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US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) arrives at a Statue Dedication Ceremony for US President Harry S. Truman in the Capitol Rotunda on September 29, 2022, in Washington, DC.

Politics and Movements: US

Chris Hedges: The politicians who destroyed our democracy want us to vote for them to save it

by Chris Hedges November 7, 2022November 7, 2022

Opinion: We should have walked out on the Democratic Party and mounted a serious opposition movement while we still had a chance.

Railway maintenance worker tightening bolts on a track.

Economy and Inequality

I’m a railroad worker. Don’t listen to corporations’ attempts to demonize us.

by Jay September 16, 2022September 16, 2022

Los Angeles county sheriff deputies stand by as crews begin removing a homeless encampment in front of the Veterans Administration in Westwood, CA, on Nov. 1, 2021.

Prisons and Policing

The Young Turks’ embrace of ‘tough on crime’ demagoguery

by Adam Johnson August 25, 2022August 25, 2022

Palestinian relatives mourn the funeral of four Palestinian cousins from the Nejim family in Jabalia refugee camp in north Gaza Strip, on Aug. 8, 2022.

Politics and Movements: International

Without consequences, Israel will continue to murder Palestinians

by Refaat Alareer August 9, 2022August 9, 2022

US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi

Politics and Movements: International

Nancy Pelosi Taiwan visit could get us all killed

by Norman Solomon August 1, 2022August 1, 2022

Cubans participate in the traditional May Day parade at the Revolution Square in Havana, holding a banner that reads "Cuba viva y trabaja".

Politics and Movements: US

Biden should remove Cuba from the infamous state sponsors of terrorism list

by Medea Benjamin and Natasha Lycia Ora Bannan July 28, 2022July 28, 2022

Dealers at a money exchange market in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Politics and Movements: International

To end ‘hell on earth’ the US must free Afghanistan’s $7bn reserves

by Andrés Arauz July 26, 2022July 26, 2022

A bird sits atop an un-scalable fence that stands around the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on May 5, 2022.

Politics and Movements: US

This Supreme Court is Constitutionally illegitimate—and everyone knows it

by Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis and Shailly Gupta Barnes June 28, 2022June 28, 2022

Screenshot from United Mine Workers of America Endorsement.

Economy and Inequality

After receiving Alabama coal miners’ endorsement, will Tim James be there when it counts?

by Jacob Morrison May 23, 2022May 23, 2022

Supporters of Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. cheer outside of his headquarters

Politics and Movements: International

Why the son of a hated dictator won the Philippine elections

by Walden Bello May 23, 2022May 23, 2022