US Railroad Workers ‘Under the Thumb’
By Jack Rasmus / CounterPunch Probably the most important US labor event of 2022 has been the 115,000 US railroad workers and their unions attempt to bargain a new contract…
How Houston Halved Homelessness—and What California Can Learn From It
Houston, like California, follows the Housing First model, but Texas’s most populous city has a vast supply of low-cost homes.
‘Free Julian Assange!’ Say Latin America’s Leftist Leaders: Lula, AMLO, Petro, Maduro, Ortega, Kirchner, Evo, Zelaya
Latin America’s leftist presidents are leading the campaign to free Julian Assange. The WikiLeaks journalist has the support of Brazil’s Lula da Silva, Mexico’s Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Argentina’s Cristina…
Ellen Brown: What Does the Fed’s Jerome Powell Have Up His Sleeve?
The Real Goal of Fed Policy: Breaking Inflation, the Middle Class or the Bubble Economy?
Why Iran’s National Strike Is a Huge Deal
As Iranians in 23 provinces join in on national strikes and truckers and shopkeepers walk out, the Iranian government has plenty of reasons to fear the staying power of these…
Our Democracy’s Future Depends on Political Activists
Rebecca Gordon, just back from the front lines of the recent midterm elections, shares what she learned from her campaign work.
Patient Groups Push Congress to Combat Big Pharma Greed in Spending Bill
"As Congress works toward finalizing an end-of-year budget package, we urge the chambers to include bipartisan legislation to address abuse of the Food and Drug Administration's citizen petition process in…
Rep. Adam Smith Says Calls for Ukraine Aid Oversight are ‘Russian Propaganda’
Smith says concerns for greater oversight make him 'crazy'
NYC Advocates Fear More Police Violence, Homeless Criminalization Amid Forced Hospitalizations
New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued a directive this week that puts police at the center of renewed efforts to remove people exhibiting signs of mental illness from public…
Tax the Rich? We Did That Once
A little history might just inspire us to try that taxing again.
US Plans To Build Jerusalem Embassy on Palestinian Land
“Should the US proceed with this plan, it would not only be complicit with Israel’s illegal confiscation of Palestinian-owned land, but it would also become an active participant in the…
Patrick Lawrence: The Trans-Atlantic Rift Grows Wider
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost What an occasion, President Biden’s first state dinner. Better late than not at all, given it came last Thursday evening, nearly two years…
“Publishing Is Not a Crime”: The New York Times Joins the Fight to Free Assange
Leaders of Brazil and Australia are also urging dismissal of U.S. charges against Julian Assange.
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