
Israel is not only decimating Gaza with airstrikes but employing the oldest and cruelest weapon of war — starvation. Israel’s message, on the eve of a ground invasion, is clear….
Israel is not only decimating Gaza with airstrikes but employing the oldest and cruelest weapon of war — starvation. Israel’s message, on the eve of a ground invasion, is clear….
By Ben Jealous — U.S. Steel gave birth to Gary, Indiana in 1906. The city, named after a chairman of the corporation’s board, started as housing for steelworkers. The Gary…
By Chris Hedges, The Chris Hedges Report — The indiscriminate shootings of Israelis by Hamas and other Palestinian resistance organizations, the kidnapping of civilians, the barrage of rockets into Israel,…
As “free speech absolutist” Elon Musk continues his campaign of censorship at Twitter, we’re getting an exhibition in the outsize power of billionaires to shape our politics. By Branko Marcetic,…
American society spawns trauma and this trauma expresses itself in a variety of self-destructive pathologies, including the erosion of democracy and rise of neo-fascism. By Chris Hedges, ScheerPost — Corporate…
One big problem for the real left lies in its lack of a compelling “vision”: a clear, concrete, and attractive image of the social change it advocates. By Harriet Fraad…
Kenya answered the U.N. secretary general’s call for an international intervention in Haiti. To be effective, it needs to grapple with gang violence. By The Washington Post — Any successful…
Talk is better than war, but those who are willing to turn a blind eye to the futility of talks in the past three years since the fall of Mali…
Association with France’s colonial history and neocolonial policies are likely to handicap Washington throughout Africa in the medium to long term. By Ken Opalo, An Africanist Perspective — I: Important…
By Valante Maria, Medium — A recent incident at the Montgomery Alabama riverfront has ignited profound discussions about the complex struggles faced by black Americans and the importance of unity…
As president, Trump normalized racism. Now U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan has been assigned to his felony case tied to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. *Originally published Wednesday, August, 2,…
By Ben Jealous — More than one million Americans told the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week that they aren’t willing to wait any longer. Their comments insisting that EPA…