Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Antonio Gramsci and the battle against fascism

History is made, Gramsci said, by human will. It is not predetermined.

Ola Bini, Ricardo Patiño, Correa & Glas: The Moreno regime escalates persecution of its...

This further illustrates the cruel irony of “justice” under neoliberalism – the jailing of activists, journalists and progressive leaders, as the cover for an implementation of the policies of austerity, and a distraction for the corrupt personal dealings of the ruling political elite.

The U.S. Is Downright Weird When It Comes to Firearms

Do hunters really need semi-automatic AR-15 assault weapons? Is that how they roll in deer season? The US public doesn’t think so.

While Cuba deals with blazing fire, the US watches and waits

Withholding assistance at this critical time indicates to Cubans, Cuban Americans and the world that the Biden Administration is not really interested in the well-being of the Cuban people, despite statements to the contrary.

Faces of pain, faces of hope

The message of the consumer society, pumped out over flat screen televisions, computers and smartphones, to those trapped at the bottom of society is loud and unrelenting: You are a failure.

Why We Must Try

Have Democrats gone from “Yes we can,” to “We shouldn’t even try?"

How wealthy is America

We have a lot of wealth per capita. Why can't we share it?

Report card: Six months into Biden’s presidency

It’s not clear—will Biden get America back to where it was before Trump?

AOC endorses Bernie

The October Democratic debate was noteworthy because all of the candidates did a good job.  Some were, of course, better than others,...

The worst president

“On Jan. 20, we can still presume Trump will be gone from the White House.”