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Writers strike expands beyond LA, NYC

Home » Human needs before profits » Writers strike expands beyond LA, NYC Santa Fe, New Mexico Writers Guild-West held an action in Santa Fe on May 26 that disrupted production of two streaming shows: “American Primeval” and “Outer Range.” The entrance to Santa Fe University of Art and Design, also the location of Greer…

United States massively violates citizens’ right to private life

Voltaire Network | 4 June 2023 The 2021 statistical report issued by the Office of the US National Director of Intelligence, Avril Haines, on nominative internet surveys points to a widespread violation of the right of American citizens to privacy [1]. Each intelligence agency is entitled to request Internet companies for access to the personal information…
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Chris Hedges on Weapons to Ukraine, Military buildup to China and Pentagon Spending

The war in Ukraine is well into its second year, and the United States is insistent on pumping billions more into the quagmire that has already seen thousands of lives lost and millions displaced. The U.S. has already approved more than $113 billion in aid to Ukraine, most of which is weaponry. This year, President…

The Inevitable De-Dollarization of the Global Economy, with ​Ben Norton

The MintPress podcast “The Watchdog,” hosted by British-Iraqi hip hop artist Lowkey, closely examines organizations about which it is in the public interest to know – including intelligence, lobby, and special interest groups influencing policies that infringe on free speech and target dissent. The Watchdog goes against the grain by casting a light on stories…

Shutting Down the Israeli Arms Industry, with Huda Amori

The MintPress podcast “The Watchdog,” hosted by British-Iraqi hip hop artist Lowkey, closely examines organizations about which it is in the public interest to know – including intelligence, lobby, and special interest groups influencing policies that infringe on free speech and target dissent. The Watchdog goes against the grain by casting a light on stories…

Oil Wars, Weapons and How the US is Fueling the Somalia Crisis, with Ann Garrison

Congress recently voted against pulling American troops out of Somalia. Officially, U.S. forces number 900 and are there in an advisory role to help the government of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud combat terrorist forces such as Al-Shabab. Yet our guest today states that U.S. boots on the ground in Somalia are doing nothing but serving as…

The Truth About Crazy High Rents in the US

Renting an apartment or a house in the United States has become increasingly expensive over the past decade. As it stands, 64% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, thanks to the high cost of living. The median rent in the United States has increased by 17.11% since March 2021, which equates to an annual…

Peak oil and the Flawed Logic of Infinite Economic Growth, with Keith Akers

Join activist Keith Akers in a fascinating deep-dive interview on climate change and ecological sustainability. In his upcoming book, Embracing Limits, Akers asks tough questions about the impact of anthropogenic climate change and proposes a truly sustainable future with economic degrowth at its core. In this conversation, Akers discusses his personal journey in learning about…

The Petrodollar in Freefall and a New Multipolar World Order, with Ben Norton

Join Lee Camp and Ben Norton in this captivating episode of Behind the Headlines as they delve into the changing world order, the rebellion of Latin America against Western hegemony, the ongoing proxy war in Ukraine, and the latest international political clashes. Norton, a seasoned journalist who founded Geopolitical Economy, a Nicaragua-based news website that…

Lee Camp: You Won’t Believe Who Got The Richest From The Afghanistan War

The war in Afghanistan, one of the longest conflicts in U.S. history, was marked by extensive waste, fraud, and corruption, resulting in trillions of dollars being spent by American taxpayers. The war was ostensibly launched to eliminate the threat posed by the Taliban and to find and capture Osama bin Laden, the purported mastermind behind…

Monsanto’s Evil Is Not Gone, It’s Just In Disguise

Monsanto has been voted the evilest corporation in the world several times over. Yet, we don’t hear anything about them now. What happened? Did they complete the evil? Did they retire after all their evil wrapped up? No, not so much. Monsanto was one of the most hated companies in the Americas. There were protests…

Imagining A World Beyond Capitalism, with David Cobb

Former Green Party presidential candidate David Cobb is the advancement manager for the Wiyot Tribe Community Land Trust, the co-coordinator of the U.S. Solidarity Economy Network, and one of the promoters of the upcoming Decolonizing Economics Summit. His lifelong commitment to social and environmental justice has made him a respected figure within the progressive movement.…

Why China’s Winning and the US Is Panicking, With Gregory Mahoney

One of the most important topics going on right now in our world is, as the U.S. government likes to call it, the “great power conflict” between China and the U.S. To explore this topic, Lee Camp brings on a political science professor from Shanghai to break the issue down. Dr. Joseph Gregory Mahoney of…

Drought Profiteers: Wall Street Billionaires Are Snatching Up America’s Water

It is time to stop calling the financial industry executives who are buying up freshwater “investors” or “hedge fund managers” and instead call them “drought profiteers.” I mean, you can also call them vultures and parasites. They all apply quite well. Come up with your own names for them. Get creative with it. Really listen…

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Writers strike expands beyond LA, NYC

Home » Human needs before profits » Writers strike expands beyond LA, NYC Santa Fe, New Mexico Writers Guild-West held an action in Santa Fe on May 26 that disrupted production of two streaming shows: “American Primeval” and “Outer Range.” The entrance to Santa Fe University of Art and Design, also the location of Greer…

United States massively violates citizens’ right to private life

Voltaire Network | 4 June 2023 The 2021 statistical report issued by the Office of the US National Director of Intelligence, Avril Haines, on nominative internet surveys points to a widespread violation of the right of American citizens to privacy [1]. Each intelligence agency is entitled to request Internet companies for access to the personal information…

Clash in Kosovo with NATO troops

Protesters in northern Kosovo clashed with NATO occupation forces and Kosovo police May 29. On May 30, a CNN article stated that “protesters threw Molotov cocktails at NATO’s Kosovo Force (KFOR) troops and used batons to beat their riot shields.” Serbians in Kosovo battle NATO troops, May 29, 2023. The fighting stems from the period…

Haiti, hunger and U.S. prison imperialism

By James Patrick Jordan Note: This article, first published by Black Agenda Report, has been edited for the May 25, 2023, print issue of Workers World. Read in full at tinyurl.com/yck3k98y. Three prisoners in the U.S.-built prison in Petit-Goâve, Haiti, starved to death between Aug. 23 and Sept. 27, 2022. The website Haiti Libre reports:…