A 12-step program to opioid justice
Finding peace amid the new opium wars.
Groups sue feds to halt fracking in Ohio’s only national forest
“There's no escaping the truth about what fracking will do to Wayne National Forest. Quite simply, it will destroy it.”
Student demands for divestment are not new
There is a long history of students organizing for divestment from states and institutions complicit in criminal acts, apartheid, and genocide. Today’s campus protests against Israel are building on that movement.
Why the Jan. 6 convictions set dangerous new legal precedents
The recent convictions against the Proud Boys will only strengthen the state’s ability to target the left.
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.
Videos Capture LAPD Killing Homeless Man on Skid Row
After a homeless man allegedly resisted arrest, LAPD officers fatally gunned him down on Skid Row. Recording of the incident on witnesses’ cell phones along with police officers' body cameras will be used in the investigation into the shooting.
Health care workers are speaking up about the racism in facilities nationwide
A new survey of 3,000 employees shows just how pervasive discrimination is.
PG&E pleads guilty to 84 counts of manslaughter in camp fire
“They have put profits over people year after year and the state of California just keeps letting it happen.”
Asking the right questions when lawless US officials go on a murder spree
What we are witnessing in the Caribbean and elsewhere today has been years in the making. Who will put a stop to it?
Chicago teachers go out on strike again
In 2012 the Chicago Teachers Union woke up union members and educators across the country with a winning strike. Seven years later,...