“Not for Human Consumption.” The author, who saw that label himself when he was incarcerated, calls out a widespread human rights violation being committed in U.S. prisons.
Author: corinna barnard
Missing Link in a UN Cold Case?
IMF Loans Forcing Austerity on Crisis-Ravaged Nations
IMF pandemic-related loans are forcing developing nations to implement austerity measures that fuel further impoverishment and inequality, an Oxfam analysis finds.
Globalization Without an Epicenter
E. Ahmet Tonak and Vijay Prashad say a retreat from Western-designed globalization by some areas of the world began before the pandemic and before Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Zelensky’s Hardline Internal Purge
Ukraine’s “pro-democracy” president has outlawed his opposition, ordered rivals arrested and presided over the disappearance and assassination of dissidents, Max Blumenthal and Esha Krishnaswamy report.
Gold Rush in Ukraine
Even before hostilities broke out, the CEOs of major weapons firms were talking about how tensions in Europe could pad their profits, William D. Hartung and Julia Gledhill report.
Millions of Years of Evolution Behind ‘The Slap’
Michael Brenner gives in to the impulse to say a few things about that celebrity incident of the century.
Chris Hedges: American Commissars
Social media platforms are aggressively censoring challenges to the dominant narrative on Ukraine, the ruling Democratic Party, the wars in the Middle East and the corporate state.
Labor & Oligarchy: Two Tales from Buffalo, NY
In the same city that produced the first Starbucks union, Sam Pizzigati flags the single largest taxpayer subsidy in the plutocratic history of American professional sports.
US TAX DAY: Taxes & the 15 Richest Americans
An unprecedented trove of leaked IRS data reveals that the very richest pay lower rates than the merely rich, ProPublica reports.