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The Australian union movement campaigned and donated millions of dollars to reelect Labor Party prime minister Anthony Albanese. The results have been less than inspiring.

The MAHA movement is rightly concerned with the contamination of our drinking water. To clean it up, we need enhanced corporate regulation and massive public investment to overhaul our water systems. Donald Trump won’t do any of that.

Right-wing media outlet PragerU is known for its misleading viral videos that it has long created for teens and adults. The operation is increasingly seeking to reach children, hoping to fill the Sesame Street–sized hole left by the defunding of PBS.

Donald Trump’s crackdown on antisemitism seems to have strangely missed all of his appointees and allies who associate with a range of unabashed anti-Jewish bigots. It almost makes you suspect the White House’s charges of antisemitism are purely cynical.

In Romania’s integration into European capitalism, the tough years after the 2008 crisis broke the illusion of continuous progress. The losers of that period are today swinging to far-right parties who tell a story of national victimhood.

The Australian union movement was once among the world’s most powerful. Now it’s equivalent to that of Maine or Illinois, and throwing money at the Australian Labor Party isn’t helping to turn things around.

It is impossible to simultaneously have clean water and an unrestrained corporate sector, two things Donald Trump promised in the same breath.

PragerU has come under fire by critics for spreading misinformation and fueling racism and conspiracy theories. The media outlet has received millions in seed funding from conservative operatives to help get its videos in front of children.

The Trump administration’s position seems to be that open, undisguised antisemitism is just fine — as long as you’re a political ally, and as long as you don’t criticize the actions of the Israeli government.

Romania’s recent elections saw surging support for ultranationalist candidates. While the liberal Nicușor Dan eventually won the contest, Romania’s far right is closer than ever to catching up with its Hungarian counterparts.

The neoliberal economic program embraced by the Clinton-era Democratic Party alienated many working-class voters. Democrats responded by reorienting their electoral strategy toward professional-class voters, accelerating workers’ departure from the party.

If Australian unions spent every dollar they have donated to the Labor Party on scratch lotto tickets instead, Australian workers would probably be better off:

The MAHA movement has been rightly upset about the prevalence of dangerous pesticides and toxic chemicals in Americans’ water supply. Donald Trump and RFK Jr are making the problem worse:

The Australian union movement campaigned and donated millions of dollars to reelect Labor Party prime minister Anthony Albanese. The results have been less than inspiring.

Conservative media operation PragerU has gained educational footholds in ten states, where teachers now show its videos to elementary school students. 📰 Read:

Trump has been conducting a witch hunt against alleged antisemites, often targeting individuals with no record of antisemitic behavior. But his cabinet is full of people who proudly associate with actual antisemites or engage in antisemitism themselves:

Ultranationalists’ support among poorer Romanians doesn’t rely on promising welfare or social redistribution. Above all they offer a protest vote and revenge against the winners of the transition to capitalism:

The Make America Healthy Again movement is rightly concerned with the contamination of our drinking water. To clean it up, we need enhanced corporate regulation and massive public investment to overhaul our water systems. Donald Trump won’t do any of that.

Right-wing media outlet PragerU is known for its misleading viral videos that it has long created for teens and adults. The operation is increasingly seeking to reach children, hoping to fill the “Sesame Street”–sized hole left by the defunding of PBS.