Striking Minneapolis Teacher: ‘No One Here Is Going to Settle for the Status Quo’
Minneapolis teachers are now in their second week of striking, after a vote of more than 97% of members in support of going on strike. They are demanding reduced class sizes, mental health supports, recruitment and retention of educators of color, living wages, and more. Kristen Melby, MFT member on strike and an elementary environmental […]
Libyan Analyst Who Lived Through NATO War: Defense of NATO is ‘Total Hypocrisy’
NATO is often called a defensive military alliance. But in 2011, NATO launched a war on Libya, dropping bombs, blockading the country, and ushering in a massive economic crisis and demolition of the most prosperous country in the continent. As the war in Ukraine continues over demands that include keeping NATO weapons further from Russia, […]
Why a Ukraine “No-Fly Zone” is a One-Way Ticket to Nuclear War
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy gave a high-profile address to Congress calling for stepped up US involvement in the war — especially through the imposition of a “no-fly zone”. While this idea is presented as a humanitarian move, the reality is that such an action would mean that the two largest nuclear-armed powers would be in a […]
Top Cuban Vaccine Maker: How We Took on COVID Despite U.S. Siege
BT’s Rania Khalek was on the ground in Havana, Cuba, and spoke to Dr. Vicente Vérez Bencomo, General director of the Finlay vaccine institute in Havana, which developed Cuba’s highly effective COVID-19 vaccine Soberana. They discussed how the U.S. blockade hampered the country’s vaccine development, how Cuba managed to develop five covid vaccines while under […]
Ukraine War: Russia, the United States, and the Nature of Imperialism
As the world enters a new phase of major power conflict, it is crucial to understand the character of the Russian government and the role it plays on the world stage. Is Russia an imperialist power, equivalent to countries like the United States, France or the UK? How has the imperialist world system been set […]
Building the Anti-War Movement Amid War Fever & Censorship
As the war frenzy builds in the United States, censorship of anti-NATO voices on the Ukraine war is nearly universal. How do we strengthen the movement against war in this climate of war fever? ANSWER Coalition organizer Walter Smolarek and Kym Smith, organizer with the Party for Socialism & Liberation, discuss.
Hillary Clinton Wants a Repeat of Afghanistan-Style Insurgency in Ukraine
Rania Khalek & Eugene Puryear, hosts of The Freedom Side, respond to Hillary Clinton’s suggestion that the U.S. should prepare for a long-term Ukrainian insurgency along the lines of the mujahideen in Afghanistan from the 1980s. They also discuss a 2008 WikiLeaks document that predicted NATO expansion would spark an internal Ukrainian crisis and possible […]
Developers Want to Build On Top of Mass Grave of Enslaved Africans, Their Descendants Sue
Maryland residents represented their enslaved ancestors in court, arguing that the Moses Cemetery in Bethesda, Maryland, where their ancestors lie, should be able to remain a protected burial ground. Without legal standing while they lived, this is the first time these African ancestors have ever had their interests expressed in court. Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, […]