Organized workers, often defying their timid union leadership, are on the march across the United States.
Chris Hedges: America’s New Class War
Category: Protests
COVID-19: As Omicron Rages, US Teachers Fight for Safety
The chaos in the Chicago Public Schools has been mirrored in districts across the U.S., Barbara Madeloni reports.
Craig Murray: What Kazakhstan Isn’t
As in all systems without democratic accountability or effective legal impunity for the elite, frustration and resentment among the general population has built naturally.
JOHN KIRIAKOU: My Resolution to Write
In 2022, I’m going to write more to people in prison and in Congress too, the author vows.
US Navy Jet Fuel Tanks Contaminating Pearl Harbor
At the 80th anniversary of the attack, the Navy command was slow to alert the community while the state quickly issued a notice not to drink the water, Ann Wright reports.
A Win for Indian Democracy
Narendra Modi’s surrender to the farmers is a win for Indian democracy and for peasants around the world, writes Vijay Prashad.
The Real Strike Behind Netflix Hit ‘Squid Game’
Many viewers of the hugely popular series may not realize how the fantastical vision of wretched worker suicides is rooted in South Korea’s recent union history, writes Minsun Ji.
‘The Politics of Blood’
The political violence against India’s left that just occurred in Tripura, a state in the north-east, has become a normal facet of democracy in our times, writes Vijay Prashad.
Environmental Demonstrators vs Militarized Police
The movement against climate chaos is running up against intense repression funded by private corporations as well as the federal government, writes Shea Leibow.
South Africa’s Never-Ending Crisis
The public sentiment is that the “stimulus” was largely looted, writes Busi Sibeko in this argument for ending austerity.