Analysis
Analysis of political developments.
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$3 billion to spare? Alabama’s governor spends on prisons
Alabama is making one of the largest public expenditures in the state’s history—on building new prisons. Governor Ivey should put…
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Biden administration cynically manipulates LGBTQ rights struggle to advance empire
The hypocrisy of his claim is all too apparent: LGBTQ people continue to lack basic rights here in the US,…
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Biden’s first directive to the war machine
In his first presidential visit to the Pentagon yesterday, Joe Biden announced the creation of an anti-China task force. This…
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Washington state restaurants need more relief, not premature reopening plans
While restaurants are being allowed to open for indoor dining at 25% capacity, restaurant workers are not included as essential…
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Will the left return to power in Ecuador?
With nearly all the votes counted, left wing candidate Andrés Arauz has come in first place with over 32 percent…
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Fierce struggle resists U.S.-backed Haitian president’s power grab
Photo: Haitian President Jovenel Moïse meets with then-Vice President Mike Pence in June, 2017. Credit — U.S. Mission Haiti Last…
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Sinkholes and wasted water: oil industry destructiveness in New Mexico
In July of 2008, a large plot of land in southeastern New Mexico caved in, resulting in a sinkhole 120…
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San Antonio activists save historic public housing as disgraced CEO resigns
What the long struggle against public housing privatization has shown above all else is that with the people united and…
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Yemen genocide: Biden pledges to end U.S. support for “offensive” Saudi operations
As part of his first major speech on foreign policy since becoming president, Joe Biden announced yesterday a halt to…
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Bank of America and State share blame for unemployment benefits crisis in California
Beginning in October 2020, workers across California have seen their unemployment accounts frozen or drained of funds. The state’s Employment…
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