Why Raising the Subway Fare Sparked Chile’s Biggest Crisis in Decades Why Raising the Subway Fare Sparked Chile’s Biggest Crisis in Decades
Across the country, Chileans are rising up against inequality.
Oct 25, 2019 / Francisca Skoknic
Our Town Is Broke. Should We Accept Investment From a Homophobe and a Tea Partier? Our Town Is Broke. Should We Accept Investment From a Homophobe and a Tea Partier?
Another reader asks what they should do if a school integration plan causes “logistical mayhem” for their family.
Oct 25, 2019 / Asking for a Friend / Liza Featherstone
Germany’s Big Green Mood Lacks Radicalism Germany’s Big Green Mood Lacks Radicalism
The ascendant Green Party’s moderate approach might placate some voters, but it won’t save a burning planet.
Oct 25, 2019 / Lukas Hermsmeier
Haiti Is in the Streets Haiti Is in the Streets
Exploited by corporate predators, squeezed by the IMF, patronized by international elites, and bled dry by a corrupt government, Haitians refuse to stop rising up.
Oct 24, 2019 / Amy Wilentz
Don’t Count the Senate Out on Impeachment Don’t Count the Senate Out on Impeachment
To convict Trump on impeachment charges, 20 GOP senators will need to break ranks. Here’s how that can happen.
Oct 24, 2019 / Elie Mystal
Workers Are Not Your Props Workers Are Not Your Props
The Democratic presidential field lined up to get their pictures taken with striking GM workers. But what workers really need from the Democratic Party is power, not photo ops.
Oct 23, 2019 / Jane McAlevey
In Honor of the Kurds In Honor of the Kurds
Grave concerns.
Oct 23, 2019 / OppArt / Michael de Adder
Take Action Now: Join the Fight for Public Education Take Action Now: Join the Fight for Public Education
Stand with teachers in Chicago by pushing your representatives to invest in education.
Oct 22, 2019 / no-paywall / NationAction
The ‘Great Replacement’ Is a Genocidal Playbook The ‘Great Replacement’ Is a Genocidal Playbook
The far right’s obsession over migration and xenophobic “replacement” theories have seen a resurgence in an era of looming climate catastrophe.
Oct 22, 2019 / John Feffer
Catholic Activists Stand Trial for Protesting Nuclear Weapons Catholic Activists Stand Trial for Protesting Nuclear Weapons
The members of the Kings Bay Plowshares 7 face decades in prison for their nonviolent direct action at a naval base last year.
Oct 21, 2019 / Sam Husseini