Portside

Peter Neil Carroll's poetry pays homage to the veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade who left a legacy of fighting fascism.

The bombs start again. Israel, as if on a timer, begins to pulverize Gaza. The bombs strike from one end of the country to another, a warning against the protests that have been ongoing for a year.

Mobilizing to protect our planet could help us build an economy that works for all working people. The resolution calls for “a new national, social, industrial, and economic mobilization on a scale not seen since World War II and the New Deal era.”

Post-flood satellite images of Mozambique show that Cyclone Idai submerged about 835 square miles of homes and fields — an area larger than New York City, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Boston combined.

Workers are organizing at unprecedented rates along the border — in Mexico. Since January, thousands of factory workers have been striking for higher wages in Mexican border cities, home to hundreds of factories run by US companies and subcontractors

Charting worldwide disaffection with liberal democracy, the book is a deep dive into Trumpism, Macronism, Brexit and question marks over the European Union, as well as mass movements weary of voting corrupt politicos in and out of office.

Reader Comments: Preparing for 2020 - Unity, Challenge, Take Power; Mueller, Barr Cover-Up; Trump Gift to Military; Worker Struggles- Chicago Symphony, Amazon, UIC, Tipped Workers; Brexit; Venezuela; Cuba; New Resources; Announcements; lots more....

What if, on the front end of corporate subsidies, the workers and residents on whose behalf deals such as that made with Foxconn in Wisconsin and Amazon in New York are ostensibly made, had a chance to weigh in?

"A dream come true for fossil fuel companies, but a nightmare for the American people."

A budget shows our values more clearly than any tweet, campaign speech, or political slogan