TikTok has been under intense pressure as of late from U.S. officials, who accuse the video platform of being a hub of anti-Israel hatred. “TikTok is a tool China uses to spread propaganda to Americans. Now it’s being used to downplay Hamas terrorism,” wrote Republican Senator Marco Rubio. “TikTok needs to be shut down. Now,”…
Home » Racism and Self-Determination » Tenth anniversary of racist killing of Tamir Rice Cleveland Nov. 22 marked the 10th anniversary of the racist murder of 12-year-old Tamir Rice by Cleveland police officers. Officers Timothy Loehmann and Frank Garmback pulled up to the site where Tamir was playing with a toy gun. Loehmann shot and…
“The U.S. military is the largest institutional polluter in the world. There is no corporation or industry that compares to the damage and devastation done by the U.S. war machine,” Abby Martin told Watchdog host Lowkey today. Abby Martin is a California-based artist, journalist and filmmaker who is host of The Empire Files, a…
A sobering new report from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) lays bare the consequences that capitalist globalization has wrought on the planet. Since 1970, their research calculates, global populations of mammals, birds, fish, amphibians, and reptiles plunged by 68 percent. Just two years ago in a previous report, that number was only 60 percent. Humans,…
In the spirit of a new year and a new Congress, 2019 may well be our best and last opportunity to steer our ship of state away from the twin planetary perils of environmental chaos and militarism, charting a course toward an earth-affirming 21st century. The environmental crisis was laid bare by the sobering December…
TikTok has been under intense pressure as of late from U.S. officials, who accuse the video platform of being a hub of anti-Israel hatred. “TikTok is a tool China uses to spread propaganda to Americans. Now it’s being used to downplay Hamas terrorism,” wrote Republican Senator Marco Rubio. “TikTok needs to be shut down. Now,”…
Home » Racism and Self-Determination » Tenth anniversary of racist killing of Tamir Rice Cleveland Nov. 22 marked the 10th anniversary of the racist murder of 12-year-old Tamir Rice by Cleveland police officers. Officers Timothy Loehmann and Frank Garmback pulled up to the site where Tamir was playing with a toy gun. Loehmann shot and…
CVS workers strike in California Union workers at CVS stores in California asserted their rights by holding a three-day Unfair Labor Practice strike at seven CVS store locations in Los Angeles and Orange counties. The workers are members of the United Food and Commercial Workers union. Not one CVS union member crossed the picket line,…
Home » Editorials » Disfunción del gabinete El presidente electo Donald Trump ha nombrado rápidamente a la mayor parte de su gabinete y del personal de la Casa Blanca. En lugar de los gestores supuestamente cualificados que los demócratas afirman que habrían elegido para dirigir los gigantescos departamentos que componen la burocracia gubernamental y estatal…
