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Rethink Sanctions. They’re Killing As Many People As War Does

Mark Weisbrot Center for Economic and Policy Research
Sanctions are becoming the preferred weapon of the United States and some allies — not because they are less destructive than military action, but more likely because the toll is less visible.

Bringing Down a President

Timothy Braatz Z Network
How does an antifascism movement halt and reverse the expansion of Trumpism? Perhaps the U.S. antiwar movement of 1965-75 offers some clues. After all, it caused two elected presidents to give up the presidency.

Bloody Thursday

Nairobi Williese Barnes The Stansbury Forum
Pass the torch in remembrance, Brothers and Sisters, In memory, and In might! For every soul who dared say, no! So we could one day say yes to fair wages, Say yes to dignity!

The Secret to Baltimore’s Extraordinary Year

Rebecca Crosby and Noel Sims Popular Information
Baltimore has fought violent crime not only through policing but through programs that provide support for housing, career development, and education. These approaches are derided as "woke." A better word to describe its holistic strategy: effective.

Independents Drive Trump’s Approval to 37%

Megan Brenan Gallup
Trump closes out the second quarter of his second term in office having accomplished much of what he said he would do if elected. Yet, outside of his Republican base, relatively few Americans are pleased with his performance.