US doubles down as empire declines
U.S. global dominance is coming to an end. The issue is how will it end?
American billionaires’ net worth up $931 billion since start of COVID-19 pandemic
The total collective wealth of American billionaires is "nearly double the $2.1 trillion in total wealth held by the bottom half of the population, or 165 million Americans."
A global anti-Olympics movement rises to challenge the games’ darker side
“The Olympics Games put tremendous pressure on the host city’s local budget, crash the democratic government process and destroy the environment."
Why Michigan public school parents might be too strong of a match for Betsy...
Parents in DeVos’s backyard tell right-wing radicals, “No thank you to divisive, partisan agendas in schools.”
Pipeline opposition groups fight back against anti-protest laws ‘designed to intimidate’
"The response of the government to protest ought to be engaging on the issue, listening to the concerns of the people that are speaking out, and trying to respect and work with them, not stifle First Amendment rights."
From Tucker Carlson to Epik, mainstreaming hate and paranoia for profit
From the Great Replacement theory to anti-mask and anti-vaccination propaganda, the far right is finding niches that allow them to draw ever larger numbers of people to their reactionary, anti-science views.
Blaming ‘flawed and sexist’ capitalist system, Oxfam report finds 2,153 billionaires wealthier than 4.6...
“Our broken economies are lining the pockets of billionaires and big business at the expense of ordinary men and women. No wonder people are starting to question whether billionaires should even exist.”
The origin of Black History Month—and why it still matters
There is no more powerful force than a people steeped in their history.
Donald Trump’s Ajit (Pai)-prop
President Trump knows how to use the mass media, and social media, to manipulate public opinion and sway voters.
Dr. King’s radical revolution of values
Dr. King’s spirit lives on in the new Poor People’s Campaign, and in every place radicals gather to change the world.