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Social Worker Shortage Looms If Field Keeps Relying on Unpaid Student Labor
Amid agency budgets cuts and declining social work enrollments, unpaid internships continue to lower the wage floor.
The Forcible Transfer of 85% of Palestinians in Gaza Is a Crime Against Humanity
The biased chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court condemns Hamas but ignores Israel’s atrocious crimes.
We Need a Transnational Uprising Against Reckless Escalation of the Arms Race
The Biden administration is carelessly pushing the world closer to nuclear war.
Being Black and Pregnant in the Deep South Can Be a Dangerous Combination
South Carolina's Black infant mortality rate increased by nearly 40 percent from 2017 to 2021.
War Fears Grow as US Holds Military Drills in Guyana Amid Venezuela Oil Dispute
“If there's one thing we don't want here in South America, it's war,” said Brazilian President Lula da Silva.
US Vetoes Ceasefire Resolution at UN Security Council Amid Genocide in Gaza
The U.S. blocked the resolution on the eve of the 75th anniversary of the U.N. Genocide Convention.
The US Condemned Stalin’s Prosecution of Journalists. Now It Uses His Playbook.
The prosecution of Julian Assange in 2023 mirrors the prosecution of journalist Bill Oatis during the Cold War.
Will COP28 End Up as the Greatest Flop in Global Climate Diplomacy Thus Far?
Environmental economist James K. Boyce analyzes the roadblocks to climate action at the COP28 climate summit.
Black Loan Borrowers Would Be Particularly Hurt by the Blocking of SAVE Program
“It's time that every hardworking America is freed from the shackles of student debt,” one advocate said.
Biden Risking Losing Wave of Young Voters With Gaza Policy, IfNotNow Leader Says
“I have seen distrust and disappointment in President Biden reach an all-time breaking point,” she wrote.