By Josep Maria Antentas / Socialist Project.
In June 2017 a referendum on Catalan independence was announced by the Government of Catalonia, formed by members of the Junts pel Sí coalition, supported by the Popular Unity Candidacy (CUP), for October 1 2017.
By Robert Kuttner / The American Prospect.
Trump’s embattled strategist phones me, unbidden, to opine on China, Korea, and his enemies in the administration.
(Rex Features via AP Images)
Steve Bannon on the phone, December 9, 2016
By Mark Weisbrot / Center for Economic and Policy Research.
A Congressional board’s remedy for Puerto Rico’s financial ills will only deepen the island’s impoverishment for decades.
The United States invaded Puerto Rico in 1898 and took it from Spain. Although the residents became United States citizens in 1917, the island’s colonial status has been a locus of political debate and struggle for most of its subsequent history.
"Bernie Bros" and the "Alt-Left" are terms increasingly used by conservatives and neo-liberals to discourage, disempower, and discourage activism on the left in favor of complacency in support of the status quo.
By Michael Sainato
By Scott Ritter / Truthdig.
Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C., in June 2016. (Paul Holston / AP)
