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It is deeply unsettling how quickly mainstream media headlines and narratives moved on from Trump and DHS’s so-called “Operation Metro Surge” in Minnesota. The removal of Greg Bovino and the “drawdown” was a concerted attempt to force public attention to move along, in spite of the fact that there are still a disproportionate number of agents on the ground in the state.

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This week we are building February’s Attention Economy Navigator, our guide to what you should be paying more attention to, and what you can probably pay less attention to. And why those stories might not be what you’d assume. Joining to help build this month’s Attention Economy Navigator in real time are Chris Melody Fields Figueredo, bruja, Bad Bunny super-fan, and Executive Director of the…

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This month on the Attention Economy Navigator, our guide to what you should be paying more attention to, and what you can probably pay less attention to. And why those stories might not be what you’d assume. You can also listen to the podcast episode featuring Chris Melody Fields Figueredo and Steven Renderos, or watch the panel plot these stories in real time on YouTube.

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At the time of this writing, Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is about to break 100,000 members, with nearly 14,000 of them in New York City alone. The election of Zohran Mamdani, a longtime DSA activist and New York assemblymember, as the city’s mayor brought unprecedented attention to the socialist group. Thousands of socialist activists have played a real and often unseen role in getting…

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The gaming industry is one of the most powerful—and least accountable—sectors of the economy. After the pandemic slump, global gaming revenue is now expected to grow by 6% to $350 billion by 2030. People are playing more, including those who were once skeptical: 40% of Boomers and over 50% of Gen X game four to five hours a week. Overall, about 200 million Americans play video games.

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At the end of 2024, Michigan’s state-level Democratic trifecta passed a massive tax incentive for data centers to the tune of $90 million in exchange for, essentially, an IOU for future “community benefits.” Organizers saw this as representative of a two-pronged problem: desperation on the part of local and state governments to bring in revenue, and corporate control of the functions of democracy.

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A new fire house. Injections of cash into schools. New energy infrastructure that will help prevent outages in a place known for some of the worst outages in the US. These are all things data center developers have promised to Michigan residents as “community benefits” when approaching small township boards and elected officials. Data centers (DCs) are surging in Michigan due to recent tax…

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Art Against Empire, hosted by textile artist Ian Danger Capstick, examines the intersection of creativity and politics through conversations with artists, craftspeople, and activists who use making as a form of resistance. The show features interviews with dozens of artists, crafters, and theorists from around the world exploring the history of makers fighting back against capital control of…

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The ascendant faction of the Republican Party is organizing to steal the 2028 Congressional and Presidential elections and cement minority rule over all three branches of the government of the United States. The centrist leadership of the Democratic Party is clearly inadequate to the task of stopping them. Over the next three years, the Left must seize the initiative and lead a broad-based…

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