Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Why So Many Americans Defend the Failed Capitalist Experiment

Members of the sinking middle class in our pathologically unequal society may well find it convenient to blame people in lower economic classes, who are unlikely to fight back. It's a game for the people looking down on a troubled nation.

How detested abortion bans can abort the right

Reproduction isn’t unilateral/ And sex delivers huge collateral.

How union workers are fighting for a life outside of the mill

A bill would limit mandatory overtime to no more than two hours per day and require employers to provide a week’s notice before mandating extra hours or changing a worker’s schedule.

Grenfell Tower: A disaster waiting to happen

Whilst they may not have lit the match, this disaster is the result of long-term socio-economic policies pursued by successive Governments that discriminate against the poor.

A timely call for peace in Ukraine by US national security experts

This intervention by an important group of U.S. national security experts comes at a time when Ukraine is delaying its long-promised spring offensive to avoid "unacceptable" losses, and a return to the negotiating table can therefore save countless lives.

Donald Trump’s mission creep just took a giant leap forward

In just a few days, the new president has upended the rules of democracy with a clumsy, heavy-handedness worse than we imagined.

U.S. chooses genocide over diplomacy in the Middle East

What Americans should be asking their government is this: Why are there still 2,500 U.S. troops in Iraq?

Our post-carbon future depends on electric vehicles – our Congress controls their economic lifeline

The fossil fuel industry is working hard to eliminate a tax credit that reduces emissions and creates jobs.

Supreme Court preserves college preferences for wealthy whites

In its recent ruling on affirmative action in college admissions, the Supreme Court’s conservative justices squarely came down on the side of race and class-based preferences—for wealthy whites.

Watch: Rep. Pramila Jayapal on activism for America

Rep. Jayapal has laid out an ambitious goal for herself and her allies.