2020 candidates address historical trauma, missing indigenous women & more at Native American forum
Following this week’s historic Frank LaMere Native American Presidential Forum in Sioux City, Iowa, we speak with Mark Trahant, editor of Indian...
Sharing is key to a new economic and democratic order
We are at the beginning of the Age of Sharing, but it will not be gifted to us.
The war on women: The view from China
Today, however, rather than seeing women as a key driver of economic advancement, China’s leaders have been cracking down on the feminist movement. Leta Hong Fincher, a scholar on women in China, explains why.
Trophy hunting – can it really be justified by ‘conservation benefits’?
Killing animals for fun is an activity which divides opinion. It can also be a highly emotive issue, with high profile cases...
Answering ‘what should I do?’ is easier when you know the roles of social...
There are many necessary roles in the popular movement at this time, which means there is something for everyone to do.
Max Blumenthal arrest exposes hypocrisy of western media and ‘human rights’ NGOs
Here’s an idea for media outlets and NGOs concerned about the appeal of Russian public relations efforts: start doing your jobs by holding your own authoritarian politicians and politicized police forces to account.
World’s 500 richest people gained $1.2 trillion in wealth in 2019: Analysis
"A small handful of billionaires should not be able to accumulate more money than they could spend in 10 lifetimes while millions of Americans are living in poverty and dying because they can't afford healthcare."
Fear of falling
If the U.S. is to break its headlong rush into failed statehood, it must begin by addressing the legitimate demands of the people this country has failed from its very inception.
Billionaires made more money in 2017 than any other year in recorded history
Meanwhile, 18.5 million Americans live in extreme poverty and "5.3 million live in Third World conditions of absolute poverty."
Reporting from around the world, Reese Erlich was a beacon of independent journalism
While Reese won prizes, including a Peabody Award, he did something far more important -- skillfully and consistently challenging “the basic assumptions of empire.”