By David H. Freedman – Newsweek Jamaal Bowman, a progressive, scored an upset victory over incumbent Eliot Engel in New York’s 16th Congressional District. The primary took place on June 23rd, but the contest wasn’t officially decided until more than… Continue Reading
By Chantal Da Silva* – Newsweek President Donald Trump lashed out at protesters in Portland on Monday, branding them “sick and deranged Anarchists & Agitators” after they launched a lawsuit against his administration, accusing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)… Continue Reading
By Arun Gupta* – The Intercept Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty agrees with other elected officials in Oregon who say federal police dispatched to the city by President Donald Trump are an “occupying army,” represent “a blatant abuse of power,”… Continue Reading
Michelle Goldberg’s opinion – The New York Times The month after Donald Trump’s inauguration, Yale historian Timothy Snyder published the bestselling book “On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons From the Twentieth Century.” It was part of a small flood of titles meant… Continue Reading
By Vijay Prashad* – Independent Media Institute Ahmed, who lives in Tripoli, Libya, texts me that the city is quieter than before. The army of General Khalifa Haftar—who controls large parts of eastern Libya—has withdrawn from the southern part of the… Continue Reading
By Sasha Abramsky* – The Nation As federal agents brutalize protesters in Portland, Trump threatens to unleash the same tactics across the country The election is barely 100 days away, and the Signal is that Trump—trailing Biden by large margins… Continue Reading
By Bill Powell – Newsweek Why would somebody 37 years old, with no diplomatic experience, take on the job of making peace in the Mideast? “My father-in-law asked me to do it,” Jared Kushner says. Never mind that Henry Kissinger, James Baker… Continue Reading
By Sam Bahour* – The Guardian It won’t halt Israel’s annexation plans, but it would be a vital step in the right direction at a perilous moment Israel’s annexation of the West Bank will be yet another tragedy for Palestinians… Continue Reading
Alex Vitale, Scott Casleton (*) – Boston Review In this interview, sociologist Alex Vitale explains how the policing crisis in the United States begins with politics—the decision to embrace neoliberal austerity and to turn the social problems it creates over… Continue Reading
Editorial Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans will compound the suffering of Palestinians. International condemnation should be accompanied by consequences Annexation looks like the executioner of the two-state solution. Israel has changed the facts on the ground, with the rapid growth of settlements… Continue Reading
By Sarah C Anderson and Sunita Viswanath (*) – Opinion, in Al Jazeera Only strong pressure from the US can stop the Indian government from further eroding religious freedom in the country. On June 10, US Secretary of State Mike… Continue Reading
By Wesley Lowery * – Newsweek HOUSTON — Congressman Al Green fidgeted in the front row of George “Perry” Floyd’s third and final memorial service, held here in the city where the slain man had spent much of his life, as he… Continue Reading
By Kate Levine, Joanna Schwartz (*) – Boston Review In order to achieve lasting change, we must focus on systemic problems across the criminal justice system. That includes holding prosecutors accountable, not just police. In the wake of George Floyd’s… Continue Reading
By Katherine Fung – Newsweek Protesters in Portland, Oregon, locked police inside their own precinct building early Wednesday morning, using the rope from a flagpole located outside the police station. A little after 11 p.m. on Tuesday, a small group… Continue Reading
By Khaleda Rahman – Newsweek “I got him” were the first words uttered by the police officer who shot Rayshard Brooks, according to Fulton County District Attorney Paul L. Howard Jr. The killing of Brooks, a 27-year-old black man, during… Continue Reading
By Justin Spike – !!444!!! InsightHungary!!! (*) When the Prime Minister Said, “They Really Love Interest”, Everyone In Hungary Knew Who He Meant When Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a radio interview in late April that “they really love… Continue Reading
By Amy Goodman – Democracy Now! (*) Guests : Angela Davis world-renowned abolitionist, author, activist and professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The uprising against police brutality and anti-Black racism continues to sweep across the United States and… Continue Reading
The Berrett-Koehler Team (1) “Ethical Markets (2) fully supports Jerroll Sanders in her tireless advocacy for justice, democratic and economic reforms in the USA to include our African-American communities. We are honored to have Jerroll Sanders, brilliant independent IT specialist and community… Continue Reading
By Robert Reich* – Newsweek History teaches that mass protests against oppression can lead either to liberation or brutal repression. This past week, Donald Trump bet his political future on repression. Much of the rest of America, on the other… Continue Reading
By Ben Smith* – The New York Times Staff members’ demands helped end the tenure of James Bennet as Opinion editor of The New York Times. And they are generating tension at The Washington Post. Part of the story starts… Continue Reading
