ERA and Abortion Are Key to Women’s Vote in 2024
The overturning of Roe v. Wade was a wake-up call and the Equal Rights Amendment is needed now more than ever.
RFK Jr. Would Back National Abortion Ban After Three Months of Pregnancy: Report
By Maya Boddie / AlterNet ScheerPost editor’s note: Since the publishing of this article, the RFK Jr. campaign has issued a press release in response to this NBC interview stating:…
Donald Trump May Face 4 Indictments by Election Day. Here’s the Breakdown.
A federal indictment stemming from the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is expected this week.
Open Letter to Cornel West
By Elliot Sperber / CounterPunch Dear Dr. West, I was just sitting here thinking about your presidential campaign and started wondering whether you have any plans to launch a national…
Meet the Indigenous Women Taking on Corruption in Guatemala’s Elections
Indigenous women are challenging the country’s powerful elites in the elections on 25 June
Cornel West’s Presidential Candidacy Is ‘For the Least of These’
“I don’t want to chip at poverty. I want to eliminate, abolish poverty.”
Cornel West Moves to Green Party in 2024 Presidential Run
West reveals his switch from the People's Party a month after his initial announcement.
Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis
Two Peas in a (White Nationalist) Pod
New Study Blows Up Myth That Russian Bots Swayed 2016 Election for Trump
However, one of the paper's authors warned that "it would be a mistake to conclude that simply because the Russian foreign influence campaign on Twitter was not meaningfully related to…
With Echoes of Jan. 6, Thousands of Bolsonaro Supporters Storm Presidential Offices
"The insurrection in Brazil can be directly tied to Trump and the Republicans' emboldening of fascism and violent extremism," said one progressive U.S. lawmaker.
Brazil’s President Lula Is Back—and Bolsonaro Fled to Florida
Lula da Silva returned as Brazil’s president, calling for fighting poverty and hunger, re-industrializing, strengthening the BRICS, and deepening Latin American integration. Far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro fled to Florida, fearing…
Warnock Defeats Walker in Georgia, Giving Democrats 51-49 Senate Majority
"Tonight, the people—young, Black, Brown, and working people—expanded the Senate majority, neutralized the power of Joe Manchin, and defeated yet another fascist," the Sunrise Movement cheered.
Jacobin is Wrong: The Midterms Were Not a Socialist Wave
The 2022 midterms were not a “red wave” of socialism — we don’t win by shoehorning capitalist politicians into a leftist mold.
Election 2022 Grandest Victors?
Another Election Day, another sigh of relief — from America’s deepest pockets.
Four States Voted to End Slavery — But Not Louisiana
Wardens and industries that rely on prison labor will undoubtably argue that their “work programs” do not constitute slavery, but it should be up to the courts, the public and…