Arun Gupta is an investigative reporter who has written for the Washington Post, the Daily Beast, the Intercept, the Nation, the Guardian, Yes! Magazine, and other publications. He is a graduate of the French Culinary Institute in New York and author of the forthcoming Apocalypse Chow: A Junk-Food-Loving Chef’s Inquiry into Taste. Read all of Arun’s reports, essays, and criticism on Substack.
The Biden administration’s sanctions on Russia didn’t just tank global markets; they also helped Kamala Harris lose the election. The Democrats’ fate was sealed by a Wall Street–fueled commodity frenzy that sent gas prices and grocery bills soaring.
The Democratic Party establishment has united behind the candidate who has failed at running for president for 32 years. Defender of banks and drug companies, Joe Biden is the swamp creature of Donald Trump’s dreams.
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The far right turned liberal Portland into a site of fascist violence. The Left is battling to oust them for good.
Far-right forces will converge on Portland tomorrow, incited by the right-wing provocateur Andy Ngo. Though he poses as a journalist, the purpose of his platform is to sow harassment and violence against his targets on the Left — and the mainstream media have fallen for it.
Anthony Bourdain’s genius was not in the kitchen. His genius was in knowing which side he was on.
What kind of economic agenda does Trump have in store for workers?
Trump’s infrastructure and jobs proposals might ruffle some establishment feathers, but he’ll still be terrible for workers.