Would “Dictator” Trump Kill His Rivals?

Trump has unleashed his inner psychopath and if he wins this election it’s going to get uglier here in America than most people today can imagine…

Why US Student Protesters are Wearing Masks

An intense and organized effort to bring down personal and professional repercussions on participants is playing out online

Police Protest Arrests Repeat Attrocities of the 60's

The lessons should be obvious. Bringing police onto a college campus on the pretext of preserving or restoring “order” invariably makes things worse. It’s almost always inspired not by conditions on campus, but by partisan pressure on university adm

Detention Center Deaths Linked to US Border Policy

A year ago, 40 men were killed in a detention center fire in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. A ProPublica-Texas Tribune examination shows that landmark shifts in U.S. border policies helped sow the seeds of a tragedy.

Global Left Midweek – May Day 2024

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States Could Prosecute Women Who Violate Abortion Ban

"There is zero doubt in my mind that Trump will choose anti-abortion extremists and their horrifying agenda over American families every single chance he gets," said one reproductive rights campaigner.

Revolt in the Universities

University students across the country, facing mass arrests, suspensions, evictions and explusions are our last, best hope to halt the genocide in Gaza.

Southern Autoworkers’ Union Drives

On the heels of a UAW victory in Tennessee, Mercedes-Benz workers are about to vote on unionization in Alabama.

Donald Trump’s Empty Promises on Jobs

During the four years of Trump’s presidency, the United States lost 2.7 million jobs. As a result, he was the only president since 1939, when the U.S. government began compiling such employment statistics, to preside over a net loss of jobs.

Media Bits and Bytes – April 30, 2024

A student paper beats mainstream media to every punch
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What Are ‘Food Barons’— and Why Should You Care?

Charlie Hope D’Anieri The Bittman Project
The rise of the baron illustrates the failures of our approach to food policy better than a dry description of policies ever could. For example, the story of the Grain Barons tells the history of the Farm Bill and how it has corrupted the food system

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Climate Change

Eve Sutton
It’s the Idea of Spring and poet Eve Sutton has been reminding us that climate change has been going on for a long time. It is no joke!

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A Great Week for American Workers

Harold Meyerson American Prospect
The seven days between Friday, April 19, and Thursday, April 25, saw a succession of worker victories that was almost breathtaking in its scope.

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Journalist Casualties in the Israel-Gaza War

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“.......journalists have been paying the highest price— their lives—to defend our right to the truth. Each time a journalist dies or is injured, we lose a fragment of that truth,” said CPJ Program Director Carlos Martínez de la Serna.

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A Valedictory Recommendation for What Unions Need To Do

Harold Meyerson The American Prospect
Taylor voiced both a cautious optimism about his union’s trajectory, and some frustration at the labor movement’s hesitation to exploit the unusually pro-union climate now abroad in the land.

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Wait! I Said DE-Escalate!

As protests for Gaza ramp up on college campuses, the de-escalation effort doesn't seem to be...de-escalating.

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Can AI Help Us Talk to Whales?

AI may soon allow us to understand and talk to whales. But some scientists are asking: SHOULD we talk to whales?