What Price Is ‘Defense?’: America’s Costly, Dysfunctional Approach to Security Is Making Us Ever Less Safe
A look at the madness of funding the Pentagon, going down the military drain.
Record Police Killings in 2022 Show Need to Continue Organizing for Abolition
Building power and transformation is about encouraging the grassroots while confronting a resilient carceral state.
Abortion Bans Don’t Prosecute Pregnant People. That May Be About to Change.
Legislation in Oklahoma and remarks from the Alabama attorney general could foreshadow new efforts to punish people who induce their own abortions.
Why California’s Climate Change and Housing Crises Hit Women Hardest
An advocate explains how gender equity goes beyond Roe v. Wade.
The Supreme Court Is About to Eviscerate the Right to Strike
The court will likely rule in “Glacier Northwest” that the union’s strike activity isn’t protected by federal labor law.
21 years later, Guantánamo is still open — and we are still protesting to shut it down
Witness Against Torture continues to serve as a visible reminder to a forgetful U.S. public that Guantánamo is still a crime and an affront to humanity.
J. Edgar Hoover was the QAnon of his Era, and Martin Luther King Jr. was the Victim of his Dirty Tricks
By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Ours is an age beset by conspiracy theories, with the fascist QAnon cult at the center of much public…
Veterans Understand Martin Luther King Jr’s Powerful Demand for Peace
Foreign policy is a blind spot for Americans. This became part of Martin Luther King’s message.
The 11 Most Anti-Capitalist Quotes from Martin Luther King Jr.
"The truth is, most politicians would distance themselves from Dr. King's stunning (and spot on) indictments of capitalism."
Chris Hedges: Russell Banks, John Brown and the American Soul
There are few contemporary novelists who have explored the dark undercurrents of American society with more insight and pathos than Russell Banks, who died earlier this month.
[Repost] The Liberal Contempt for Martin Luther King’s Final Year
The MLK tributes are sure to pour on the anniversary of the civil rights hero's death, but don't expect them to acknowledge his anti-militarist ideals.
Why America Might Want to Lower Its Expectations
Rebecca Gordon, author of American Nuremberg, reminds us, lest you think otherwise, this country remains all too exceptional, even if in ways that couldn’t be more unnerving.
Some Africans Can’t Get Asylum in Israel Because Persecution Is Normal There
While the numbers of Israeli atrocities and crimes are far too many to count, from time to time we come across something that stands out. This time it is the…
CIA Pushes for Dismissal of Lawsuit Against Alleged Spying on Assange Visitors
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter The Central Intelligence Agency and former CIA director Mike Pompeo notified a federal court in New York that they intend to push for the…