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…
Dead States, Living Borders: Three Historical Cases of ‘State Revival’: Armenia, Vietnam, and Poland
By Lorenzo Hofstetter Author Bio: Lorenzo Hofstetter is an independent researcher and co-creator/COO of the Phersu Atlas database (2022). He holds a degree in archaeology from the University of Florence and collaborates with journals in Italy and Switzerland. In 2023, he curated the exhibition Cacao…
Can We Protect Our Children From the Government?
As part of back-to-school preparations, teachers are patrolling their schools against ICE arrests of students and their families.
Looking Back at the Positions on South African Apartheid Taken by Ambitious Democrats
Certain prominent Democrats led efforts in the 1980s to help end apartheid, but the political costs and benefits were uncertain at the time, and some remain debated today.
Why Democrats Should Be Talking About Community Schools
Polling data show that getting education right is important for voters, but no one knows the Democrats’ plan
Questioning the Corporation
From trading posts to tech empires, corporations continue to grow in strength. Without reform, their power may soon eclipse public control entirely.
How Grassroots Union Activists Fight Trump, Republican Callousness
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 Harmon Dent’s congregation “adopted” an apartment building in Beaumont, Texas, and started handing out gift baskets,…
How the Trump Administration Wields the Federal Government’s Power Over Public Education
With the help of the U.S. Supreme Court and congressional Republicans, Trump is turning public education into the great unequalizer.
How the Trump Administration Wields the Federal Government’s Power Over Public Education
With the help of the U.S. Supreme Court and congressional Republicans, Trump is turning public education into the great unequalizer.
The Inevitable Militarization of Space?
For decades, international treaties and diplomatic pressure largely constrained the militarization of space. But in the 2020s, open defiance has replaced subtle circumvention, and the prospect of full-scale weaponization is no longer theoretical.
