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How Racism Has Shaped Welfare Policy in the US Since 1935
US welfare policies have, from their very inception, been discriminatory.
Burkini Bans, New Atheism and State Worship: Noam Chomsky on Religion in Politics
Leading public intellectual and linguist Noam Chomsky shares his views about religion and its link to politics.
How France Sets the Rules for Discussions About Racism, Terrorism and Islam
Discussions around race and Islam have been preemptively funneled into “acceptable” channels by the French state.
No Other Way Than to Struggle: The Farmworker-Led Boycott of Driscoll’s Berries
When the farmworkers demanded a collective bargaining agreement, the supervisors sent in the police.
Why the TPP and TTIP Trade Deals May Now Be Dead in the Water
German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel said Sunday that “negotiations with the United States have de facto failed, even though nobody is really admitting it.”
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Cables Reveal US Government’s Role in Herakles Farms Land Grab in Cameroon
Cables reveal that US government officials pushed Cameroon to approve a deeply controversial oil palm development.
How Billionaire Trump Is Missing Greener Pastures
Instead of wallowing in nostalgia for coal mining, the GOP presidential candidate should be betting on renewable energy futures.
The Public Intellectual: Ashley Dawson
Ashley Dawson The Climate Catastrophe Cannot Be Reversed Within the Capitalist CultureThursday, 18 August 2016
Against the Battalions in Blue: Challenging American Police, Their Racism and Their Imperial Violence
Police violence and militarization is at the heart of a perpetual crisis in the US.
A Turning Point for the Charter School Movement
Resistance to charter schools, which are more racially segregated than traditional public schools, is growing.