After visiting the National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam, legal scholar Kim Wehle observed, fascism does not always arrive through spectacular acts of force; it can also advance “by operation of law.” The historical warning should be taken seriously. Authoritarian power becomes especially dangerous when repression no longer appears as a violation of legal authority but is enabled through it, normalizing the legitimacy, procedures, and institutional protections of law itself. More
Question: what is the purpose of Agentic AI hacking agents? To hack computer systems. What is the reason for doing so? Digital warfare. In terms of military logic, consider: if the Trump administration could use AI agents to shut off Iran’s water supply through computer hacking, that would presumably eliminate the need for bombs. In the fevered imaginations of Pentagon dwellers, having the technology to do so is viewed as a weapon. The purpose of Agentic AI is to conduct digital warfare. Agentic AI is a weapon. More
According to Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren and his band of merry commissioners, the rifle that was used to assassinate President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, on November 22, 1963, was a 6.5×52mm Italian Mannlicher-Carc [ . . . ]
Trump, living always in the 1980s Art of the Deal era, has long branded himself as a wannabe J.R. Ewing, still pushing an ‘energy dominance’ based on declining energy sources. The U.S. Energy Department is putting more effort into saving retiring coal plants than building out growing sources. Last year, the department cancelled nearly $8 billion in clean energy grants (in court filings from July, the administration conceded that the cancellations are targeted in states represented by Democrats). Coal’s share of the U.S. electricity mix has fallen from 52% in 1990 to 17% in 2025, with production down 56% since 2008. Employment in the industry roughly halved over the same period. More
This is part two of our series with Palestinian solidarity activists from Malaysia. Dr. Fauziah Hasan and Azra Banu of the Asia Pacific Women’s Coalition for Al Quds and Palestine discuss the importance of consisent, coalitional efforts to support Palestinian women. Dr. Fauziah sailed on the Women’s Boat to Gaza in 2016 and again on the 2025 Freedom Flotilla that was abducted by Israel. Azra participated in a humanitarian land convoy in 2010 that drove from London to Gaza, and went on a second mission to Gaza in 2012. As mothers and grandmothers, they emphasize the passing on of intergenerational activist knowledge and the necessity of nurturing a generation of young people committed to Palestinian Liberation in the Asia-Pacific.
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Rebecca Maria Goldschmidt speaks with Norma Hashim and Dr. Nazari Ismail from the Hashim Sani Center for Palestine Studies at Universiti Malaya in Kuala Lumpur in this two-part podcast with solidarity activists from Malaysia. Hashim and Dr. Ismail share reflections on almost two decades of grassroots organizing with BDS Malaysia and Viva Palestina Malaysia. They discuss the recent closure of The Network School, an experimental project in “tech zionism”, and other successful campaigns to divest from Israeli companies. The Malaysian consumer boycott of Starbucks led to the closure of over 45+ locations. Their McDonald’s boycott sparked a viral legal battle, and the struggle continues against complicit corporations like Google, Amazon, Caterpillar, and resource extraction companies that serve the Pentagon, including the Australian rare earth miner Lynas. Alongside their advocacy work, Hashim shares updates from daily relief work to support communities in Gaza, who continue to survive in the unbearable living conditions.
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This week, journalist and author Dave Zirin joins Erik Wallenberg and Joshua Frank to discuss his new biography of the late, great Howard Zinn. The book, The People’s Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn, chronicles the inspiring life of one of our greatest radical historians. Dave is embarking on a national tour in support of the book; find out if he’ll be in a city near you.
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