Red Card The World Cup is here, but what function does a worldwide tournament play in an increasingly belligerent police state, with Donald Trump at the helm?

Red Card: The 2026 World Cup, Sportswashing, and the FIFA Greed Machine is now available for pre-order, with an introduction by @edgeofsports.bsky.social

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@julesboykoff.bsky.social demonstrates that it is possible to simultaneously treasure the skills and athleticism displayed on the pitch while lamenting their exploitation by malevolent powerbrokers for whom love of the game means nothing next to turning a buck or harvesting prestige.

The World Cup is here, but what function does a worldwide tournament play in an increasingly belligerent police state, with Donald Trump at the helm?

Meet @julesboykoff.bsky.social, former professional soccer player and now critical academic of sport.

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The Bar That’s an Office 4 Days a Week The Francis Kite Club was closed until 5 p.m. Lux Magazine and OR Books needed a place to work. It’s a ‘symbiotic’ setup, says everyone involved.

The Francis Kite Club was closed until 5 p.m. Lux Magazine and OR Books needed a place to work. It’s a ‘symbiotic’ setup, says everyone involved.

The Bar That’s an Office 4 Days a Week The Francis Kite Club was closed until 5 p.m. Lux Magazine and OR Books needed a place to work.

The publishing house in the back of a bar, that's us! Check out this @nymag.com @curbed.com piece about our office in the back of The Francis Kite Club, ft @readlux.bsky.social our office mate www.curbed.com/article/fran...

BECKETT, HOWE, INHERITANCE, MOURNING

Where literary criticism meets memoir, Beckett’s Children explores how absence, lineage, and loss echo across art and life.

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Obsolete: The AI Industry’s Trillion Dollar Race to Replace You—and How to Stop It

Co-published with The Nation, Garrison Lovely's debut is offers a new way to think about AI technology and a plan for deciding its future democratically.

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EXPOSED: Western Media LIES About Iran YouTube video by Breaking Points

Behrooz Ghamari on @breakingpoints.bsky.social

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Nearly 3 years ago, I pitched an essay on AI to Jacobin, which became a cover story, which became a book about the biggest project in history:

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Mouin Rabbani on BreakThrough News yesterday re: Donald Trump's tweet on Iran

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GAZA APOCALYPSE by MOUIN RABBANI. A leading analyst parses the Gaza genocide and its global ramifications.

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Gaza Apocalypse Gaza Apocalypse, Rabbani's first book, presents his real-time commentaries on the Gaza genocide as it unfolded. It is a record of expertise in action, as a leading Palestinian intellectual intervenes ...

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Iran Defiant as Trump Threatens ‘A Civilization Will Die Tonight,’ w/ Mouin Rabbani YouTube video by BreakThrough News

OR author Mouin Rabbani's newest book GAZA APOCALYPSE is available to pre-order today.

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Killing Baby Hitler, available to pre-order now 🐣

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Drawing on his new book The Long War on Iran, watch the full conversation on YouTube, or listen wherever you get your podcasts — just search ORdio.

Behrooz Ghamari on what’s at stake in Iran right now.

He speaks about the country’s vibrant civil society, its publishing scene, and what risks being destroyed through US and Israeli violence.

The Long War on Iran The U.S. and Iran have been locked in a decades-long standoff, driven by missteps, misunderstandings, and conflicting ambitions. This collection of essays delves into the complex dynamics behind this ...

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*The Long War on Iran*: Behrooz Ghamari in Conversation with Setareh Shohadaei and Omid Mehrgan - CUNY CPCP The United States and Iran have been locked in a decades-long standoff, driven by missteps, misunderstandings, and conflicting ambitions. Join the CPCP for a conversation with Behrooz Ghamari on his n...

The Long War on Iran: Behrooz Ghamari in Conversation with Setareh Shohadaei and Omid Mehrgan at @cuny.edu @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social

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Germany’s Jewish Problem Leading German-Jewish peace activist dissects Germany’s authoritarian crackdown after Gaza. Since October 2023, the Frankfurt-based Jewish composer and activist Wieland Hoban has traveled the globe r...

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Germany’s Jewish Problem: Genocides Past and Present – book review Germany’s Jewish Problem is a gripping account of Jewish involvement in the Palestine movement in Germany under particularly difficult conditions, finds Robert Dale Germany’s Jewish Problem reads r...

"a gripping account of Jewish involvement in the Palestine movement in Germany...reads like a slow-burn thriller"

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