US Politics
Ronald Reagan Paved the Way for Donald Trump
A new Showtime docuseries reminds us of just how awful Ronald Reagan was and how his brand of demagogic racism became a model for...
The international struggle of Amazon workers and its significance
A Worldwide Workers' Revolt Against Amazon Has Begun
By Luis Feliz Leon
April 15, 2021
The union drive at Amazon’s 885,000-square-foot warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, failed. But...
US Military Deployed Forces to Quell Capitol Unrest Hours After Pence,...
by Tim Korso
Apr. 10, 2021
Although no Congress members were hurt in the deadly 6 January attack, it took hours for authorities to regain control...
Bannonism: A clear and present danger to the planet
The sooner the nations of the world awake to the threat posed by fascists abusing electoral systems to gain dictatorial power, the possibility of...
Mossad is not ruling the world. We are ruling the world
Biden spokesperson Jen Psaki worked for Israeli spy firm
By Ali Abunimah
25 March 2021
President Joe Biden’s press secretary Jen Psaki worked for an Israeli firm...
A Black Army Rises to Fight the Racist Right
A man calling himself Grandmaster Jay has raised a disciplined, heavily armed militia. It has yet to fire a shot at its enemies, but...
‘Revolutionary Moment’: Biden White House Announces Major Boost for Offshore Wind
"As our country faces the interlocking challenges of a global pandemic, economic downturn, racial injustice, and the climate crisis, we must transition to a brighter future for...
Biden Needs to Treat the Climate as an Emergency – Starting...
By William Rivers Pitt*
March 30, 2021
Last week’s press conference by President Joe Biden, his first since taking office, was a deliberate exercise in calm. It...
After Half Century in Prison, Elderly Black Panther Should Not Be...
The case of 84-year-old Sundiata Acoli, who is low risk of re-offending, shows the limits of pandemic relief for incarcerated people
By Natasha Lennard
March 28...
Biden decides to shelve Warren’s wealth tax
The president’s Build Back Better initiative will rely on other pay-fors instead.
By MEGAN CASSELLA and NATASHA KORECKI
03/30/2021
President Joe Biden will not call for a...