Fifty years ago this week, a squad of Chicago police officers killed Black Panther leaders Fred Hampton and Mark Clark in a pre-dawn raid on … Fred Hampton, a Black Visionary Assassinated by the FBIRead more
USA Empire
Medical marketing has skyrocketed in the past two decades
Healthcare spending in the United States is the highest in the world: totaling $3.3 trillion — or 17.8% of the GDP — in 2016. To … Medical marketing has skyrocketed in the past two decadesRead more
Whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling, Wins 2020 Sam Adams Award
Former CIA operations officer Jeffrey Sterling will receive the Sam Adams Award for Integrity in Intelligence this Wednesday, joining 17 earlier winners who, like Sterling, … Whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling, Wins 2020 Sam Adams AwardRead more
US Complicity in Indonesia Genocide
Brad Simpson AARON MATÉ: It’s The Real News. I’m Aaron Maté. In 1965, the Indonesian general Suharto launched a genocide that killed hundreds of thousands … US Complicity in Indonesia GenocideRead more
More Than 25 Percent of Formerly Incarcerated People are Unemployed in US
The study, “Out of Prison & Out of Work,” drew on statistics from the 2008 Bureau of Justice Statistics’s National Former Prisoner Survey data—the most … More Than 25 Percent of Formerly Incarcerated People are Unemployed in USRead more
The Great American Shakedown
The Democratic Party and its liberal supporters are perplexed. They presented hours of evidence of an impeachable offense, although they studiously avoided charging Donald Trump … The Great American ShakedownRead more
Meet the climate whistleblowers muzzled by Trump
From weakening vehicle emissions to blocking warnings about how coastal parks could flood or the impact on the Arctic, the Trump administration is accused of … Meet the climate whistleblowers muzzled by TrumpRead more
Who’s taxes are going to pay for the defense budget
LA, CA are you ready for the revolution? Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortezt, Cornel West
The New ‘Black Codes’
The police forces in impoverished urban communities, equipped with military-grade weapons and empowered to harass and kill largely at will, along with mass incarceration, are … The New ‘Black Codes’Read more