Socialists

• The July 24, 2026, episode of the All-In Podcast examines the escalating policy conflict regarding Chinese open-source AI models. • The debate was reignited in late July 2026 following the release of two high-performing open-weight LLMs: Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 and Alibaba's Qwen. • These developments are significant as they challenge the dominance of frontier models and raise critical concerns regarding national security and AI industry economics.

• The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) announced that its membership has reached an all-time high, surpassing 120,000 members. • The milestone was achieved on Saturday, coinciding with the United States' 250th Independence Day celebrations. • This growth reflects a significant increase in the visibility and influence of democratic socialist ideologies within the U.S. political landscape.

Surging membership and pro-Palestinian activism reshape debate on how campaigning movement governs in officeInside a Brooklyn industrial garage turned underground event venue, local leaders of the Democratic Socialists of America urged hundreds of mostly young people last month to avoid complacency. Sure, New York City had a socialist representative in the US Congress, and just elected a socialist mayor. But they had so much more to do.“If we only elect Zohran, we only elect AOC, our project will have been a failure,” Gustavo Gordillo, co-chair of the city’s DSA chapter, told the assembled crowd. “Our ambitions are so much higher than just a position in government. We want to transform the world.” Continue reading...

City hall veteran forecast to beat rightwinger Rachida Dati, while Marseille’s leftist incumbent leads far-right opponentThe Socialist Emmanuel Grégoire was on track to be elected mayor of Paris on Sunday night, roundly beating the former rightwing minister Rachida Dati, early projections showed.Grégoire, a Socialist MP with a long track record at city hall, was running for a united left including the Greens. He was projected to have won with about 53%. This would mark a clear win against Dati, who served in government under Emmanuel Macron and Nicolas Sarkozy and had sought to win the French capital for the right after 25 years governed by the left. Continue reading...