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“Fossil fuel executives and their lobbyists have maintained their dominance by pretending to have the best interest of workers and communities at heart”

Corporate monopolies are already controlling prices — to keep them high. It’s time to do something about it

An unpopular mayor. Raging gentrification. A labor-community-Left coalition energized by recent wins. The 2023 elections could transform Chicago.

Please Help ZNet         Source: Truthout Photo by Wirestock Creators/Shutterstock   Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is an utter disaster for Ukraine, and the war is not going well for the Russian forces who are experiencing heavy losses and may be running low on both supplies and morale. Perhaps this Read more…

For decades, the American right has eroded the federal right to an abortion, while Democrats have failed to safeguard it

The Supreme Court’s plan to strike down reproductive freedom is an attack on workers everywhere. The labor movement should treat it that way—by taking urgent action

Saving Abortion Rights Means Taking Them Into Our Own Hands

Roe doesn’t just protect abortion rights. It’s the keystone that keeps politicians out of the most intimate aspects of our lives

An entire gender was degraded, the fertilized egg was declared a human being, and all citizens are now conscripted to follow a vicious edict of the Catholic Church

The Australien Government has made an ad about its carbon-credits scheme, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative

The obvious plans in Washington and Berlin are to continue or expand the fighting, regardless of human losses until Russia is defeated or taken over

An exchange on the question of military aid to Ukraine

Other progressive lawmakers echoed that message, with Rep. Cori Bush declaring: “Abolish the filibuster. Codify Roe. Expand the Supreme Court. Protect abortion rights by any means necessary.”

Misogyny and a commitment to re-establishing male supremacy are two alarmingly consistent features defining far-right movements around the globe. Why?

“Everything is on the table and clearly has been,” said one observer. “Marriage equality. Griswold. Loving. Don’t ever listen to anyone who tells you such fears are silly or overblown.”

There are serious discussions about the use of “tactical” nuclear weapons. Is a limited nuclear war possible? How can we avoid it?

“It took a mass movement to win Roe,” said Seattle rally host and city lawmaker Kshama Sawant, “and it’ll take a mass movement to defend it.”

The push by conservative justices to overturn Roe v. Wade, said one abortion rights advocate, “is giving us an opportunity to show them how ungovernable we will be if they follow through.”

Reproductive justice advocates, feminists and allies have always fought to protect that right, and this work continues despite whatever the Supreme Court may decide

Oil Giants Poison Air & Water

Russian & U.S. Escalation Raises Risk of Direct Military Clash in Ukraine

Whatever we do to address the war, we need to stop thinking that my view, your view, or anyone else’s view who is sincerely leftist deserves to be condemned and even overtly attacked

Why the Conflict in Ukraine Is a Disaster for the Poor of This Planet

The Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee, a partnership between socialists and the United Electrical Workers union, is trying to be at the heart of a new mass labor resurgence

When the biggest changes seem impossible, activists can still take important steps to empower themselves and build for long-term success

England’s punitive exam system is only good at one thing: preserving privilege

Small producers in a lush valley are determined to overcome the impact of the sanctions by building a commune

The ADL is leading a charge to cancel a 23-year-old Palestinian activist for a line of poetry it claims echoes a medieval antisemitic trope

Please Help ZNet           Source: Campaign for Peace, Disarmament & Common Security Recorded by the Campaign for Peace, Disarmament & Common Security on April 29, 2022.

The push by conservative justices to overturn Roe v. Wade, said one abortion rights advocate, “is giving us an opportunity to show them how ungovernable we will be if they follow through.”

When it comes to maintaining energy flows, there is a closing window to avert both climate catastrophe and economic peril

The following is excerpted from a new book Don’t Think Of A Republican – How I Won A Republican Primary As A Lefty Progressive And You Can Too

As the US escalates its new cold war against Russia and China, there is now an urgent imperative to reject this cold war mentality of wanting to divide the world along old acrimonious lines

Organizers Pledge to Fight On

“Hospitals across the country must step up their support for nurses, and we stand together with nurses nationwide to fight for a healthcare system that truly values nurses and our expertise.” 

Amazon Call Center Workers in Costa Rica Send Their Support to ALU

Political education is absent from our current system. The left should be providing alternative means of obtaining it

I used to believe socialism was a failed idea. But then capitalism went too far. Now, I believe we need a socialism that is decentralized, federal and democratic, ecological, multiracial and feminist.

Returning from the dying moment Cannot be in vain

Cuba’s May Day parade is historically the largest in the world, and this year it came back with a roar in one of the largest turnouts seen in years

Let us not forget that millions of people are going hungry, paying the price for a global conflict of which they are not part

Russian soldiers looking for a way out need support

War is “very profitable for the people who are supplying those weapons to keep it going

“A shift to renewables is crucial to mending our broken global energy mix and offering hope to millions suffering climate impacts today”

A majority of Texans want politicians to address the climate crisis, but broadscale voter suppression means leaders are less responsive to voters’ concerns

The overarching theme of the conference stressed, from beginning to end, that while the situation is dire, there are implementable solutions

Union contracts could ensure economic stability among the working class amid inflation

Please Help ZNet         “Don’t Think Of A Republican – How I Won A Republican Primary As A Lefty Progressive And You Can Too”, written by Lonnie Ray Atkinson and serialised on ZNet, documents the ground-breaking campaign trail of H.F. Valentine, a Left progressive candidate running in a Republican primary. Valentine is Read more…

Falling behind on rent can be a slippery slope toward losing a home, especially in red states with few legal protections for renters

We are all, in a sense, the prisoners of corporations which dictate the terms on which we live