The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade has reopened a much-needed debate over the road forward to advance the fight for women’s equality. It’s well worth discussing why that ruling was made in 1973, and its lessons for…
Democrats’ probe into the Jan. 6 incursion into the Capitol building a year and a half ago continues to broaden, while they desperately seek something to run on in 2022 as President Joseph Biden’s poll numbers fall. In the process…
The Democratic Party’s relentless drive to prevent former President Donald Trump from running again in 2024 stepped up a gear starting June 9 with hours of televised House Select Committee hearings probing the Jan. 6, 2021, incursion at the Capitol…
An arsonist damaged a family planning and women’s health center under construction in Casper, Wyoming, May 25. Wellspring Health Access, a national health care nonprofit that provides reproductive care in rural areas, plans to offer a range of services, including…
President Joseph Biden’s May 20-24 trip to Asia comes amid increasing calls in the press and Congress for the White House to return to making its top foreign-policy priority countering Beijing’s rising economic clout and the growing reach of its…
Public anger exploded in Sri Lanka May 9 after several hundred supporters of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, many armed with iron bars, attacked peaceful protesters camped out in Colombo, the country’s capital. Police did little to stop the attack that…
In recent weeks U.S. bosses have been posting record profits, 35% above the year before. “The numbers are in” an article in Bloomberg boasts, “2021 was the most profitable year for American corporations since 1950.” While working people struggle to…
Weeks of rising anger toward government officials in response to severe COVID restrictions and accompanying food shortages spurred protests in Shanghai at the end of April. Dozens of residents in Jinze, a Shanghai suburb, marched through the streets demanding food.…
Weeks of protests by tens of thousands of workers, farmers and youth continue across Sri Lanka, demanding President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign. Soaring inflation, spreading power outages and shortages of food and fuel are devastating millions, as the country’s rulers put…
Economic turmoil and political conflicts are rising across Asia in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, as governments seek the best course to defend their interests in a shifting world. Alongside the rulers of China and India, the capitalist…
