Chicago’s Campaign To Put Electricity Under Public Control “Electric power is a critical function in everyday life, and we can’t go without it,” Democratic Socialists tell In These Times. “Yet, it’s controlled by a private monopoly,…
A new Center for American Progress report says the federal government’s agenda in Alaska amounts to “one of the most brazen public land liquidation efforts in U.S. history.” Read the original article at Huffington Post.
Given the relative success of Amtrak, why hasn’t Greyhound been nationalized, too? Read the story at In These Times.
The German ship captain and human rights activist has personally saved thousands of migrants from drowning as they attempt the deadly journey across the Mediterranean to seek refuge in Europe. Read more at Truthdig.
The U.S.’s “might makes right” approach to international affairs has gotten even worse under the Trump administration, which has shown unprecedented and open disdain for international law. Read more at Truthout.
Rallies are planned across the planet to turn up political heat and demand action. Read the story at Common Dreams.
“The employers who are willing to hire us will take advantage of us. They will threaten to turn us in. They will want to pay us less because they will say they are taking a…
North Carolina is among 25 states that have passed laws preempting local governments from raising the minimum wage in their jurisdictions. Read the article at Facing South.
. . . say miners rooting for a Green New Deal. In Cumberland Kentucky, coal miners are occupying the train tracks in order to prevent coal from leaving the mine where they worked. Julia Conley…
Plan will create 20 million jobs and completely zero out planet-heating emissions by 2050. Read the story at the Huffington Post.