First African-American Woman and Gay Chicago Mayor Wins in Landslide
“Chicago voters made history Tuesday when Lori Lightfoot won a landslide victory as both the city’s first African-American woman mayor and openly gay mayor. This comes after a February runoff...
Man Held in Solitary Confinement Longer than any Prisoner in U.S. History
“Albert Woodfox is a former political prisoner who was held in solitary confinement for 43 years until he won his freedom just over three years ago. Now he is traveling the world and joins us in...
Why federal funds for opioid treatment don’t get to Native communities
“Stacy Bohlen of the National Indian Health Board breaks down how block grants for states to combat the opioid epidemic neglect Native communities. “The states are under no obligation to...
How Standing Rock resistance inspired the Green New Deal
“Lakota historian Nick Estes says new efforts to fight climate change are inextricably linked to indigenous-led movements like the Dakota Access Pipeline protests at Standing Rock.” “In...
The U.S. Is Acting Like an Authoritarian Regime by Barring ICC Officials
“The Trump administration has barred International Criminal Court investigators from entering the United States. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Friday that the U.S. will start denying...
College scam exposes “deception” about the wealthy’s success
“Howard U prof: College scam exposes “deception” that wealthy succeed through hard work alone. “If you don’t buy into the notion that rich people are disproportionately...
National board member of Jewish Voice for Peace defends Rep. Ilhan Omar
“Rep. Ilhan Omar and her colleagues are changing “the politics of how this Congress is operating,” said Phyllis Bennis, who is on the national board of Jewish Voice for Peace....
Historian on the Racist and Violent History of U.S. Border Agents
“Extended conversation with Greg Grandin, author of the new book, “The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America.” Grandin is a professor at New York...