Home » Human needs before profits » Zohran Mamdani’s victory: What we know and don’t know To say that Zohran Mamdani winning the Democratic Party primary for mayor of New York City on June 24 was a complete stunner would be a monumental understatement. He officially beat his opponent, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo,…
Philadelphia At midnight on June 30, over 9,000 city workers represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees District Council 33 in Philadelphia went on strike for the first time in 40 years. Earlier in the day, hundreds of union members and their supporters rallied outside City Hall to explain their key…
Frequently we see the case against gun control entirely grounded upon a Constitutional defense of the Second Amendment. While the Founding Fathers’ warnings about the importance of defending liberty with an armed populace are as important today as they have ever been, this approach has some flaws. For one, the Constitution was not meant to…
This spring, an estimated 800,000 Americans gathered in Washington, DC to participate in the “March for Our Lives” organized by the teenage survivors of the school massacre in Parkland, Florida. Thousands more attended 800 sister marches across the nation and around the world for gun reform. Gun control is often portrayed as a “white” issue, but the march was…
Ten days before American student outrage over gun violence triggered multitudes across the U.S and around the world to join in “March For Our Lives” protests; many US high school educators and other adults provided students with strident lessons in assholelisity. During the March 14, 2018 National School Walkout Day staged by students to show…
WASHINGTON (Opinion) — My first thought, upon hearing that President Donald Trump was calling for the arming of “specially trained” teachers as the answer to mass shootings in our nation’s schools, was . . . “Is he fucking kidding?!” Apparently I was not alone, as pundits, comment boards, and social media absolutely exploded with disbelief,…
While the outrage and horror being expressed about the most recent mass school shooting that took place on Valentine’s Day in Florida is certainly warranted, the anger is incredibly displaced. Anger, disappointment, fear and sadness are all acceptable and understandable emotions to experience after an event such as this takes place in the United States…
There is a sickness eating at the body and soul of my home country, and it is on full view for the world to see. When the news broke on Valentine’s Day that 17 people—mostly young students—had lost their lives in Parkland, Florida, one could be forgiven for being numb. Of the 10 deadliest mass…
Home » Human needs before profits » Zohran Mamdani’s victory: What we know and don’t know To say that Zohran Mamdani winning the Democratic Party primary for mayor of New York City on June 24 was a complete stunner would be a monumental understatement. He officially beat his opponent, former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo,…
Philadelphia At midnight on June 30, over 9,000 city workers represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees District Council 33 in Philadelphia went on strike for the first time in 40 years. Earlier in the day, hundreds of union members and their supporters rallied outside City Hall to explain their key…
Home » LGBTQIA2S+ liberation » Pride weekend in New York: Marches hit Trump’s attacks, support migrants and Palestine Kicking off Pride weekend in New York City, hundreds marched in the annual Drag March on June 27. They demonstrated against Trump’s attacks on the LGBTQIA2S+ communities, for immigrant rights and against the genocidal war on Gaza.…
Although there is a temporary “ceasefire” in the U.S./Israeli effort to destroy Iran, many groups internationally are determined to stay mobilized. The horrific genocide in Palestine, both in Gaza and the West Bank, continues, as do plots against Iran. There were more than 65 actions around the world listed on the website of the United…
