Jim O'brien and Nick Thorkelson

The AI Safety War in My Back Yard

In the contest between Micah Lasher and “AI guy” Alex Bores, is Bores a wolf in sheep’s clothing?

Polly Cleveland Jun 7, 2026

The Green New Deal is a Jobs Engine, Despite Trump

In the United States and globally, the Green New Deal will continue to achieve critical gains, regardless of whatever the current administration says or does.

Robert Pollin Jun 2, 2026

Left Hook Economics

California Greening: Fighting Climate Change in the Golden State

Governor Jerry Brown launched the most aggressive and successful combination of programs to combat climate change we have yet seen in the United States—understanding these programs can help other states do the same.

Robin Hahnel May 26, 2026

In 1978, Jim O'Brien was a staff member of the New England Free Press and an editor of Radical America. He now teaches in the College of Public and Community Service of the University of Massachusetts

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Issue 242

Baseball: A Marxist Analysis

Despite fastballs and double plays, major league baseball games are longer than they used to be. An average game that

Jim O'brien and Nick Thorkelson Jul 1, 2002