The U.S. Gives Refuge to Torture Victims from All Over — Except from Guantanamo
The U.S. hasn’t agreed to resettle any of its own torture victims, much less offered any other form of accountability.
The Seattle Minimum Wage Study Is Utter B.S.
Fortunately for workers, credible research still points to raising the minimum wage as one reliable solution to the scourge of inequality.
How Wealth Managers Undermine Society and What We Can Do About It
An expert explains how shadowy practitioners of financial trickery help facilitate widespread tax evasion — and undermine democratic government.
The Real Reason Trump’s Trying to Derail Cuba Advances
Trump’s motivations to reverse Obama-era policies have less to do with human rights, and more about fear of an example of a different kind of society, Netfa Freeman tells Rising Up with Sonali.
Trump’s Policy Is Clear: Civilian Casualties Don’t Matter in the War on Terror
Multiple air strikes on cities and the use of white phosphorus—a probable war crime—guarantee a growing death toll.
Historic Wins for Democracy and Rights in El Salvador
There have been two giant wins for democracy, human rights, and the environment in an unlikely spot: the small, embattled nation of El Salvador. What lessons can be learned, and can nations and activists build on these two victories?
All Signs Point to a Coming Conflict with Iran
Behind all of Trump’s boneheaded policies in the Middle East is an unmistakable urge for confrontation with Iran.
No One’s Leaving the Negotiating Table in Cuba
Negotiations between Cuban and American government representatives are ongoing, James Early says, regardless of Trump’s latest executive order.
We Need To Talk About Raqqa
The U.S. admitted to using white phosphorus in civilian areas in Syria, Phyllis Bennis tells The Real News.
Companies Can Either Make Things Or Make CEOs Rich
Making breakthroughs for consumers is hard, companies have found. But making fortunes for CEOs is easy.
America’s Role in the Refugee Crisis
On World Refugee Day, let’s examine our role in displacing millions around the globe.
Black-led Labor Organizers Discuss Challenges and Tactics of Black Worker Organizing in the Trump Era at State of Black Workers in America Conference
The Institute for Policy Studies held its 3rd State of Black Workers in America Conference at historic Howard University.
Is It Possible to Undo 2016?
Bureaucracy may constrain the worst of Trump and Brexit, but returning to the status quo won’t fix anything.
Honor Juneteenth by Closing the Racial Wealth Divide
Even over 150 years after slavery, black families still lag centuries behind whites in household wealth.
Who’s To Blame for Inequality?
Deep pockets are pushing to place the blame on firms that can’t keep up with the top 5% of companies, and want to see labor rights slashed accordingly.