Critics Rip Private Equity Firm’s Deal to Buy Simon & Schuster as ‘Dark Day for Publishing’
"I guess all of corporate book publishing is beholden to investors above all else but this really makes it blatant," said one literary podcaster.
Despite Promises of Reform, Private Prison Companies Still Thriving Under Biden: ACLU
"Three years into the Biden administration, the number of people held in ICE detention continues to grow, and private prison companies hold an increasingly tight grip on the mass immigration…
Post-‘Roe,’ It’s More Important Than Ever We Still Fight for Procedural Abortion
Procedural abortion is basic reproductive health care that is safe, immediate and viable even past the first trimester.
109-year-old Tulsa Massacre Survivor Becomes Oldest Woman in the World to Release a Memoir
In “Don’t Let Them Bury My Story,” Viola Fletcher recalls the horrific night in 1921 when America’s “Black Wall Street” was burned to the ground.
The Myth Of “Low Quality Evidence” Around Transgender Care
Recent discussions among legislators and think tanks opposed to gender-affirming care highlight a recurring claim: "There is no high-quality evidence." It's time to address this misconception.
BJG and Ben Shapiro…AGREE on ‘Barbie?’
Is 'Barbie' the female empowerment movie the culture needed? Or does it convey a pseudo-feminist, reductive message for young women? Or is it conservative??
Police Drug Seizures Increase the Risk of Overdose
Law enforcement agencies have long been engaged in the seizure of illicit drugs as part of the racist War on Drugs being waged for years. Now a recent study has…
Democracy Needs Healthy Debates About War And Peace
Congress spent the last “military spending” debate rehashing the culture wars — not the nearly $1 trillion Pentagon budget itself.
‘Traffic stops should not be death sentences’
By Niko Georgiades / Unicorn Riot Minneapolis, MN — Around 2 a.m. on July 31, Minnesota State Patrol trooper Ryan Londregan fatally shot Ricky Cobb II, 33, during a traffic…
‘Barbie’ is a Movie About the Messy Contradictions of Motherhood
By Aviva Dove-Viebahn / The Conversation Editor’s note: This article contains plot spoilers for “Barbie.” The wildly popular “Barbie” movie has been touted for its celebration – and critique –…
The Chris Hedges Report: Repairing America’s Trauma Epidemic by Confronting Sexual Violence
Dr. Judith Herman returns for a discussion on why the truth about trauma requires rebuilding society.
‘I Cried for Joy’: Texas Judge Blocks Texas Abortion Ban for Dangerous Pregnancies
While the Texas Supreme Court instantly blocked the injunction by filing an appeal, it was seen as a victory by reproductive rights advocates.
A Community is Fighting to Stop Gold Mining Firms Polluting Ecuador’s Rivers
Defenders of the Azuay water, led by Indigenous leader Yaku Pérez, are fighting against gold mining in the region
Wage Gains at UPS Have Amazon Workers Demanding More
By Luis Feliz Leon / LaborNotes Amazon warehouse worker Paul Blundell has spent the past year talking to his co-workers about how UPS Teamsters were getting organized to strike. So…
The Unsettling Settlers-Severely Damaging Americans
By Dan Lieberman / Countercurrents.org Unimpeded Jewish settler violence has left the Palestinian people in desperation. “Between 2010 and 2019, nearly 3,000 Israeli settler attacks killed at least 22 Palestinians…