Here Are Three Things You Need to Know About Israel’s Assassination of Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh
Here are three things you need to know about Israel’s assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.
Netanyahu Is Coming to Washington to Address Congress. Activists Are Mobilizing to Arrest Him.
Benjamin Netanyahu is coming to Washington to address Congress on July 24th. Activists are calling for a mass mobilization to arrest him for war crimes.
Bronx Fire: Landlord Had History of Neglecting Heat
NYC Mayor Eric Adams is blaming a Bronx fire that killed 17 people on tenants’ failure to close the door. When BT’s Kei Pritsker asked Adams about heating complaints against the landlord, who was on Adams’ transition team, he said wasn’t aware of any. That’s not what we found.
Iraq Vet: Don’t Join the U.S. Military
This Iraq Veteran has a message for potential recruits: Don’t enlist. Claude Copeland, an organizer with About Face: Veterans Against the War, spoke to us about his experiences in Iraq and how they lead him to oppose war and militarism.
Hunger stalks the United States
The Unity and Survival Program of the Philadelphia Liberation Center provided essential food support to a struggling population as the pandemic wreaked havoc. Their success demonstrates that the problem of hunger haunting the United States can be solved with the right political will
What’s Behind the Anti-Cuba Twitter Bot Campaign?
There’s clear evidence of U.S. involvement in the Cuba protests. People have noticed fake videos of protests circulating and social media bots spamming anti-Cuba messages. BT’s Kei Pritsker goes through the evidence and reviews the history of U.S. meddling in Cuba.
Sanctions Are a Crime Against Humanity
Sanctions are a crime against humanity. One-third of the world’s population lives under sanctions regimes, which deny access to food, medicine and other necessities. Sanctions are responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people. BT’s Kei Pritsker explains what sanctions are and how they’ve become the go-to tool of U.S. imperialism.
Police Exist to Protect the Rich
Why are the police so racist? Why do they kill and attack the poor? They’re there to protect the elites from those brutalized by this rigged system. BT’s Kei Pritsker explains why capitalism relies on violent policing to exist.