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Weaponizing Space Means Opening the Heavens to War
A CounterSpin interview with Karl Grossman on the weaponization of space.
Back to School and Straight to the Picket Line
Thousands of teachers -- buoyed by inspiring displays of solidarity -- are fighting for long-overdue raises.
The Prison Strike Challenges Ableism and Defends Disability Rights
Each of the 10 prison strike demands implicates disability. Let's practice disability solidarity with the strikers.
Inside the Prison Labor Strike: New Tactics Pay Off in Mainstream Coverage
A coordinated list of demands alongside new mobilization and messaging approaches helped garner media attention.
Canadian Court Rejects $4.5 Billion Trans Mountain Pipeline
Winona LaDuke and Eriel Deranger discuss more.
Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearings Begin Despite Suppression of 100,000 Documents
Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, discusses more.
Lindsey Graham Has Already Blown His Chance to Stand Up to Trump
Lindsey Graham chooses to grovel before Trump’s throne.
The US Military Sees Endless War as a “Victory”
The US military, whose budget and influence in Washington have only grown, now wins simply by not losing.
As Hearings Begin, Democrats Told to “Go for the Jugular” to Stop Kavanaugh
Protests against the most unpopular Supreme Court nominee in decades will continue.
What Are They Thinking?
SCOTUS nominee Kavanaugh wants to expand executive power, yet half of Senate Democrats are undecided about him.