“I can’t begin to tell you how insane this is,” said one critic. “He did not inform Congress but he’s saying he informed the oil companies.”
Posted inPolitics and Movements: International
Trump invades Venezuela, kidnaps Maduro, and hurls the Western hemisphere into chaos
This is the first time the United States has used its own military to invade a South American country, and President Trump made the purpose of the invasion very clear on Saturday: oil.
Posted inPolitics and Movements: International
The 1994 Zapatista Uprising: Resisting NAFTA and corporate capitalism
The Zapatistas rose up on January 1, 1994, just over three decades ago. They remain an inspiration for social movements, communities, and individuals seeking change around the world. This is episode 83 of Stories of Resistance.
Posted inUnder the Shadow
Trump’s piracy in the Caribbean won’t end with Venezuela
How Trump is redefining US foreign policy in Latin America with Monroe 2.0. This is Season 2, Episode 1 of Under the Shadow.
Posted inEconomy and Inequality
They poisoned a whole community. The EPA helped cover it up.
After an industrial disaster happened in this small rural town, the EPA told residents it was safe to return home. According to an independent testing expert, it wasn’t.
Posted inStories of Resistance
The 1914 Christmas Truce: Resisting on the front lines of WWI
100,000 soldiers along the Western Front of World War I participated in the 1914 Christmas Truce. They left their trenches and ventured into no man’s land to embrace their enemies—resistance from men on the front lines to the savages of war. This is episode 82 of Stories of Resistance.
Posted inRattling the Bars
Prison during the holidays isn’t what you think
From suicide spikes to solidarity, Mansa Musa explains what the holidays are really like inside U.S. prisons—and how people survive.
Posted inEconomy and Inequality
Residents in this small town ‘left for dead’ after industrial disaster
“It’s not fair. We’re people, our lives matter. My daughter’s life matters. And that’s what everybody is telling me: ‘You guys are just the cost of doing business. We can kill a whole community and who cares?’”
Posted inWorking People
The longest-running strike in the US is over—and the workers won
After over 3 years on strike, members of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh have returned to work at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. While the legal battle is still unresolved, this is a major victory for the labor movement.
Posted inPolitics and Movements: US
An industrial disaster wrecked my home. Now I’m living out of a hotel.
“We still don’t have any help. We know that people are still sick. We’ve known people are sick. There’s still people in town wanting to get out.”
