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Examining the underbelly of the military industrial complex

Though the NLRB keeps a lower profile than many other government agencies, it holds a great deal of power over the country’s workers and labor movement

Countries trying to eliminate the virus have been far more successful and economically better off than those that have tried to suppress it

The progressive grassroots is much stronger than it was 12 years ago when Obama took office. If it stays focused, it can make real progress in advancing its agenda

The heart seeks a resting place In the hollow of a tree, Atop a boulder in a singing stream Where only the sun can see

“Climate Action” will not lead to climate justice on its own

Deepening U.S. inequality flows directly from this capitalist organization of production—its class system

The Biden administration’s recent executive orders on climate action and environmental protections at first glance may inspire hope. Digging deeper, it becomes evident they lack substance

Civil rights advocates worry that moves to fight far-right extremism will be used against communities of color and leftwing activists

Indigenous groups and environmental activists are also calling on President Biden to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline and Enbridge Line 3

Black Lives Matter Protests Forced Biden to Push Racial Equity, But More Is Needed

Americans are unlikely to return to the pre-pandemic normal that Chinese residents now enjoy simply because we are not trying to eliminate the virus like China did

Review of Santiago Rising, a new film which portrays the recent eruption of protest against inequality in Chile

Chris Lombardi’s new book chronicles 260 years of war resistance and conscientious objection

Strikes loom for public schools

We have to give people that are rightfully angry a home, but one that is healing and progressive and that not only aims for real democracy, mutual aid, belonging, respect, dignity, tolerance, humility and egalitarianism in the future, but as everyday practice

The double standards of the mainstream US and British media in relation to foreign interference in elections has been particularly obvious since 2016

As B’Tselem has succinctly worded it, Israel is a regime of Jewish supremacy “from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea.” 

I am deeply offended, as an teacher for nearly 37 years, that the GOP would so demean my field as to saddle us with this violent conspiracy theorist who disrespects every core value of American education

Let’s not forget: We are standing at the edge of global change. I believe what’s visible in this fleeting moment is our own evolution

“Hopefully other workers will get inspired to fight for what they deserve, by seeing us do it.”

Is U.S. President Joe Biden’s January 27 Executive Order to address ‘climate crisis’ as good as many activists claim, enough to reverse earlier scepticism?

To prevent new U.S. wars, the Biden administration should commit to participate and comply with the rules of international law, which are supposed to be binding on all countries, even the most wealthy and powerful

We should champion free speech online — and argue that the best way to protect it is with a socialist program that brings privatized social media platforms into public control

How the National Security State Has Come to Dominate a “Civilian” Government

“There’s a shift happening right now. The call to defund police is louder than we’ve ever heard it. We can all answer the call and reshape what our communities look like.”

Tenants’ unions are one reason that, unlike other cities with supposed eviction protections, D.C. has not had a single eviction since the moratorium went into place

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi gave chilling remarks on Thursday during her briefing with the press: “The enemy is within the House of Representatives”

Ten months into the COVID-19 crisis, 660 billionaires see their wealth rise 40 percent

People actually interested in ending Trumpism would be promoting an end to the corruption, opacity, a uniquely awful electoral system, and to neoliberal policies making Americans poorer and poorer

Here are my top 29 traits of fascism, cobbled together with no claim to originality in concept or phrasing

Striking NYC Workers Win Wage Hike After Surge of Solidarity

The farmers are back, Like the soil that takes all beatings

Survival is all that matters. And to survive, we must win. And to win, we must act in solidarity. The clock is ticking

George Floyd, who was publicly tortured and lynched by Minneapolis police officers on May 25, 2020, narrated his own death, legendary civil rights lawyer Benjamin Crump told the International Commission of Inquiry on Systemic Racist Police Violence Against People of African Descent in the United States 

We need to see Biden working actively to organize his congressional colleagues to pass what we need to be the greatest green jobs and infrastructure recovery plan that this country has seen

Asia has done a much better job of containing the pandemic. Do values have anything to do with it?

Before fascism can win power, it has to win support, which it seeks to do by polarizing politics to the point where only fascists represent the “true” nation

Twitter, Trump, and the Danger of Privatizing the Fight Against Fascism

The billionaire heir has been financing a host of right-wing individuals and groups involved in the storming of the Capitol

The problem for many Americans isn’t getting a job, it’s getting enough hours at decent wages. Our topline numbers obscure that reality

‘Time for Talk Is Over. No More Excuses’

If Britain and the US had genuine democracies, where the views of ordinary people matter, the invasion, slaughter and torture in Iraq would not have happened

The US government has only one responsibility and that is to support Puerto Rico’s right to self-determination. No political leader in the United States has the right to determine what is right for Puerto Rico

Alpha Global is yet another sign that the fight to unionize tech workers is accelerating. If it’s successful, it could provide a template for workers at other tech giants

This was a major gain for the workers’ movement, showing that unity and solidarity is the way to win gains even during the COVID-19 pandemic

Public opinion, even in many NATO states, favors a total ban on nuclear weapons

Joe Biden and the Democratic establishment refuse to push Medicare for All even as COVID-19 continues to ravage the country

In a year where the blue wave predicted by pollsters and demographics failed to manifest, Georgia offers a vision of how to turn polling numbers into votes

How will the next German leaders regard Biden’s Washington?