Lessons from Vieques: Resisting US militarism, building unity
Our only hope is to learn from and center the past and present struggle in Vieques and everywhere else bearing the brunt of U.S. militarism, to clearly understand where our enemies converge.
If Donald Trump is the symptom…then what’s the disease?
The Donald caught the spirit of a moment in which both imperial and economic decline, however unacknowledged by the Washington political elite, had indeed begun.
Routing the two-tier system: Part VI – Communication
Communication has become a very important part of our society. Cell phones are nearly universal, and the Internet and access to it...
‘People are dying’: Bernie Sanders heads to Canada with an insulin caravan
"We are going to end pharma’s greed."
‘They’re going to lose,’ says Sanders as corporations mobilize against $3.5T bill
"We will expand Medicare to provide dental, vision, and hearing coverage to benefit seniors, not to pad the profits of healthcare industry CEOs."
Ethiopia: Peaceful protest to armed uprising
This unprecedented uprising may be held at bay for a time, restrained by force and unjust legislation, but people rightly sense this is the moment for change.
US Senate confirms Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court
Jackson will become the first Black woman and public defender to serve in 233 years.
Cleaning up Trump’s global mess
Democratic candidates offer a wide range of foreign policy views. These won’t decide the election, but they could have a huge post-Trump impact.
“We don’t want another President Obama”: Activist urges democrats to reframe immigration debate
Democratic candidates also sparred on immigration policy, from decriminalizing border crossing to providing healthcare to undocumented immigrants. We hear excerpts of Senators...
VICTORY: Washington DC Raises Minimum Wage to $15
Several other cities have passed minimum wage laws, promising to have a minimum wage of $15 an hour by 2020 or 2021.