Mark Lloyd: A Letter From Washington on Communication Policy
Choose Your Elected Representatives in Congress Wisely: They Will Determine the Future of Our Democratic Deliberation.
Chris Hedges: Let’s Stop Pretending America Is a Functioning Democracy
A functioning democracy could easily dispatch Donald Trump and his doppelgängers. A failed democracy and bankrupt liberalism assures their ascendancy.
The Chris Hedges Report: Ukraine and the Crisis of Media Censorship
Throughout the Ukraine war, Western news outlets have mindlessly parroted the opinions of a ruling elite and overseen a public discourse that is often unhinged from the real world.
Major Criminal Justice Reform is on the Docket in California
Bills that would restrict solitary confinement and allow review of inmates’ trials that were tainted by racial bias are now awaiting Gov. Newsom’s signature.
Chris Hedges & Robert Scheer on Gorbachev, Russia & Ukraine
Journalists Chris Hedges and Robert Scheer discuss Mikhail Gorbachev, his life, his role in the end of the Cold War and his legacy today. How does he relate to Vladimir…
U.S. Approval of Labor Unions at Highest Point Since 1965
71% of Americans now approve of labor unions and 40% of union members say their membership is "extremely important."
Katrina vanden Heuvel: Gorbachev’s Legacy
A great reformer in his country’s tormented history.
Medea Benjamin & Jodie Evans: What Killed America’s Peace Movement?
CODEPINK founders Medea Benjamin and Jodie Evans are rare voices of conscience confronting the bipartisan warmongers.
With Western Imperialism Decline, Capitalism Is in Crisis—a New Phase Is Emerging
The energy crisis in Europe, proxy war in Ukraine, rebellion in the Global South, and expansion of the BRICS reflect the decline of Western imperialism and growing cracks in the…
Report: Russia, Ukraine Tentatively Agreed on Peace Deal in April
Boris Johnson arrived in Kyiv not long after the talks and told Zelensky not to negotiate with Russia, saying the West wasn't ready to sign a deal.
Ellen Brown: How to Green Our Parched Farmlands and Finance Critical Infrastructure
There are work-arounds the U.S. can use to fund affordable housing, drought responses, and other urgently-needed infrastructure that was left out of the two recent spending bills.