Aaron Bushnell Was the Tip of the Iceberg. Now US Troops are Quitting the Military Over Gaza
American service members are quitting the military in protest of the US government’s role in the Gaza genocide. Dozens of troops have filed for Conscientious Objector status since October 7, citing the US-Israeli genocidal war as the turning point. Mike Prysner, war veteran, host of Eyes Left Podcast, and producer for The Empire Files, explains […]
Exposed: Pentagon Ran Covert Anti-Vax Operation to Discredit China | The China Report
A recent Reuters investigation found that at the height of the COVID pandemic, the Pentagon ran a covert, online anti-vax campaign in the Philippines to undermine SINOVAC, China’s COVID vaccine and the first one made available in the country. Journalist Amanda Yee and political analyst KJ Noh of Pivot to Peace discuss this recent bombshell […]
Pregnant and on Parole? The Cruel Abortion Ban No One is Talking About
June 24 marked two years since the Dobbs v. Jackson decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, stripping abortion and reproductive rights from millions of women. Now that abortion rights are decided by individual states, the number of patients traveling out-of-state for the procedure has nearly doubled from 1 in 10 to nearly 1 in 5. […]
Exposed: How Biden & Ukraine’s Fascists Worked Together to Block Peace with Russia
Newly released treaty negotiation documents show that Ukraine and Russia were very close to ending the war—more than two years ago, in April 2022. But U.S. imperialists and NATO have worked with and strengthened the right-wing in Ukraine to achieve their long-term goals in the region, including endless war, no matter how many people die. […]
The FBI Wanted Assange to Die in Prison. Here’s the Real Reason They Let Him Out.
Julian Assange has finally been freed after over a decade of persecution by the US government for exposing its war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan. Following a plea deal with the US Department of Justice, the WikiLeaks founder was freed from the super-max Belmarsh Prison on Monday, where he was held for over five years […]
‘Defenders of Apartheid’: Why the Democratic Alliance is a Disaster for South Africa’s Working Class
The African National Congress (ANC) in South Africa formed a coalition government with right-wing parties after losing their majority for the first time in 30 years. Phakamile Hlubi-Majola, spokesperson for the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), the biggest labor union in the country, discusses the implications on South Africa’s working class as […]
Doctors Back from Gaza Describe Horror: ‘Nothing Like We Have Ever Seen’
Eight months into Israel’s genocide in Gaza and relentless attacks on every hospital in the besieged territory, the healthcare system has been near-totally annihilated. Israel has killed and tortured thousands of healthcare workers and has left medical facilities in a state of total desperation without access to basic medical supplies to provide treatment. Two American […]
The Hidden History of Juneteenth with Dr. Gerald Horne
Juneteenth, now recognized as a federal holiday in the United States, marks the day in 1865 when General Gordon Granger shared the news to enslaved people in Texas that they had been freed. However, Dr. Gerald Horne, author of “The Counter-Revolution of 1776: Slave Resistance and the Origins of the United States of America,” argues […]