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“We want to challenge Donald Trump … by pointing out that he continues to support the war in Yemen and the repressive Saudi regime”
Will Nuclear Advocates Undermine it?
A lavish outlay on the military now constitutes about two-thirds of the U.S. government’s discretionary spending. And these other sectors of American life are in big trouble
“Justice would best be served by allowing the petitioner (Abu-Jamal) re-argument before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania,” wrote Tucker, “before a complete and clearly unbiased tribunal” or court.
Is protecting Israeli Apartheid more important to Americans than preserving the fundamental nature of their own democracy?
In olden times illness reigned, Now sickness is the trend; Illnesses have inanimate cures, Sickness needs a friend. Friends are now in short supply, Godmen take their place; But what is a godman next to a friend Who listens more than says. So better be ill than be sick Is a friend’s advice Read more…
Noam Chomsky’s ideas on the media in Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media have provided us with a guide, full of cautionary tales and ideas that are still controversial to this day
Should the candidates that mass media and party elites put forward as “progressive” be quickly embraced or carefully scrutinized? The question must be asked and answered
When the columnist with the longest tenure at the country’s leading newspaper has no clue on the biggest issues facing the world, then it is a good sign that the elites in general have no idea what they are doing
Interview on freedom struggles over the past 50 years, and where people’s movements are going next
Neoliberalism functions not simply as an economic model for finance capital but as a public pedagogy that operates through a diverse number of sites and platforms
As our nation debates the merits of President Trump’s call for withdrawing US troops from Syria and Afghanistan, absent from the debate is the more pernicious aspect of US military involvement overseas: its air wars. Trump’s announcement and General Mattis’ resignation should unleash a national discussion about US involvement in overseas conflicts, but no evaluation Read more…
It’s only reason for being is to reap profits for America’s weapons makers
Nothing unites our political class like the threat of ending our never-ending war
Progressive parents and educators are fighting to make sex ed inclusive, informative and relevant
Trillions of dollars of investments are being taken out of carbon-intensive companies. Governments must now take notice
At this point, according to the most reliable international sources, 17.8 million Yemenis out of a population of 22.2 million are on the brink of starvation
The people of the United States must rise up to finish the job we started in 2013 — stop the war on Syria, a war that never should have occurred
The biggest UPS local in the Northeast is back in the hands of reformers. Teamsters in New York City’s Local 804 elected the Experience Matters slate far and away the winner in a four-way race December 20. President-Elect Vincent Perrone, a 25-year UPS worker and former business agent, won with 1,269 votes to incumbent President Read more…
Interview on Secretary of Defense James Mattis, who has announced he’s resigning at the end of February, while publicly rebuking President Trump’s foreign policy
After two months of strikes, workers at the largest hotel company in the world have won their biggest demands and set a new pattern for the hospitality industry
News that is deemed fit to print is not necessarily the news that is beneficial for the people and for the public
Is it simply business as usual or a corporate conspiracy to destroy the planet? However one characterizes it our planet is being cooked so already wealthy people can make even more profit
ANC Deputy Julio Escalona: ‘The People are Angry Because They Consider that We Aren’t Doing Our Job’