Railroad Workers Speak Out After Congress and Biden Block Rail Strike
Four railroad workers comment on Congress’s handling of the rail contract dispute, and how Wall Street’s destruction of the freight rail system is only going to get worse for workers,…
Mark Fiore: Fast Track to the Gilded Age (Video)
Republicans and Democrats in Congress recently joined together to force rail workers to accept a contract with exactly zero paid sick days and one measly “personal day.” Thanks to the…
New York Times Union Workers Plan Walkout Over Pay
"Our collective action is working: Management backed off its attempt to kill our pension and agreed to expand fertility benefits," the union said of ongoing talks. "But management still barely…
Glenn Greenwald on the State of Free Speech In Our Monopolized Internet
Glenn Greenwald delivers two astutely frightening monologues on the state of free speech in an internet space dominated by Big Tech monopolies.
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.
US Railroad Workers ‘Under the Thumb’
By Jack Rasmus / CounterPunch Probably the most important US labor event of 2022 has been the 115,000 US railroad workers and their unions attempt to bargain a new contract…
How Houston Halved Homelessness—and What California Can Learn From It
Houston, like California, follows the Housing First model, but Texas’s most populous city has a vast supply of low-cost homes.
‘Free Julian Assange!’ Say Latin America’s Leftist Leaders: Lula, AMLO, Petro, Maduro, Ortega, Kirchner, Evo, Zelaya
Latin America’s leftist presidents are leading the campaign to free Julian Assange. The WikiLeaks journalist has the support of Brazil’s Lula da Silva, Mexico’s Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Argentina’s Cristina…
Ellen Brown: What Does the Fed’s Jerome Powell Have Up His Sleeve?
The Real Goal of Fed Policy: Breaking Inflation, the Middle Class or the Bubble Economy?
Why Iran’s National Strike Is a Huge Deal
As Iranians in 23 provinces join in on national strikes and truckers and shopkeepers walk out, the Iranian government has plenty of reasons to fear the staying power of these…
Our Democracy’s Future Depends on Political Activists
Rebecca Gordon, just back from the front lines of the recent midterm elections, shares what she learned from her campaign work.
Patient Groups Push Congress to Combat Big Pharma Greed in Spending Bill
"As Congress works toward finalizing an end-of-year budget package, we urge the chambers to include bipartisan legislation to address abuse of the Food and Drug Administration's citizen petition process in…
Rep. Adam Smith Says Calls for Ukraine Aid Oversight are ‘Russian Propaganda’
Smith says concerns for greater oversight make him 'crazy'
NYC Advocates Fear More Police Violence, Homeless Criminalization Amid Forced Hospitalizations
New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued a directive this week that puts police at the center of renewed efforts to remove people exhibiting signs of mental illness from public…