The American people are constantly put in the position of trying to conscientiously participate in a democratic system that has been hijacked by political power brokers with no conscience. What is to be done?
YouTubers have filmed police for years. Has it made a difference?
Cop watchers James Freeman, LackLuster, The Battousai, Tom Zebra, Laura Shark, and Otto The Watchdog join a special livestream panel to discuss the impact of the grassroots cop watcher movement and the possibility of police reform in America today.
Before East Palestine, there was Portsmouth
Vina Colley was hired as an electrician at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in 1980, where her employers knowingly exposed her, her coworkers, and her community to radioactive material. She has been fighting for justice, accountability, and compensation ever since.
Nicaragua. Sandino | Under the Shadow, Episode 9
The US occupation of Nicaragua (1912-1933) birthed a brutal dictatorship, and the revolutionary hero who would drive out the US Marines: Augusto Sandino
Yemen defies ‘America’s failure’ to stop blockade of Red Sea
‘We, the people of Yemen, say to America, the Big Satan, that any actions and aggression will only increase our commitment and joy in achieving our goal of ending the aggression and siege on the people of Palestine.’
Columbia faculty walk out over student suspensions, arrests for Gaza protests
While expressing gratitude for solidarity actions, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar—whose daughter was suspended—said that “this about the genocide in Gaza and the attention has to remain on that.”
Give the people musicals: Gene Bruskin, the people’s artist
Art has always played a role in revolution. For Gene Bruskin, cultivating culture in social movements has been a lifelong pursuit.
Tennessee Volkswagen workers vote union
“If Volkswagen workers at plants in Germany and Mexico have unions, why not us?” said one worker, ahead of the vote.
The ‘Women’s Cut’—Maryland’s only women’s prison
Though state law upholds gender equality for incarcerated people on paper, the reality of limited facilities, services, and a byzantine bureaucratic structure.
East Palestine residents demand fully-funded healthcare
A new coalition of residents and workers in solidarity with East Palestine calls for fully-funded healthcare from the federal government for survivors of the train derailment catastrophe last year.