by STEPHEN COOPER Flag of The Navajo Nation – Public Domain Amidst the coronavirus devastation, it’s important not to overlook the fact that, at the end of April, two federal appellate judges called out the U.S. government for continuing to […]
by EVAGGELOS VALLIANATOS Alexander Archipelago wolf. Photo: Robin Silver. Tongass National Forest Southeast Alaska is home to the Tongass National Forest, the largest national forest of north America. Tongass has old-growth and temperate rainforests, which shelter […]
“I was finally able to sit on hold almost four hours. Then I got disconnected,” said one Arizona man attempting to apply for benefits. byJake Johnson, Unemployment forms are seen kept at a drive thru […]
“Health is a human right. Medical knowledge is a public good. No one should be left behind.” by: Julia Conley, Larissa Vuitika, biologist, works during the virus inactivation process on March 24, 2020 in Belo […]
The Kent State shootings further widened the chasm among a citizenry divided over the Vietnam War By Angela Serratore SMITHSONIANMAG.COM In the days after May 4, 1970, the date the Ohio National Guard killed four unarmed […]
By Ian Greenhalgh [Editor’s note: Last month I reported on the tragic case of paedophile Catholic Cardinal Pell’s acquittal on a technicality. This was a very real tragedy for the victims and their families as Pell’s guilt […]
For the second time this week, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) has sent a large number of reinforcements to the Daraa Governorate, a source from the military told Al-Masdar News. According to the source, the […]
by RICHARD D. WOLFF Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair The difficulties caused to workers by record unemployment during the pandemic are a product of capitalism. Most of the time, employers decide to hire or fire workers […]
by DEAN BAKER Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair Temporary layoffs make up 78.3 percent of unemployment. As expected, the April jobs report showed a catastrophic hit to the labor market stemming from the pandemic. The economy […]
by PATRICK COCKBURN Photograph Source: L.C. Nøttaasen – CC BY 2.0 The shadowy figures of well-armed Isis gunmen can be seen making an attack in the plains of northern Iraq on an outpost held by paramilitary fighters loyal to […]