A Hiroshima Grandmother’s Plea to Americans

Rev. John Dear Waging Nonviolence
As the United States pushes the world closer to nuclear war, stories of atomic bomb survivors continue to urge us to resist idolatry and dismantle our nuclear weapons.

José de Echave on the Future of the Left in Peru

Paulo Drinot NACLA
The 2021 vice presidential candidate for Juntos por el Perú (Together for Peru) discusses what we can expect from the Castillo government and possible alliances with other sectors of the Left.

Can We Touch Your Hair?

Skye Jackson Rattle
“I wrote this poem in response to the sense of horror I felt,” says New Orleans poet Skye Jack, “and in memory of my ancestors who would not have been given the privilege to refuse their touch.”

At a Massive Union Rally, the Promise of a Better South

Hamilton Nolan In These Times
Strikers sitting next to a blow up of Mother Jones
Many unions sent buses full of supporters from all across the South. There were CWA and UAW members. There were teamsters, teachers, government workers and longshoremen all in union t-shirts. This is what solidarity looks like.

What If the Gulf Stream Current Stopped?

Our planet has seen this before. Its ice has melted. Water levels have risen. Ocean currents have already stopped. The last time this happened was 13,000 years ago.