The health system in Portugal, like the NHS, has been an object of interest for the private sector for a very long time, reports Ana Vracar.
Portuguese & British Nurses Fight Destruction of Health Systems
Category: Human Rights
A History of Dissent
The Western establishment doesn’t appear to understand how Western journalists could exercise their own agency and judgment to critique U.S. foreign policy without them being agents of a foreign power, writes Joe Lauria.
Caitlin Johnstone: Good Thing Biden Beat Trump
As we approach the halfway mark of this president’s first term, it’s good to consider the top seven reasons why he is so much better than his predecessor.
Protesters Demand Israel Release Bodies of Palestinians
Israel has kept the remains of more than a hundred Palestinians who were killed by its forces or died in its prisons, including that of freedom fighter Nasser Abu Hmeid.
Israel Put Over 600 Palestinian Children in House Arrest in 2022
The detained children — a group distinct from those in prison — are not allowed to move freely or even go to school without an escort. They are forced to wear tracking devices.
Everybody In, Nobody Out
Liz Theoharis imagines building a pro-democracy movement attuned to the needs and dreams of everyday people.
NHS Price Problem is Big Pharma, Not Striking Nurses
What the nurses are up against when they go on strike should unite us all, writes Tarun Gidwani. Everywhere, the same corporations are hollowing out people’s ability to exercise their right to health.
The Perils of Pious Neoliberalism
Amid extreme wealth inequality, Vijay Prashad considers the appeal of reactionary new religious traditions that measure salvation in the present balance of your bank account.
Thomas Friedman & The Myth of Liberal Israel
What you now see so publicly demonstrated is, and always has been, Zionist Israel’s true culture and character — a state designed for one group alone and built on the conquest and dispossession of others, writes Lawrence Davidson.
Chris Hedges: Teaching ‘The Gulag Archipelago’ in Prison
There are many disturbing similarities between the brutality imposed on Stalin’s victims and the injustices endured by the incarcerated in U.S. federal and state prisons.