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Retired New York City Teachers Rise and Run
They’ve really stepped in it. The incumbent Unity Caucus that runs the huge teachers union in New York City is facing a challenge from the Retiree Advocate slate who hope to take leadership of the...
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The American Indian Movement and Leonard Peltier
Despite now spending 47 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit, Leonard Peltier continues to be denied parole by the federal government of the United States. Why has the US so obstinately...
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The Race to End Fossil Fuel Production
Everyone complains about the weather, but nobody does anything about it. This quip by the American essayist Charles Dudley Warner applies to fossil fuels as well. Everyone talks about ending fossil...
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Housing, Not Handcuffs
On April 22nd, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments for Grants Pass v. Johnson, a case that focuses on whether unhoused — the term that has generally replaced “homeless” — people with no indoor...
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The Threat of Democracy on Campus at UMass
Before arriving at UMass Amherst last fall, Chancellor Javier Reyes was already notorious for his cavalier approach to critics. But few foresaw what he did on May 7. Earlier that day, organizers from a...
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US-Backed Philippine Government Committed War Crimes, People’s Tribunal Finds
Gaza is not the only place where Joe Biden’s government is aiding and abetting atrocities. Following a hearing on May 17-18, the International People’s Tribunal on War Crimes in the Philippines found...
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Third Parties and the November Election
So what’s the state of the horse race for the Presidency? I’ve done a little research, and here’s what I’ve come up with. I looked at the polling results for the first three weeks of May at the Real...
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Handmaids in America
In the first year of Trump’s presidency, I decided it was time to reread George Orwell’s classic “1984,” which I hadn’t touched for a couple of decades. When I read it again, it was upsetting to find...
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The Turning of the Tide
In the normal run of things, if a very senior judge instructs you to give an assurance to their Court, it would probably not be wise to avoid giving the assurance, to devote a huge amount of text to...
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Atlanta’s Cop City: Other Cities Are Also Building Police Training...
This year, the night before Valentine’s Day, more than 200 people attended a city council meeting in Fitchburg, a suburb of Madison, Wisconsin. The house was packed because of one agenda item in...
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Essential Voices for the Turn Away from Car Dependency
In forward-thinking municipalities across North America, elected officials and staff members can learn important lessons by taking on the Week Without Driving Challenge. As Anna Letitia Zivarts...
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Iron Range Childcare Worker on Organizing for Better Care for Children
The mines of the Mesabi Iron Range gleam red under the light covering of snow that remains after a historically warm winter in northern Minnesota. Hibbing, a mining town of around 16 thousand people,...
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From Massachusetts, Some Tax-the-Rich Inspiration
This spring has been an exceedingly good one for Flightline Aviation Limited, a London-based enterprise that specializes in helping the world’s deepest pockets find the private jet of their dreams. “We...
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Dockworkers Push Union Resolution to Block Shipment of Israeli Military Cargo
From June 17 to 21, officers, staff and members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) will meet in Vancouver, Canada, for their biennial convention. Delegates to the convention will...
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Red Lobster Had to Close So That Rich People Could Get Paid
Red Lobster has reached the bottom of the treasure chest and filed for bankruptcy. While some locations will stay open while the lawyers and accountants sort things out, other locations will be...
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It Really, Really Looks Like Saudi Arabia Did 9/11
It’s never a bad time to reflect on the copious evidence for the Saudi government’s role in facilitating the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. In fact, it’s arguably more important than ever...
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Why the Alabama Mercedes Union Campaign Faltered
I’m still hot as hell three days after losing a union election at the Mercedes factory complex in Alabama. After years of laying a foundation and six months of 100 percent dedication and putting...
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MIT’s Orwellian Language Masks Its Stance On Gaza Protests
Iwrite this essay while thinking of my dear friend and colleague Noam Chomsky who deeply understands the importance of truth, courage, language and linguistics for decolonisation, liberation, peace and...
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How Workers Are Revolutionizing the South
Donneta Williams, president of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 1025 and a longtime optical fiber maker at the Corning plant in Wilmington, North Carolina, knows how important it is for workers intent...
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Our Gaza Encampments May Fall, But They’ve Already Radicalized a Generation
Part of the Series: Struggle and Solidarity: Writing Toward Palestinian Liberation At 4:45 am on May 8, the University of Chicago Police Department arrived at the UChicago Popular University of Gaza, a...
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