THOR BENSON – Wealthy nations are responsible for most of the consumption of natural resources, according to a new United Nations report.
Restoring Human Dignity on the U.S. Southern Border
BRAD WOLF – Four hundred years of colonialism— the first 250 by European powers and the last 150 by the United States— left countries throughout Central and South America and the Caribbean broken, bereft of any form of democratic government. Oligarchs and corruption thrived with the support of the U.S. An astounding transfer of national wealth from indigenous lands to U.S. banks and corporations occurred.
Tell the Truth About Israel’s Crimes Against Humanity
SONALI KOLHATKAR – Western news bias in favor of Israel is more and more apparent as media outlets go out of their way to obscure the perpetrators of genocide.
How Workers Are Defying Republican Officials in the South
DAVID MCCALL – More and more workers across the South seek the same path forward that union membership provides. But they’re still forced to defy Republican officials who’d rather toady to wealthy corporations than support workers’ fight for a fair economy.
Nearly 300,000 OR kids await approval of summer food benefits
ERIC TEGETHOFF – Oregon lawmakers have two weeks left in the session to approve funding for the Summer EBT (electronic benefit transfer) program that helps feed children when school’s out.
Countering Corporate Propaganda
SONALI KOLHATKAR – We are steeped in the cultural glorification of capitalist exploitation. What if we rejected economic individualism and instead embraced ideas rooted in collective well-being?