Beyond Darren Wilson: Challenges to the System Starting in Ferguson and St. Louis
After the grand jury announced that Wilson would not be indicted, challenges to prevailing systems of justice have been launched from activists across the country.
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Anywhere But Here: Las Vegas and the Global Casino We Call Wall Street
Source: Tom Dispatch
“Oh my God, I’m in hell,” I cried out when the car that had rolled for hours through the luscious darkness of the Mojave night came to a jolting stop at a traffic light on Las Vegas Boulevard, right by the giant oscillating fuchsia flowers of the Tropicana. Back then, in the late 1980s, the Strip was the lasciviously long neon tongue a modest-sized city unfurled into the desert. Behind the casinos lining Las Vegas Boulevard was the desert itself — pale, flat, stony ground with creosote bushes here and there, a vast expanse of darkness, silence, and spaciousness pressing in on the riotousness from all directions.
Walmart Workers’ Movement Gains Momentum as Black Friday Looms
“Are you ready to strike and refuse to work this Thanksgiving and Black Friday to protest Walmart's bullying?” That is this year’s rallying call from the Organization United for Respect – better known as OUR Walmart – as they try once again to convince Walmart associates across the county to strike on Black Friday.
Who Rules the World? How a Concentration of Wealth and Political Power Undermines Democracy
With elections in the US, we are granted the illusion that voters generally have power over our elected leaders, the direction of the economy, and how to tackle climate change and other major issues. But where does the real power lie?
Talk of a Third Intifada: Where to from Here, Palestine?
When a journalist tries to do a historian’s job, the outcome can be quite interesting. Using history as a side note in a brief news report or political analysis oftentimes does more harm than good. Now imagine if that journalist was not dependable to begin with, even more than it being “interesting”, the outcome runs the risk of becoming a mockery.
Nigeria: The Spirit of Saro-Wiwa Rises
In one of the most polluted places on earth there’s a resurgence of resistance. - See more at: http://newint.org/features/2014/11/01/oil-niger-delta/#sthash.oEHtnn4P.dpuIn one of the most polluted places on earth there’s a resurgence of resistance.
In one of the most polluted places on earth there’s a resurgence of resistance.