COVID crisis drags down U.S. life expectancy

February 24, 2021

The number of deaths due to COVID-19 in the United States is now over 500,000.  According to the National Center…

‘No war drills on Korean Peninsula!’

February 24, 2021

Annual U.S.-ROK (Republic of Korea) combined military exercises are costly and a major obstacle to achieving peace on the Korean…

Montgomery Bus Boycott, Bessemer, prisiones: Lucha de clases, antes y ahora

February 24, 2021

Por Monica Moorehead  Cincuenta años después del final de la Guerra Civil de los Estados Unidos, y durante el apogeo…

Texas freeze – Rich get richer, workers suffer

February 23, 2021

Houston An unprecedented winter storm hit Texas Feb. 15, bringing subfreezing temperatures. One week later, huge sections of the population…

FREEDOM HAS NEVER BEEN SO CLOSE

February 23, 2021

Join us Saturday, March 6, from 2-4 p.m. EST, for a Global Virtual Street Meeting for Mumia Abu-Jamal: FREEDOM HAS…

COVID inside: Release prisoners! Lisa Strawn interview, part 2

February 23, 2021

The global pandemic has disproportionately impacted incarcerated people in the U.S. In California, during the early days of the pandemic,…

COVID-19 vaccine patents: Private property vs. public health

February 23, 2021

Among the many controversies surrounding vital COVID-19 vaccines, the issue of patent bans gets far less attention than how vaccines…

Ecuador elections – The calm before the storm

February 23, 2021

Ibarra, Ecuador   Feb. 19 — Almost 10 million voters, a record 81% of those eligible, went to the polls Feb.…

Hungry, cold and victims of inhumanity behind Texas prison walls

February 22, 2021

Houston On an average day in Texas, prisons are hellholes run by racist officials and a Texas Department of Criminal…

India: Rail roko protest and growing state-sanctioned terror

February 22, 2021

Samyukta Kisan Morcha, the farmer unions’ umbrella body, launched a rail roko protest to halt train transit in many parts…