Nov 28Anti-MAGA majority keeps winning victories despite gloom and doom pollsThe mainstream media and political pundits have already written the 2024 election epitaph. Poll after poll suggests President Biden and Democrats are in deep trouble and will suffer defeats at the hands of MAGA. It’s time to panic, they say. The political climate is challenging and fraught, no doubt. The…2024 Elections7 min read2024 Elections7 min read
Nov 6Ceasefire demand spreads globally and in U.S. and CongressCalls for an immediate ceasefire are accelerating worldwide as the horrific death toll among Palestinians rises and the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza deteriorates by the minute. The extreme-right Israeli government is ignoring those pleas as it continues its ground assault and aerial bombardment of Gaza. In response to the massacre…Gaza7 min readGaza7 min read
Nov 2Abortion rights and fear of MAGA keeps energizing voter turnoutCLEVELAND — Energized Ohio voters are overcoming voter suppression and a blizzard of lies and turning out in big numbers to enshrine the right to an abortion and bodily autonomy in the state constitution. A majority must approve Issue 1 on the Nov. 7 ballot to add the constitutional amendment. …Abortion6 min readAbortion6 min read
Oct 18‘Our grief is not a weapon’: U.S. Jewish leaders join the global call for Gaza ceasefireProtests and pleas for a ceasefire are growing worldwide to stop the bloodshed of Palestinians and end the humanitarian crisis caused by the massive bombing of Gaza ordered by Israel’s far-right government. …Israel7 min readIsrael7 min read
Oct 11UAW President Shawn Fain: “This isn’t just our fight, it’s everybody’s fight.”CHICAGO — “This isn’t just UAW’s fight, it’s everybody’s fight,” declared UAW President Shawn Fain to striking auto workers. “It doesn’t matter if you’re union or non-union, teacher, airline attendant, Starbucks worker. We’re all the same. We want a better life.” Fain spoke on Oct. 7 to a raucous strike…Unions6 min readUnions6 min read
Oct 4Far-right Supreme Court begins new term with crisis of legitimacyThe U.S. Supreme Court begins a new term amidst a collapse of legitimacy, historic corruption and scandal, conflict of interest, and efforts to obstruct investigations into right-wing billionaire purchasing of influence over the High Court. The GOP and extreme-right movement and their billionaire backers targeted the federal courts for takeover…SCOTUS7 min readSCOTUS7 min read
Sep 25Member-onlyBiden extends TPS status to 500K Venezuelan refugeesThe Biden administration has announced that 472,000 Venezuelan refugees and asylum-seekers will be eligible for legal immigration status and work permits. The decision expands humanitarian assistance to the new arrivals, and supporters say it will relieve the enormous strain on cities and states scrambling to care for them. The Sept…Venezuela7 min readVenezuela7 min read
Sep 20Member-onlyAlabama’s racist redistricting, GOP officials, and right-wing Supreme Court tied together by dark moneyRepublican officials in Alabama and the GOP-majority state legislature are coordinating with extreme right-wing groups and think tanks at the national level to undermine the Voting Rights Act and defy court orders when it comes to racist redistricting. That is according to an investigation released by the Alabama Political Reporter…Alabama5 min readAlabama5 min read
Sep 15‘Project 2025’: The Republican blueprint to wage war on the environment“Insane.” “Terrifying.” “A blueprint to destroy the planet.” These are some of the words used to describe a chilling policy agenda for MAGA Republicans authored by extreme-right think tanks and fossil fuel corporations if they win the presidency and Congressional majority in 2024. …2024 Elections5 min read2024 Elections5 min read
Sep 6Russian activist Boris Kagarlitsky among those arrested as Putin regime deepens repressionOver 20,000 anti-war opponents have been subject to a wide range of reprisals by Russian authorities to silence all public dissent against the invasion of Ukraine. Amnesty International, which has been tracking the repression, compiled the figure in a recent report. Meanwhile, a team of experts convened by the United…Russia7 min readRussia7 min read
