Mandeep Tiwana and Susan Marx Waging Nonviolence A global campaign proves that ordinary people can free political prisoners through the simple act of standing witness. But the work is far…
Alexandra Martinez Prism A federal judge has temporarily blocked Florida International University (FIU) from enforcing its blanket ban on expressive activities inside university buildings. The ruling favored students who challenged…
The ghost of Upton Sinclair. Rob Warzyniak, People’s World. When The Jungle was published in 1906, writer and journalist Upton Sinclair hoped his novel would advance socialism by exposing the…
Erin Rode, LA Progressive. Tenant advocates say Ratio Utility Billing Systems function like hidden rent increases. By shifting unpredictable building costs onto renters. In Alicia Yu’s first post-college apartment, a…
Gloria Guillo, Tortilla con Sal. How a Shared Global Technology Supply Chain Serves Transnational Elites Against Workers Everywhere. The story sold to populations is that the United States, China, Russia,…
News Desk, The Cradle. Dollar phase-out and domestic self-sufficiency. The Iranian supreme leader advocates domestic manufacturing as a solution for economic resilience amid Washington’s economic strangulation campaign. In a statement…
Juan Cole Informed Comment The military front in the US war on Iran had been quiet in August, but on Sunday the US launched missile attacks on Larak island in…
Wake up, America. You’re living in a nightmare. Robert Reich Common Dreams Imagine living in a country that can arrest and imprison you whenever it wants, without any judge or…
“Oil reserves in Venezuela will do nothing to lower families’ bills today,” said one campaigner. Joaje Johnson Common Dreams President Donald Trump was accused over the weekend of exploiting an…
Sarah Anderson Inequality.org Low-wage US workers have faced multiple rising threats to their economic and personal security over the past year. Aggressive Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions have terrorized…
Ibrahim Al-Marashi The Conversation The Red Sea often makes headlines as the launch site for attacks on oil tankers and infrastructure by the Houthi rebels, a political and religious group…
By Mike Ludwig This article was originally published by Truthout Advocates asked a court to unseal more details on Trump’s surveillance of churches, schools, and libraries in Minnesota. Free speech…
With its military options exhausted and China, Russia and key regional powers refusing to isolate Tehran, Washington is flailing in a war it cannot win. The Iran War Is the…
Kevin Gosztola, The Dissenter. Detained For 300-Plus Days. In December, a United States judge dismissed the case against detained journalist Carlitos Ricardo Parias with prejudice, ruling that the U.S. government…
Dan Steinbock Informed Comment Today, the West Bank is a nightmare of vicious settlement expansion, land seizure, economic strangulation, settler violence and forced displacement. With the collusion of the Israeli…
