Ari Paul / 12 May 2026
Evicting the Truth: Republicans and Their Media
Ruthless Cosmopolitan
In American restaurant and bar speak, the word “86” means to evict a customer from the premises: “Sir, I’m going to have to ask you to leave.”(...)
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Charlie Bertsch / 05 Mar 2026
History is What Burns
Mississippi Burning, Directed by Alan Parker
Alan Parker’s 1988 film, Mississippi Burning, is now a revelation.
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Ari Paul / 23 Feb 2026
The Crimmigration State: America’s Concentration Camp Revival
Ruthless Cosmopolitan
The Trump Administration is expanding its network of immigrant detention centres, a move best described as the beginning of a new concentration camp system.(...)
John Foster / 17 Oct 2025
Antifa Does Not Exist
Imaginary Communist Distraction
Maybe the right needs Antifa more than it ever needed the Soviet Union.(...)
Ari Paul / 14 Oct 2025
Lying About Antifa: Trump’s Terrorist Charge
Rootless Cosmopolitan
It’s about sowing fear. There is no other way to interpret Donald Trump’s 22 September order declaring Antifa a terrorist organisation.(...)