Supreme Court: People’s Revolt Tips the Scales
The conservative court chooses stability amid a pandemic, depression and grassroots revolt. Coronavirus surges amid government negligence of epic, and criminal, proportions. Low-wage workers in North Carolina continue to call out the lack of PPE. The police respond to Pride and anti-racist protests with even more repression. And internationally Palestine resists the latest advances of […]
‘Only the Workers Know What’s Really Happening’
The virus is surging, and workers at the frontlines are still struggling for basic PPE and a livable wage. Low-wage and essential workers in North Carolina testified to members of the state’s General Assembly to demand a council to set health and safety standards, which the workers themselves would be part of enforcing. Connect with […]
Actually, Being a Cop is Not that Dangerous
While police keep inventing stories of being attacked by fast food employees, other workers are actually taking greater daily risks. Maybe it’s time to start saluting the loggers, taxi drivers, flight engineers, landscaping and farm workers out there instead. #chanceofdyingasacop #whypolicingisntdanergous #dangerousjobs #Isbeingacopdangerous #police #policingisntdangerous #IspolicingsafeinAmerica #ispolicingdangerous #realdangerinpolicing #Realdangerinbeingacop #policing #dangerinpolicingexplained #dangeronjob #chanceofdeathinpolicing […]
Bolton and Trump: A Falling Out Among Thieves
Bolton’s book has scandalized Washington but what are it’s deeper political implications? In this week’s monologue Eugene explains how Bolton is cleverly attempting to launder his extreme war-mongering positions as “mainstream” by appealing to anti-Trump sentiment. #johnbolton #donaldtrump #trump #handsoffvenezuela #venezuela #warmongers #BoltonTrump Connect with BreakThrough » Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BTnewsroom » Tweet us […]
Seattle Labor Council Expels Police Union
As a massive uprising against racism sweeps the U.S., much attention has been turned to the issue of police unions. The MLK Labor Council in Seattle took the major step of expelling that area’s police union from labor’s governing regional body. BreakThrough interviewed Nicole Grant, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the MLK Labor Council about what led […]
Protests Rock Denver City Council: ‘This is Our Meeting Now’
On June 22nd, protestors flooded the public comment portion of Denver’s city council meeting demanding justice for victims of police violence. BreakThrough interivewed Joel Ibrahim, an organizer in Denver who participated in Monday night’s events. Protestors took over the meeting and testified for hours about the numerous people killed by the police in the city. […]
Bolsonaro and Trump Compete for Biggest Coronavirus Catastrophe
Brazil may soon surpass the U.S. with the highest rate of infections — while lacking any real health leadership. Like Trump, far-right president Jair Bolsonaro first called the coronavirus a “little flu.” He rejected the WHO’s guidelines on social distancing and wearing masks, and ousted two health ministers. BT spoke with Rodrigo Durao, writer and […]
The Movement Goes Mainstream: What Now?
All the country’s major brands recognized Juneteenth, for the first time in history. They all tweet about #BLM and some even changed their branding. But will this produce the substantive change that people are demanding in the streets? BT discusses this, as well as the U.S. government’s surrender to the pandemic and what John Bolton’s […]