Biden Administration Remains Silent on Morocco’s Occupation of Western Sahara
While the Biden administration has condemned Russia’s invasion in Ukraine, it has refused support for Western Sahara, which is occupied by Morocco from 1975 to 1975. Human rights groups have documented the brutal suppression of pro-independence activists as well as the Indigenous population, also known by Sahrawis. Professor Stephen Zunes of politics and international Studies […]
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As Prices at the Pump Increase, the GOP Plans to Register Voters at Gas Stations
The Republican National Committee held three voter registration drives at Arizona gas stations over the weekend. They plan to hold more due to the recent rise in gas prices in order to mobilize voters in the next midterm elections. Current gas prices are around $4.25 per gallon on average across the U.S.This is a 20% […]
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New York’s Essential Workers Stop Traffic to Secure Benefits, Pandemic Relief
Esenciales por siempre. Excluidos nunca más. Essential forever. You are not allowed to exclude anyoneA striking orange banner was declared by the president. This message was delivered to hundreds of workers and activists on March 8, by deliveristas and activists. Marched Over the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges. The action stopped traffic for good reason: to […]
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Canada’s First Nations Start Filing Claims for Historic Water Settlement
This story was originally published in Grist. You can subscribe to its weekly newsletter here. First Nations in Canada have been denied drinking water for years. Many Indigenous communities are forced to deal with brown, sludgy drinking water. destructive health impactsIt brought. Some people have relied on bottled or boiling water for years. There were […]
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Activists Condemn Deep-Sea Mining Effort by Defense Contractor Lockheed Martin
A leading conservation groupFriday’s alarm was sounded after Lockheed Martin, the military-industrial giant, filed an Anmeldek applicationWith the U.S. government, to renew licenses for deep seabed mining exploration in Pacific Ocean. “Mining the deep sea is as destructive as strip mining the mountains of Appalachia, extinguishing whole ecosystems with a single blow,” Miyoko Sakashita, oceans […]
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We Need an Economy Without Bosses and Managers. Participatory Economics Is How.
Interest in worker cooperatives is high spreadingRecent developments in the U.S. This is largely due the increasing insecurity caused by structural changes in the workplace that have occurred during the neoliberal period, which has intensified since the last financial crises. In fact, worker cooperatives are well established in many countries of Europe, especially in France, […]
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Sanders Vows to Reintroduce Medicare for All as Biden Extends Privatization Ploy
Sen. Bernie Sanders stated Sunday that he plans to reintroduce Medicare-for-All legislation in the U.S. Senate within the next few days as the Biden government moves forward with a new agenda Medicare privatization schemeMillions of Americans are still at imminent riskThey could lose their insurance if pandemic protections end. “In the midst of the current […]
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‘Spurious’ to say Johnson compared Brexit to Ukraine resistance says Javid
The health secretary has suggested it is “spurious” to claim the prime minister compared Brexit to Ukraine’s resistance to the Russian military. Addressing the Conservative Spring conference in Blackpool on Saturday, Boris Johnson said the resistance of Ukrainian people to the Russian invasion forces was similar to the wish of Brexiteers “to be free to […]
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Hershey’s Is Trying to Sugarcoat Its Union-Busting Campaign
There’s a bittersweet battle taking place in Stuarts Draft, Virginia. Workers at the Hershey Company’s second-largest factory are seeking to unionize. Candy manufacturing giant Candy King is responding by throwing all of its corporate union-busting power at them. The Virginia plant employs approximately 1,300 People, none of whom are sharing in this record profits The […]
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Report Warns About Private Equity’s Increasing Grip on Home Health Industries
The private equity industry’s business model of buying up companies and extracting as much profit as possible over a short period of time has made it a notorious force in the United States, where it has gained a solid foothold in a range of sectors — often with disastrous consequences. According to a recent study, […]
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