“The crisis offered an especially lucrative opportunity for those lobbyists who enjoy close ties to President Donald Trump and his administration—and they seized it.” by: Jake Johnson, Demonstrators attend a protest in Center City Philadelphia […]
“The science is clear that if we keep exploiting wildlife and destroying our ecosystems, then we can expect to see a steady stream of these diseases jumping from animals to humans in the years ahead.” […]
by JEFFREY ST. CLAIR Portland under federal occupation. Photo: Bette Lee. Der Spiegel: Professor, two weeks ago the world still seemed in order… Theodor Adorno: Not to me. + They came for Portland and Portland didn’t […]
by BETTE LEE On the 59th night of BLM protests on July 25th at the federal courthouse, I was one of the thousands of protestors who went there. It took me a while to struggle through my […]
by ROB URIE The political success of Russiagate lies in the vanishing of American history in favor of a façade of liberal virtue. Posed as a response to the election of Donald Trump, a straight line […]
by T.J. COLES Artist rendering of ground and space based laser weapons. Image: US Air Force. “Space is now a distinct warfighting domain,” says the U.S. Defense Space Strategy. Last week, corporate media repeated U.S. military propaganda: that Russia […]
What’s there to say about the 80-page draft Democratic Party Platform? There’s something in it for everyone, maybe that’s why it’s so long. It’s full of lofty goals and language that promises the moon. As a […]
I’m pulling together resources to help with my personal education on white supremacy, policing and related topics. I believe the Zionist history of the founding of the State of Israel and its subjugation and occupation […]
Sign in front of a Baltimore church A not-so-imaginary conversation goes this way after I don my BLACK LIVES MATTER t-shirt. Elderly white friend: “Why are you wearing that t-shirt? The message offends me because All Lives Matter.” Lora: […]
Rep. Betty McCollum Israel used to be a “safe” bipartisan issue for members of Congress to rally behind. Israel’s lobbying arm in Washington (AIPAC) proudly touted this broad support. If any members of Congress had […]