Do labor influencers fear losing UAW’s social media reach? By Mike Elk On December 3, UAW staffers went on strike in the northeast against their international union. Workers say that the union is relying heavily…
Commentary by Nate Bear As we approach the five year mark of the first known case of covid-19, as we contemplate a half decade of watching a novel virus rip through our communities, our countries,…
Okay, COVID is a problem. What can we do about it anyway? Commentary by Julia Doubleday The problem is stark: we have unmitigated transmission of a deadly and disabling virus, in all public spaces, with…
An interview with Ahmed Kaballo of African Stream Interview by Faisal Ali On September 13, many were surprised when the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken appeared in place of the usual spokesperson, Matthew Miller,…
By David Sirota Dear Elon and Vivek: Congratulations on launching the new U.S. Department of Government Efficiency! I’m confident that fears about plutocratic authoritarianism will be quelled by your willingness to create this federal department…
By Claudia Ward–de León I live in rural New England, a place where driving a car is my only option if I need to get to a doctor, a specialty store like a hardware or…
An Example from Neuchâtel, Switzerland Commentary by Nick Corbishley As the world becomes steadily digitized, it is getting harder and harder to do even the simplest of tasks offline, while surveillance, control and censorship of…
How the West’s Military Emissions Undermine Climate Action By Nadia Ahmad As world leaders are finalizing another round of climate negotiations, they continue to sidestep the single largest institutional source of greenhouse gas emissions: the…
By Jake Johnson The Pentagon announced late last week that it failed its seventh consecutive audit as the sprawling, profiteering-ridden department wasn’t able to fully account for its trillions of dollars in assets. As with…
By Kevin Gosztola Iraqi torture survivors won a major jury verdict against CACI, a United States military contractor that was responsible for their cruel and inhuman treatment at Abu Ghraib more than twenty years ago….