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.
Exploring the High Rates of Social Violence in the America
For decades, the Americas have been the most violent part of the world outside active war zones. Many factors contribute to this, but long-term solutions remain difficult to achieve.
The Memory of Chilean Resistance Sails Toward Gaza. Conversation with Marita Rodríguez, Member of the Global Sumud Flotilla
By Taroa Zúñiga and Vijay Prashad Author Bio: This article was produced by Globetrotter. Taroa Zúñiga Silva is a writer and Spanish media coordinator for Globetrotter. She is the director of the publishing house La Trocha and a member of the Mecha…
When Did Societal Elites Emerge?
The late Stone Age is not commonly associated with socially stratified societies, yet archaeologist Mehmet Özdoğan argues social and political elites were already shaping communities when humans began farming.
How Gerrymandering Undercuts Workers’ Freedom
By David McCall Author Bio: David McCall is the international president of the United Steelworkers Union (USW). Source: Independent Media Institute Credit Line: This article was produced by the Independent Media Institute. Jay McMurran grew furious several years ago when he realized that out-of-control gerrymandering…
Rules vs. Reality: How Competing Views Shape the Way We Use Language
From grammar rules to everyday slang, debates over descriptivism and prescriptivism reveal how we balance authority with the way people really speak.
Charter Cities Attempting to Create a New Atlantis
From deregulated economic zones to experiments in private governance, charter city projects aim to reshape how we live. Their rise compounds concerns over sovereignty and the ideological and financial interests driving them.
How Union Membership Leads to a Great Life
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. Lance Jablonski worked a couple of jobs in his 20s that provided little more than low…
The United States Uses a Fabricated Drug Charge for a Potential Strike on Venezuela
By Vijay Prashad Author Bio: This article was produced by Globetrotter. Vijay Prashad is an Indian historian, editor, and journalist. He is a writing fellow and chief correspondent at Globetrotter. He is an editor of LeftWord Books and the director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social…
Why Food and Nutrition Deserves Its Own Public School Curriculum
A national human ecology curriculum that begins with food education could help address our most pressing crises—from climate change to inequality—by teaching students how to live well and care for one another.
