To parents, older brothers/sisters/cousins, aunts & uncles: I’ve been working on a history project – a book – for children around ten to 12 or 13 years old (inspired by my grandchildren). […]
On October 20, 2014, a Chicago cop murdered 17 year-old Laquan McDonald. He unloaded his full magazine – 16 rounds – into Laquan as he (Laquan) lay on the ground. Then the […]
On Monday night, five activists in the Black Lives Matter movement were shot in Minneapolis. This shows the serious danger that is growing in the United States and, in fact, around the world. […]
As the only public official who’s a socialist, what Seattle city council member Kshama Sawant says and does matters. That’s why her most open support yet for liberal Democrat Bernie Sanders is […]
By a margin of 48% “yes” to 52% “no”, it seems that Ford workers are about to reject a contract proposed by their union leadership. The final vote will be announced on […]
Tomorrow, Nov. 19, marks the 100th anniversary of the state lynching of Joe Hill, worker, revolutionary and fighter for the poor and oppressed in the United States. Born Oct. 7, 1879 in […]
Somebody I know responded to the killings in Paris with the two word comment: “F___ ISIS”. Here’s this writer’s response: I’m not sure what people mean when they say “f__k ISIS”. Do […]
While the corporate-controlled media focused on the higher level election results (such as the victory of the Tea Partier Mat Bevin for governor of Kentucky), some important local votes were also held. […]
