Daily Digest

This live blog captures a revealing snapshot of state priorities under the second Trump administration: while Congress fights over extending warrantless surveillance powers, the CDC has been gutted to near-inoperability. The juxtaposition is instructive—the repressive apparatus of the state...

This live blog captures a pivotal moment in the consolidation of executive war powers under late-stage American empire. The Trump administration wages simultaneous military campaigns—a blockade of Iran, lethal strikes on alleged drug boats in the Pacific, and ongoing regional conflicts—while...

The Iran war and subsequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz has triggered what the International Energy Agency describes as 'the largest energy crisis we have ever faced.' This crisis exposes fundamental contradictions in the globalized capitalist system: the tension between geographically...

The latest round of deadly Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities—killing 16 civilians including two teenagers—arrives at a moment of intensifying inter-imperialist competition. EU leaders respond not with peace initiatives but with calls to 'invest more, produce more, and do both faster' in defense...

This live blog captures a revealing moment of class conflict expressed through policy debate. The Scottish National Party's proposal to cap essential food prices using public health powers has provoked immediate resistance from retail capital, represented by the Scottish Retail Consortium. Their...

The US naval blockade of Iranian ports represents a stark exercise of imperial power over global energy infrastructure. Defense Secretary Hegseth's explicit threats—"If you do not comply with this blockade, we will use force"—alongside his invocation of biblical language to sanctify military...

The UK government finds itself squeezed between contradictory imperatives: maintaining its junior partner status in the US-led imperial order while avoiding the economic and political catastrophe of joining Trump's Iran war. Starmer's refusal to participate militarily—while still hosting US...

This incident reveals a profound contradiction at the heart of American gun violence discourse: the celebration of individual heroism as substitute for collective political action. Principal Kirk Moore's bravery is undeniable—he risked his life to protect students. Yet the framing of this story...

This Guardian liveblog captures a pivotal moment in the current global crisis where the contradictions of capitalism are laid bare. The IMF's Fiscal Monitor presents a familiar playbook: praise governments for cutting deficits through tax increases on ordinary people while warning them not to...