On Counterterrorism, Is Biden ‘Over the Horizon’ or in Over His Head?
President Joe Biden announced on April 14, 2021 that he would withdraw all U.S. military personnel from Afghanistan, in accordance with an agreement he had made with Donald Trump. “We went to Afghanistan in 2001 to root out al Qaeda, to prevent future terrorist attacks against the United States planned from Afghanistan,” Biden said. “Our […]
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Occupy-Style Protest in Boise Highlights Brutal Conditions Faced by the Unhoused
The injustice of homelessness — a human rights disaster of immense proportions in the US — is on stark show in Idaho’s modestly sized capital of Boise, simply as it’s throughout the nation. Whereas town won’t come to thoughts when one envisions the sprawling atrocity of homelessness, it’s a 2018 court docket battle originating in […]
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Dean Spade Is Asking Activists, “How Much Bolder Could You Be?”
Companies Not Sweeps coalition members encompass a tent to cease metropolis staff from eradicating it throughout a homeless encampment sweep on Cherokee Avenue on August 26, 2020, in Los Angeles, California. Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Instances through Getty Photographs “None of us know the place that is going,” says writer and activist Dean Spade. […]
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Calling Ukraine “Relatively Civilized” Invokes a Racist Ranking of Europeanness
CBS senior foreign correspondent Charlie D’Agata’s contrast of Ukraine, which he described as “relatively civilized, relatively European,” with Iraq and Afghanistan, where “conflict has been raging for decades,” went viral and offended millions around the globe. This dangerous comment was a stark reminder about the pervasive racism, Islamophobia and colonial mentalities being propagated today by […]
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We Need to Build a Labor Movement That’s Willing to Break the Law
The United States has the lowest level of unionization of all developed countries. Less than 11 percent of workers are members of a union. The unionization rate in Sweden is higher than that in Belgium. close to 50 percent; and in Iceland, almost the entire labor force (almost 92 percent) is unionized. The U.S. also […]
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Progressive Urge Biden to Take 55 Executive Actions to Advance Domestic Agenda
With the pivotal midterm elections looming, the Congressional Progressive Caucus on Thursday unveiled a slate of more than 50 executive actions it is urging President Joe Biden to pursue as much of his domestic policy agenda remains stalled in Congress — thanks in large part to right-wing members of his own party. The CPC’s new […]
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UN Says 3.1 Million Ukrainians Have Become Refugees Since Start of War
According to the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNRA), more than 3.1 million Ukrainian refugees had fled the country since President Vladimir Putin’s Russian invasion. Most refugees fled the country to Poland. but large numbers of Ukrainians have also sought refugeFrom the conflict in Romania and Moldova, Hungary, Slovakia. The UN agency that oversees the refugee […]
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US Peace Activists Must Keep Pressure on Biden to Prevent No-Fly Zone in Ukraine
On Wednesday, President Biden announced $800million in new military assistance for Ukraine. This was just days after Congress approved a $1.5 trillion spending bill which included nearly $14 billion for humanitarian assistance to Ukraine. Experts warn that more lethal weapons could lead to more war and more losses for Ukraine. “The cost on civilian lives […]
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Sanders Pans Jeff Bezos as Amazon Workers Walk Out Over Low Pay
After roughly 60Amazon warehouse workers protested their job and demanded a raise. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), expressed support for the workers during the multi-state walkout. The main motivationThe demand for $3 an hr raises was the driving force behind the walkout at three different facilities in New York and Maryland. Workers also demanded 20-minute breaks. […]
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16 GOP Lawmakers Vote Against Increasing Awareness of U.S. Internment Camps
Sixteen Republican lawmakers — most of whom are members of the House Freedom Caucus — voted against a measure this week that would recognize locations where Japanese American internment camps were once operated as historical sites, and direct the National Parks Service to promote education about the country’s treatment of Japanese Americans during World War […]
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