Chris Hedges: Lynching the Deplorables
The criminal investigation undertaken by the federal government against hundreds of participants in the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol is polarizing the country and shredding civil liberties.
US Officials Point the Finger at Pro-Ukrainian Group for Nord Stream Attack
According to new intelligence revealed by anonymous US government sources, a pro-Ukrainian group with no alleged ties to the Ukrainian government is being blamed for the September 2022 sabotage.
Minneapolis Teachers Union, Cops Battle Over Student Recruitment
By Marjaan Sirdar / Unicorn Riot Minneapolis, MN – A Minneapolis Public Schools teacher talked to Unicorn Riot about the Minneapolis Police Department’s (MPD) newly created PEACE Recruitment Program and…
Life Without Parole Prisoners Reignite Movement to End Mass Incarceration
A 50-year-old organization led by prisoners with life sentences has emerged from a COVID shutdown to fight for the abolition of legalized slavery.
We Live in a Society That Pays Men More When They Have Kids, But Women Less
Stereotypes around parenthood are having a lasting effect on the gender pay gap, which has not budged in 20 years, according to a new study by Pew.
Woman Arrested in South Carolina for Allegedly Taking Abortion Pills in 2021
Though the alleged abortion happened in 2021, police didn’t obtain the warrant for her arrest until after “Dobbs.”
The Chris Hedges Report: COVID-19 Proved Workers, Not the Bosses, Make the World Run
Maximillian Alvarez discusses his most recent book on so-called ‘essential workers’ at the start of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, ‘The Work of Living’, with Chris Hedges.
Workers, Machines, and ‘Bonus Depreciation’
By Bob Lord / CounterPunch Bernie Sanders and Bill Gates don’t agree on many things, but they both want to see a “robot tax,” a special levy on companies that…
Major US Outlets Found Hersh’s Nord Stream Scoop Too Hot To Handle
By every journalistic standard, the extensive international coverage given to Hersh’s story should have made it big news in the US.
Atlanta Activists Say Prosecutors Plan to Indict Them on RICO Charges
By Ryan Fatica / Unicorn Riot Atlanta, GA – Community organizations involved in the ongoing campaign to defend the South River Forest outside Atlanta, Georgia and ‘Stop Cop City’ say…
China’s Peace Plan for Ukraine
It will be attractive to the Global South, writes Tony Kevin. It will cause consternation in the Western war party camp.
On False Hope and Broken Promises: Behind the Scenes of the UN Statement on Palestine
By Ramzy Baroud / CounterPunch Rarely does the Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations make an official remark expressing happiness over any UN proceeding concerning the Israeli occupation of Palestine.…
Ralph Nader: Prairie Populist, Honest Senator James Abourezk, Fearless Fighter for Justice
By Ralph Nader Most citizen advocates who work with U.S. senators on a wide variety of issues probably would agree that the late South Dakota Democrat, James Abourezk, was one…
‘Get Our Grandkids Out’: East Palestine Residents Erupt at Norfolk Southern Meeting
"Every day that this community doesn't have relocation options," said local organizers, "is another day this community is in crisis."
The Nightmare Espionage Act That is Killing Julian Assange and the First Amendment
The use of the century old Espionage Act in the Julian Assange case continues to set the chilling precedent of a bleak future in American journalism, a precedent that endangers…