Guardian columnist implies his heart attack was CAUSED by Jeremy Corbyn’s politics, gets mercilessly mocked
Guardian columnist Rafael Behr wants readers to spare a thought for him, after implying that covering the Brexit melee and worrying about Jeremy Corbyn’s alleged anti-Semitism gave him a literal heart attack. More...
Cambridge Analytica-linked Stanford scientist’s study suggests he can tell by examining your FACE what your politics are
Facial recognition algorithms can be trained to recognize people’s political views, Stanford-affiliated researcher Michal Kosinski claims, stating that his most recent study achieved 72 percent accuracy on liberal More...
The Austerity Politics of White Supremacy
Since the end of the Confederacy, the cult of the “taxpayer” has provided a socially acceptable veneer for racist attacks on democracy. Dissent MagazineDissent Magazine More...
ONS expert appears to back Trickett’s take as MP exposes politics of Tories’ decision to put London in Tier 2 when northern Tier 3 areas had lower rates
An Office for National Statistics (ONS) data expert has appeared to back Labour’s Jon Trickett after the working-class MP said that the coronavirus infection rates exposed the Tories’ decision to keep More...
All Shook Up: The Politics of Cultural Appropriation
In the era of global capitalism, imagining the lives of others is a crucial form of solidarity. Dissent MagazineDissent Magazine More...
“We Need a Lobsterwoman AOC”: The Future of Maine Politics
In a failed campaign to oust Susan Collins from the Senate, the Democratic Party proved that money alone can’t win elections in Maine. Dissent MagazineDissent Magazine More...
The limits of identity politics – video
Elaine Graham-Leigh explains the origins and limitations of identity politics and what a Marxist understanding of oppression and how to overcome it offers Counterfire Daily More...
Maelstrom: Politics in the Post-Truth World
You’re probably tired of hearing about ‘fake news.’ You probably think everything that needs to be said about it has been said. What if you were wrong? What if those arguments had barely scratched More...
Biden’s politics as usual is what produced Trump in the first place
Trumpism is still alive and the left must recognise the centrality of class in order to organise against it, argues Yonas Makoni Counterfire Daily More...
Politics and flavoured tobacco: Arab Americans are relieved at Trump’s defeat
Politics and flavoured tobacco: Arab Americans are relieved at Trump’s defeat While many Arab Americans may express happiness at Biden’s election, their expectations vary for new administration More...
