On Black Friday, Amazon workers in 40+ countries strike and protest ‘despicable’ treatment
"We have to make Amazon pay all its workers a decent wage in dignified workplaces and for its environmental damage."
Hurricane Harvey must prompt clarity, anger and action
We must realize we are no longer powerless to understand the world’s greatest challenge, but empowered to tackle it.
US solar industry sees phenomenal growth
The American solar industry is projected to triple cumulative capacity over the next five years.
Ferguson Refuses To Make Police Reforms Proposed By The DOJ
By failing to accept some of the terms of the decree, Ferguson may now be slapped with a federal lawsuit.
What’s stopping media from calling Las Vegas killer a ‘terrorist’? His whiteness
Like other mass shooters before him, Stephen Paddock has the benefit of White privilege even in the most vicious of circumstances.
Meet the socialist marine and anti-police brutality protester who won Democratic seats in November
Can the emergence of non-traditional candidates help revive a faltering Democratic Party that is facing its lowest approval rating in nearly a quarter century?
Tigers Declared “Functionally Extinct” in Cambodia
Cambodia will attempt to reintroduce tigers into a protected forest in order to bring them back from the brink of extinction.
The Anti-Empire Report #154: Happy New Year
Best wishes for the new year to all my dear readers in the United States and around the world.
Harriet Tubman And The Currency Of Resistance
The story of Harriet Tubman, of her courageous resistance to injustice, of her fight to free slaves, for equality for women - all this must be the common currency of our democracy.
Rest In Peace, Dan Berrigan – Just As You Lived
Daniel J. Berrigan lived his life true to his calling, literally practicing what he preached.