America’s New Moment of Labor Mobilization
The summer has seen a steady stream of workforce mobilizations in the USA.
Life Expectancy and Human Development in the 21st Century
If we accept that life expectancy is a good measure of human development, the latest data are revealing: Life expectancy fell in the U.S. in 2021 to its lowest since 1996, mainly due to COVID-19 deaths. In contrast, life expectancy China throughout the COVID pandemic!
‘Painful March for Freedom’: The Triumphant Legacy of Palestinian Prisoners
Palestinians are resisting Israeli repression under the harshest circumstances and by every means available to them. Tellingly, the strongest of such resistance takes place inside prison walls, by gaunt looking, and often dying hunger strikers.
Western Sahara Conflict: Analyzing the Illegal Occupation (1973-Present)
In this extensive interview, Zunes breaks down the history (1973-2022) of the political instability in the region. Zunes also highlights US diplomatic history, geography, and people of this historic borderland. He states how the press is “largely non-existent” on the matter.
‘Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here’: The Hell-Gates of Dachau
Dachau was one of the most enduring institutions of Nazism, rising and falling with the Third Reich itself, as grotesque and brutal as the regime that conceived it.