Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Capitalism’s Cult of Human Sacrifice

Manchester, a poor Mexican-American neighborhood in Houston, is just one example of how industrial capitalism is killing us on an altar of profit.

The Trouble in Xinjiang: What Can We Learn from the Chinese “War on Terror”?

It is an oft noted irony of the late 20th and early 21st centuries that, as the world becomes more globalized in the economic sense, the struggles of smaller nationalities for autonomy or outright separation from larger states has become more pronounced.

Crisis or catastrophe: nothing changes

As delegates prepare for COP27 and fossil fuel companies report record profits, the environmental emergency couldn’t be more pressing; the need for action by governments, corporations and populations more urgent, and the stench of complacency more pungent.
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Video: Police stop South Carolina mayor driving lawnmower with beer

Gardner has not been criminally charged or cited despite committing numerous violations on police dash cam video.

Flint Residents Charged the Highest Rates in the Country to Drink Poisoned Water

Flint residents were not only drinking contaminated water for months, they were being forced to pay over double the average rate for a typical American family.
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Judge denies bail to alleged NSA leaker Reality Winner, citing her admiration for Snowden...

Federal Judge Brian Epps of Augusta, Georgia, said his decision to deny bail was based in part on comments by Winner that she “admires Edward Snowden and Julian Assange.”

More seeds for transformation planted this week

The U.S.’ acts against people and the planet make the era of transformation more likely.

Actors embrace tentative deal with studios, curtains rise on Hollywood’s longest strike era

This agreement, coupled with a recent deal among writers, has brought a close to the industry's strike actions that had previously brought production to a near standstill.

After Historic Swimming Gold, Simone Manuel Addresses Police Brutality And Racism

“I just want to be an inspiration to others that you can do it.”

Campaigns End On Election Day — Revolutions Don’t

Grown out of the Bernie Sanders campaign, Our Revolution is working to change the face of American politics.