
By Robert Roth, Haiti Action Committee — On May 20th, The New York Times published a meticulously documented series entitled, “The Ransom,” detailing the devastating impact of the so-called “Independence Tax”…
By Robert Roth, Haiti Action Committee — On May 20th, The New York Times published a meticulously documented series entitled, “The Ransom,” detailing the devastating impact of the so-called “Independence Tax”…
Congress has the power to make sure government serves the public interest. Conducting investigations is one way lawmakers do that. By Claire Leavitt, The Conversation — In a series of…
A scholar of gun culture looks at the roots of Americans’ love affair with firearms – and their willingness to accept gun violence as a price of freedom. By Pierre…
By Glynda Carr — The Supreme Court just dealt a devastating blow to reproductive rights. With its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, five Republican-appointed Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court swept…
By W. T. Whitney, CounterPunch — The comment overflowed with enthusiasm: “June 19 will be remembered as a day of the people and will be a moment of celebration for democracy ……
By Ben Jealous — June is Pride month in the United States. In big cities and small communities, LGBTQ+ people and their friends, families, and allies will celebrate freedom and…
By Ben Jealous — The young man who murdered 10 people in Buffalo, New York on May 14, was out to kill Black people. He chose a grocery store because…
Faced with racist crimes such as the Tops shooting, some Black Americans consider a time-honored option: emigration. By Karen Attiah, The Washington Post — Accra, Ghana — In 1961, 93-year-old…
Capitalism is pushing to expand on the backs of working masses who can tolerate no more hardship and deprivation. By William I. Robinson, Truthout — The world has entered an…
Retracing the descent of replacement theory into racial terror By Anthony Conwright, AAPF — On March 12, Donald Trump issued a warning to his followers during an anti-critical race theory tirade:…
The plan to overturn “Roe” occurs in the context of a larger right-wing backlash that is both gendered and racialized. By Barbara Ransby, Truthout — This latest threat to end…