Human Gene Editing and the CRISPR Revolution
CRISPR-based technology is advancing rapidly, driving international competition. Its promise to transform medicine is colliding with political and social realities, even as applications expand.
How Trump’s Immigration Dragnet Harms All U.S. Workers
By David McCall Author Bio: David McCall is the international president of the United Steelworkers Union (USW). Credit Line: This article was produced by the Independent Media Institute. Edwin Sanchez had the seniority he needed to bid for a higher-paying position in the control…
Mitch McConnell Helped Usher in the Hemp Industry; Now He Is Working to Effectively Kill It
By Phillip Smith Author Bio: Phillip Smith has reported on hemp industry news for more than 20 years, while serving as the editor of the Drug War Chronicle. He lives across the road from a hemp farm in Southern Oregon.Source: Independent…
Technology Empires and the Race to Cement Dominance
American and Chinese influence increasingly relies on technology services, and both powers are attempting to solidify their dominance even as other countries catch up.
Rage Against the ICE Machine
Teaser: Trump’s ICE forces are facing militant and organized opposition everywhere they turn.
From Baghdad to Caracas: a Washington manual on sanctions and war
The recent US airstrikes in the Caribbean and military threats against Venezuela are a continuation of decades (or even centuries) of US policy on the region, not a departure from it.
What Version of Democracy Will Prevail?
A mix of parliamentary, presidential, and semi-presidential systems defines the world’s democracies today. Growing concerns over democratic decline raise questions about which models adapt best.
Our Schools Submission: Jeff Bryant: Will Teachers Save Our Democracy?
A new book by teachers’ union president Randi Weingarten explains “why fascists fear teachers.”
A fugitive’s freedom: Assata Shakur’s exile in Cuba
By Manolo De Los Santos Author Bio: This article was produced by Globetrotter. Manolo De Los Santos is Executive Director of The People’s Forum and a researcher at Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. His writing appears regularly in Monthly Review, Peoples Dispatch,…
Twenty Years After Katrina, the City’s All-Charter Schools System Is Failing Many Families
Despite claims by reform advocates of achieving success, Black children and parents continue to endure a punitive, impersonal, and undemocratic system.
