What the New York Times Really Means When It Calls for “Moderate Policies”
The paper of record's call for Democrats to "return" to "moderate policies" essentially means they don't want them to challenge oligarchy — among other things.
HSBC: A Climate-Pledge Cautionary Tale
By Julia Conley / Common Dreams An effort by global financial giant HSBC to water down an industry climate pledge exemplifies the fact that banks and other profit-driven companies “cannot…
Reining In the Pentagon
By Mandy Smithberger and William Hartung / TomDispatch Even as Congress moves to increase the Pentagon budget well beyond the astronomical levels proposed by the Biden administration, a new report…
Virginia Chooses a Milder Face of Trumpism as Its Governor
By Kenneth Surin / CounterPunch Historically, the odds in this Virginia gubernatorial election were stacked against the Democratic candidate. Since Jimmy Carter was elected president in 1976, Virginia has almost…
Americans Are Rediscovering the Power of Unions
Better wages and health care may always face headwinds in Washington, but unions are striking to win them directly.
A Project for Survival in These United States
Lifting from the bottom so everyone can rise.
More Than 100,000 Take to Streets on Global Day of Action for Climate Justice
On Global Day of Action for Climate Justice, over 100,000 people marched through Glasglow while 300 other demonstrations around the world took place simultaneously, all calling for climate justice.
Lee Camp: Russiagate’s Final Collapse!
In his latest installment of “Redacted Tonight,” Lee Camp looks into the collapse of the Crowdstrike narrative, which he says went the same way as the Steele Dossier and other…
An Open Letter to Strobe Talbott About RussiaGate
In a public letter, Tom Couser criticizes the foreign policy that Strobe Talbott advocated and his involvement in the genesis of the Russiagate narrative.
J. Wells Dixon: Why 7 U.S. Military Officers Just Blasted the CIA
Torture victim Majid Khan’s lawyer J. Wells Dixon joins Robert Scheer to discuss his client’s shocking testimony about the CIA’s so-called “enhanced interrogation tactics.”
A Staggering Number of Inmates Have Died in Louisiana Prisons
Hundreds of incarcerated people have died between 2015-2019 in Louisiana jails and prisons due to lack of government oversight and accountability.
A Week of Really Bad News — Now, Let’s Get to Work
After a week of bad news, the author suggests a class-conscious struggle for peace must also become a political revolution against the corporate state.
Ellen Brown: Wall Street’s Latest Scheme Is Monetizing Nature Itself
Just in time for the UN’s policy push for “30 x 30” – 30% of the earth to be “conserved” by 2030 – a new Wall Street asset class puts…
His Mysterious Death Made National Headlines, So Why Are the Police Ignoring the Case?
When Rey Rivera's body was found in an empty conference room of Baltimore's Belvedere Hotel, a hole in the roof prompted police to conclude he committed suicide. But TRNN reporters…
These Billionaries Received Taxpayer-Funded Stimulus Checks During the Pandemic
IRS records reveal that 18 billionaires and some 250 other ultrawealthy people received aid intended to help middle-class Americans.