Anti-war activists host event in New York to discuss urgent steps for peace in Ukraine
Eight activists, including Jeremy Corbyn, Jill Stein, and Vijay Prashad to speak in New York City in a panel titled “The real path to peace in Ukraine”
The US is evading its responsibility on climate change
Eugene Puryear of BreakThrough News explains the failure of the United States to fulfill its responsibilities in combating climate change. He also talks about how its positions are hurting countries in the Global South
Starbucks workers carry out their largest single-day strike
Workers organized under Starbucks Workers United are picketing outside of over 100 Starbucks locations across the US. They are protesting the corporation’s failure to meet workers at the bargaining table and adequately staff stores
Presidential candidate Donald Trump wants to “lift up” workers. Here’s what he actually did in power
While announcing his candidacy for president, Donald Trump claimed to be pro-working class and a champion of the poor. However, his record as president shows otherwise
Israel lashes out against US decision to investigate killing of Shireen Abu Akleh
For months, the US had declined to conduct any investigation into the killing of the Palestinian journalist and accepted the Israeli version calling it an accident. This is despite repeated appeals by Akleh’s family and human rights groups for an inquiry
University of California workers launch largest academic strike in US history
Workers in the US continue to make waves in historically unorganized sectors such as academia and service
US political prisoner Mutulu Shakur granted parole
After over 36 years in prison, movement elder, political prisoner, and revolutionary health worker Mutulu Shakur has been granted parole with less than six months to live
The midterms prove it: Conservative or not, the people of the US are ready for transformative change
The people of the US, including in traditionally conservative states, welcomed left-wing policies and rejected extreme-right candidates at the midterm ballots
Post US mid-terms, struggle on the streets will prove decisive
Eugene Puryear of BreakThrough News lists the key takeaways from the US midterm elections, including the decisive role of struggles on the streets during a time of political gridlock
Slavery was on the ballot in the US midterms. Who voted to abolish it?
More than 150 years after slavery was outlawed in the US, the practice persists in the form of forced, unpaid prison labor. Five states had the opportunity to end this.
They denied the results of the US presidential elections. Now, they want to run them.
In the upcoming US midterms, several candidates who denied the validity of the 2020 presidential elections are now running for the highest elections overseeing office
Economy is the key issue ahead of US mid-terms
Eugene Puryear of BreakThrough News talks about the state of the US economy ahead of the midterm polls and how the two parties have used the issue electorally
- 33 bacteria alone accounted for 7.7 million deaths in 2019, finds study
- Israeli court extends Ahmed Manasra’s solitary confinement for four more months
- Global health education in Greece threatened by commodification
- Putin invokes Castro’s legacy
- Dutch court finds 2007 airstrike in Afghanistan that killed 20 civilians unlawful, orders compensation
