By Earle J. Fisher This article was originally published by Truthout Tyrin Johnson’s killing is part of a larger militarization unfolding in Memphis, Tennessee, under Trump. I met Tyrin “Ty” Johnson neither through a police report, nor through a press conference, nor through the carefully crafted statements of elected officials or the endless speculation that […]
When Joe Wiscount was a teenager in Tremont, Pennsylvania, a tiny town in a region once ruled by coal barons, he worked a summer job stretching tarps over a pit in the countryside, preparing it to be filled with garbage. When he moved back to his hometown with his wife, Lara, over 30 years later, […]
Marah Abdel Jaber Prism A seasoned humanitarian aid worker directing distributions to Gaza since the start of Israel’s genocide in October 2023 went on their first mission to the Strip last winter. During the two-week mission, they conducted a ground assessment: testing the efficacy of aid, recording field interviews with residents, and surveying the functionality […]
Jessica Corbett Common Dreams As Democratic Michigan Congressman Shri Thanedar on Monday announced endorsements from party leaders in the US House of Representatives, his primary challenger, Donavan McKinney, secured more support from key progressives. Already, McKinney counted among his backers various Michiganders, US Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), and progressive congressional candidates who have recently won their primaries: Dr. Adam Hamawy in New […]
This year’s El Niño weather system, expected to be one of the strongest in decades, could cause a global economic shock that the world is unable to absorb, Deutsche Bank warned.
Soaring egg prices in China highlight the contrast between the slowing pace of economic growth — which some analysts say faces recession — and consumer cost pressures.