Between the Lines: What’s Really Going on in Nicaragua
Just days after President Daniel Ortega was overwhelmingly re-elected as leader of Nicaragua, U.S. President Joe Biden signed off on a new round of sanctions on the Central American country under the RENACER Act. Polling shows more than two-thirds of Nicaraguans support Ortega and the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), whose social welfare programs benefit […]
Fear of Lawsuits in Texas Has Frozen Health Care Services for Women
Mississippi’s abortion ban will be heard at the Supreme Court on December 1, and the court heard arguments on the Texas abortion ban last week. What is the future of women’s reproductive rights in this country? What do Kavanaugh and Barrett’s skeptical questions of the Texas abortion ban mean about the political nature of the […]
FREE THEM ALL: Dr. Mutulu Shakur & All Political Prisoners!
November 1-7 is the Free Mutulu Now Week of Action to demand the freedom of political prisoner Dr. Mutulu Shakur, who has been imprisoned for over 35 years. As more political prisoners have been released in recent years, including Russell Maroon Shoatz, David Gilbert, and several MOVE activists, people are still fighting to “Free Them […]
‘We’re Fighting for System Change, That’s What It’s Going to Take to Stop This Climate Crisis’
World leaders are meeting in Glasgow for the COP26 climate conference, but the minimal promises made at these gatherings are not kept and are not enough. Communities in the Global South are demanding real and meaningful change — an entire system change away from profit-driven, rather than people-driven, governments. Mozambique-based activist Dipti Bhatnagar discusses the […]
Build Back Better Becomes Build Back Never
The following is a lightly edited transcription from The Punch Out with Eugene Puryear, a daily news podcast that comes out Monday through Friday, 5pm ET. Subscribe here. The endgame is upon us as it concerns the Democrats’ budget reconciliation bill. The greatly slimmed-down “Build Back Better” final plan promoted by President Biden, is looking […]
COP26: Biden Fiddles While World Burns
As the COP26 global climate conference in Glasgow gears up, the Biden administration torpedoed its own U.S. climate policies in the Build Back Better spending bill. When will the United States get serious about the climate crisis that is already having serious and deadly effects on vulnerable communities worldwide? Brandon Wu, ActionAid USA’s Director of […]
Calling this bill the ‘largest-ever’ climate investment is a sick joke
The following is a lightly edited transcription from The Punch Out with Eugene Puryear, a daily news podcast that comes out Monday through Friday, 5pm ET. Subscribe here. Congressional Democrats are running a new game to cover for their gutted budget reconciliation bill. That is to proclaim that even with the cuts to the bill […]
Sudan: Towards Military Rule or Revolution?
The military in Sudan has attempted to take over the government from the civilian & military coalition that took power in 2019, after the December Revolution. The people of Sudan have responded in mass protest, taking to the streets in huge numbers, and are facing violent repression from the now-military state. What was the December […]