Federal Court Strikes Down Mississippi’s ‘Jim Crow’ Felon Disenfranchisement Law
"Mississippi stands as an outlier among its sister states, bucking a clear national trend in our nation against permanent disenfranchisement."
RFK Jr Staff Block Israel-Palestine Dialogue After the Candidate Agreed
A day after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. agreed to a public discussion with Max Blumenthal on Israel-Palestine, his campaign walked back his words. RFK Jr. has pledged “unconditional support” to…
Judge Orders Former Fox News Reporter To Reveal Confidential Source
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter A United States judge upheld a subpoena requiring former Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge to reveal the identity of a confidential source, who allegedly…
The Constitution Still Betrays Women
Fordham law professor and constitutional law expert Julie C. Suk argues that women’s full emancipation will require changing the legal and political institutions created by our Constitution.
‘A Compassionate Spy’ Opens Today
The film opens at The Laemmle Royal in LA August 4.
As Petition Deadline Looms, Stop Cop City Organizers Win More Time and Volunteers
A federal lawsuit has extended the deadline and opened the process to DeKalb County residents, but the city is fighting back.
What It’s Like to Have an Abortion Denied by Dobbs
Dobbs will throw many lives into disarray. Lationna Halbert’s is one of the first.
A Brief Neocolonial History of the Five UN Security Council Permanent Members
By John P. Ruehl / AlterNet Understanding the actions and justifications behind territorial colonial behavior by the UN Security Council since 1945. One of the underlying principles of the UN…
Israel Cancels Early Release Policy for Palestinian Administrative Detainees
Over 1,000 Palestinians are currently being held under Israel’s administrative detention policy without charge or trial
2 Dead Bodies Found Stuck to Buoys Texas Officials Were Ordered to Take Down
The Biden administration had ordered Texas officials to take down the buoys due to humanitarian concerns.
Lessons From Gramsci for Social Movements Today
From Gramsci’s political thinking and practical strategizing come a set of ideas that arguably have only grown more salient with time.
Chris Hedges: Nurses Fight Godzilla
The severe nursing shortages in hospitals across the country has turned one of the most important jobs in the medical profession into a nightmare. Nurses at a major hospital in…
Glenn Greenwald: Wikipedia Co-Founder Calls Wikipedia “Most Biased Encyclopedia”
By Glenn Greenwald / Rumble Co-founder of Wikipedia Larry Sanger describes the downfall of the once community-ran, neutral, encyclopedia, Wikipedia, into a mouthpiece for the establishment.
Report Details ‘Shocking Pattern’ of Abuse by US Agents at Mexico Border
"The lack of accountability is so widespread that it helps cement in place a culture that enables human rights violations. The abuses keep coming because impunity is so likely."