguration-address/ #socialism #marxism #leftist #MillMessenger #leftistnews
Building “Mass Governance” in Zohran Mamdani’s New York City https://jacobin.com/2026/01/mamdani-municipal-governance-mass-democracy/ #socialism #marxism #leftist #MillMessenger #leftistnews
Verdant Square NetworkCalifornia is banning masks for federal agents. Here’s why it could lose in court. https://tennesseelookout.com/2026/01/02/repub/california-is-banning-masks-for-federal-agents-heres-why-it-could-lose-in-court/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #tennessee #activism #leftist
Trump gives up on National Guard deployment in 3 cities https://tennesseelookout.com/2026/01/02/repub/trump-gives-up-on-national-guard-deployment-in-3-cities/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #tennessee #activism #leftist
Sir Rochard 'Dock' BunsonLiberals want to ban many guns, but leftists want to ban fascism. Which one is more likely to actually solve the problem of violence?
VSN RevolutionA Century Before ‘Fortress Europe,’ Tunisia Welcomed Italian Migrants https://newlinesmag.com/essays/a-century-before-fortress-europe-tunisia-welcomed-italian-migrants/
Ben! (Boo!)Since Covid, I've rapidly changed from a fairly moderate person (center-left) unconcerned about much activism into a full fledged commie, so I'm thinking about re-reading Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail 1972 by Hunter S. Thompson with like 15 years more life experience and totally different politics than the first time. I'm interested in how my perspective on the book and the '72 campaign changes.
J LouRE: https://mastodon.social/@Daojoan/115821753230762229
The left should change the argument. Complex systems like economies are difficult to predict. Any complex #consequentialist argument against #capitalism can be refuted by citing a lack of evidence that the proposed postcapitalist alternative produces better outcomes, and the risks of meddling. Rights-based theories avoid this critique. #Leftism must demonstrate that capitalism contradicts common sense principles of justice.
"Empire of AI": Karen Hao on How AI Is Threatening Democracy & Creating a New Colonial World http://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/1/empire_of_ai_karen_hao_on
“Empire of AI”: Karen Hao on How AI Is Threatening Democracy & Creating a New Colonial World
In this holiday special, we revisit our interview with longtime technology reporter Karen Hao, author of the new book Empire of AI, which unveils the accruing political and economic power of AI companies — especially Sam Altman’s OpenAI. Her reporting uncovered the exploitation of workers in Kenya, attempts to take massive amounts of freshwater from communities in Chile, along with numerous accounts of the technology’s detrimental impact on the environment. “This is an extraordinary type of AI development that is causing a lot of social, labor and environmental harms,” says Hao, in an extended interview.