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The Largest Protest Ever Was 15 Years Ago. The Iraq War Isn’t Over. What Happened?
Fifteen years ago, on Feb. 15, 2003, somewhere between 6 million to 11 million people turned out in at least 650 cities around the world to protest the United States’…
Here’s What You Need to Know about Trump’s Trade War
President Donald Trump’s proposal to impose steep tariffs on imported steel and aluminum have raised fears of an international trade war. The plan, debated intensely within the White House, is…
Trump Wants Huge Military Parade; New Two Year Senate Budget Bill
On this episode of “By Any Means Necessary” hosts Eugene Puryear and Sean Blackmon are joined by James Early, Former Director of Cultural Heritage Policy at the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage at the…
President Trump’s Actions Should Inspire Us!
Black Americans should be inspired to convert the anger provoked by the comments and actions of President Trump into an action plan, starting with the truth, because presenting a false…
The Bitter Truth: Why Asia’s Tigers Suffer while the Nordics Thrive (Part 5)
In terms of work hours, Singaporeans work the longest among the developed countries – 2,237 hours annually. People in Hong Kong work the second-longest, at 2,175 hours, while South Korea comes…
Justice in the factory: How Black Lives Matter Breathed New Life into Unions
After decades of decline unions have found a new champion in efforts to organize workers: the Black Lives Matter movement. Unions have suffered as manufacturing has moved south away from their…
All You Need to Know About Vermont Becoming the Ninth State to Legalize Cannabis
These were the words of the Governor of Vermont, Phil Scott, as he signed H. 511 – legislation that makes Vermont the ninth state to legalize cannabis. H.511 is ‘an act relating…
Vietnam Pulls Request for U.S. Help to Build a Coal-Fired Power Plant
A Vietnamese company is no longer seeking American financial support to build a coal-fired power plant in Vietnam, bringing to an abrupt end a closely watched test of whether Washington…
Donald Trump: Jerusalem is Off Negotiating Table
US President Donald Trump has reiterated that the issue of Jerusalem is off the negotiating table after his decision to declare the city as the capital of Israel and move the US…
Gateses face tough questions: ‘Why don’t you give more in the U.S.?’
The annual letter from Bill and Melinda Gates usually paints a rosy view, with carefully curated success stories from the battle against global disease and poverty, and praise for new…
The Largest Protest Ever Was 15 Years Ago. The Iraq War Isn’t Over. What Happened?
Fifteen years ago, on Feb. 15, 2003, somewhere between 6 million to 11 million people turned out in at least 650 cities around the world to protest the United States’…
One dead as fires strike homeless encampments in Oakland, California
On Saturday around 11 a.m. in Oakland, California a fire broke out in a semi-official homeless encampment in the city’s Fruitvale district, destroying the tents and belongings of roughly 20…
Bill and Melinda Gates answer “tough” questions – including about Trump and U.S. Giving
The annual letter from Bill and Melinda Gates usually paints a rosy view, with carefully curated success stories from the battle against global disease and poverty, and praise for new…
Split This Rock Interview with Kazim Ali
Kazim Ali was born in the United Kingdom to Muslim parents of Indian, Iranian, and Egyptian descent. He received a BA and MA from the University of Albany-SUNY and an MFA…
Billionaire Bonanza: America’s Oligarchs
A new report, Billionaire Bonanza 2017, shows that the three wealthiest Americans — Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Bill Gates of Microsoft, and investor Warren Buffet — have more wealth than the…
Trump and Jerusalem: Will His “hard power” Realism Backfire Bigly?
Clarity is preferable to ambiguity even when the clear picture is grim. So I have found in many circumstances, and so I find it now that President Trump declares his…
It’s Been 50 Years Since MLK Jr. Declared War on Poverty. The Economy for Black Americans Still Stinks.
As Americans reflect on the first Martin Luther King Jr. Day of the Trump administration and prepare for the fiftieth anniversary of his assassination, it’s as good a time as…
The private plane tax loophole is so egregious even millionaires like me want to close it
Millionaires and billionaires will enjoy their private flights much more this winter season following the GOP’s tax reform plan. The recently passed tax bill will provide the biggest wins for…
Here are the proposed laws that could protect legal pot in 2018
It could be a big year—or a tumultuous one—for the marijuana movement. Right on the heels of California’s historic legalization in early January, Attorney General Jeff Sessions gave federal prosecutors…
Black Immigration Activists, Leaders: Trump’s Words Are Not Surprising, He Has a Decades-Old ‘Racist Toolbox’ to Pull From
Since 2012, Denea Joseph has been protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which, since being initiated by an executive order from President Barack Obama in 2012,…
A tale of two policies: climate change, Trump, and the U.S. military
The U.S. government appears to be of two minds, with utterly opposing worldviews, on climate change policy. On one hand, the Trump Administration has pulled out of the Paris Climate Agreement,…
Midday open thread: Black-white economic inequality gap still huge; Ford announces big electric plan
At $14.92 per hour, the median black worker currently earns just 75 percent of the $19.79 that their white counterpart earns. On the income front, the median black household is…
The Chamber Gets What It Wants and Layoffs Still Ensue
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce sided against 83% of the American public by heavily pushing to repeal the rules that ensured net neutrality. Likewise, polling on the Republican tax bill in the final…
MS-13 gang brutality grabs headlines while its influence in Houston and U.S. may be waning
Estuar Quinonez’s bullet-riddled body and 25 bullet casings were found in Missouri City’s Buffalo Run Park on June 16, 2016. The 16-year-old, a member of the MS-13 street gang, had…
Why millennials are facing the scariest financial future of any generation since the Great Depression
I am 35 years old—the oldest millennial, the first millennial—and for a decade now, I’ve been waiting for adulthood to kick in. My rent consumes nearly half my income, I…
In Memoriam: Marcus Raskin, Radical and Decentralist
When Marcus Raskin died over the Christmas holidays, his obituaries may have made him sound like a fairly typical left-liberal figure. He had a job in the Kennedy administration. He…
Advancing Dr. King’s legacy
This month we celebrate the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birth. This year also marks the 50th anniversary of our beloved leader’s assassination. At the time of his…
Dozens of progressive groups warn Congress: Trump is a bomb threat
In an open letter to members of Congress, more than 35 progressive advocacy organizations — including Greenpeace, CREDO, Indivisible, UltraViolet and others representing more than 10 million Americans — warn…
