As the toxic aftermath of the major Norfolk Southern derailment plays out, Railroad Workers United calls for public ownership of a system beset with “profiteering, pillaging and irresponsibility.”
Rail Workers Urge Nationalization Amid Ohio Disaster
Author: corinna barnard
183 US Troops in Secret Locations Across Britain
The U.K. government is refusing to disclose where scores of U.S. military personnel are stationed, Matt Kennard reports.
The Death of Critical Thinking in America
A nation of critical thinkers would, from the perspective of citizen loyalty, be a dangerous thing, writes Lawrence Davidson.
Biden Nominee Dropped After ‘Israel Apartheid’ Comment
The withdrawal of James Cavallaro’s nomination to a human rights commission was decried by rights advocates as a clamp-down on criticism of the Israeli government’s violent policies in Palestine.
UK Labour Leader Bans Corbyn as Party Candidate
Keir Starmer’s announcement this week is the most recent blow in the party’s long campaign against Corbyn, a champion of the Palestinian struggle for liberation.
Implications of US Destruction of Nordstream 2 Pipeline
With a new Great Wall between Russia and the West, Graham E. Fuller wonders what kind of role lies ahead for either the U.S. or Europe on the international scene.
Caitlin Johnstone: Pentagon’s Propaganda Push in Ukraine
The U.S. military’s push to “counter disinformation” actually has nothing to do with “taking apart Russian propaganda” and everything to do with suppressing dissent.
A Full-Scale Attack on Ukraine’s Labor Rights
Georgii Sandul surveys the anti-labor effects of laws passed in the last year and notes that they do not bring the country any closer to joining the E.U.
Unifying the Rage Against the War Machine
Recalling the disparate groups who came together for the massive anti-nuclear demonstration in New York City on June 12, 1982, Chuck Zlatkin recommends the same unity of purpose on Feb. 19 in Washington.
Non-Compete Agreements Riddle US Job Market
An employment pact that seems designed for people in high-level positions of confidentiality are being signed by all kinds of workers — so many that the Federal Trade Commission is considering outlawing the practice.