Dispatches
Dispatches
News from the front lines of progressive grassroots politics.
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The Real Trouble with Ilhan Omar
While others on the left waffle on questions of imperial power and foreign relations, the freshman Democrat takes on American hegemony. Read more
Jul 19, 2019
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Hack the Vote: Big Brother is Still Watching You
“Digital rights are human rights.” A review of the film, The Great Hack. Read more
Jul 19, 2019
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The Billionaires v. Bernie
The democratic socialist candidate is under attack from the super rich, their corporations, lobbyists, and think tanks. Some are even backing his 2020 Democratic primary rivals. Read more
Jul 19, 2019
‘R’ is for Racist
Sigh. Remember the good ol’ days of meaningless distractions? Read more
Jul 18, 2019
The Dark Side of the Moon Mission
“For that kind of money,” Vonnegut cracked on the CBS Evening News, “the least [NASA] can do is discover God.” Civil rights activists, anti-Vietnam War protesters and even top scientists were skeptical of the Apollo moon mission at the time. Read more
Jul 18, 2019
DonkeyHotey
Progressive Candidates Emerge to Take on Blue Dog Dems
“If we embrace progressive values and the idea of diversity as our advantage, we can win through inclusion, we can form this big tent around progressive values.” Read more
Jul 17, 2019
Kamyar Adl
Trump’s Threats towards Iran Aren’t Working. Here’s Why.
By treating the Iranian regime as a monolith the Trump Administration risks closing one of the few remaining avenues for defusing the crisis. Read more
Jul 17, 2019
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The Social Movement Photography of David Bacon: Kids Working in the Banana Trees; Parents on Strike
In 1997, I went to the Philippines to document child labor on the banana plantations producing for the Dole Corporation. The next year activists carried the information to Seattle to confront the global meeting of the World Trade Organization. Read more
Jul 16, 2019
Smart Ass Cripple: The New Bathroom Wars
As some people continually seek to redefine what an inclusive public bathroom looks like, conservative forces staunchly defend the bathroom status quo. Read more
Jul 16, 2019
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Trump’s ‘Go Back’ Racist Epithet; Oh, So Familiar
Trump has dived deep into the septic tank before. But, folks, this is truly a new low. Read more
Jul 15, 2019
Iris Ton
Foreign Correspondent: What’s Really Going on in Hong Kong?
China and Hong Kong will be struggling for many years to determine exactly what “one country, two systems” really means. Read more
Jul 12, 2019
Migrant Detention, Inc.
As the anti-immigrant drumbeat continues, private prison companies are making billions. Yay capitalism! Read more
Jul 11, 2019
Jimmy Emerson
Racism: Milwaukee’s Public Health Emergency
One of the most segregated cities in the United States takes on racism as a health issue. Read more
Jul 10, 2019
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Donald Trump’s Not-So-Great Economy
Dig just a little below the surface and you’ll find that the much-discussed gains for working people are mostly illusionary. Read more
Jul 9, 2019
Call to Action: Close the Concentration Camps Now!
We are calling on all people of conscience to shut down the concentration camps on the US-Mexico border through any nonviolent means necessary. Read more
Jul 9, 2019
James Goodman
Putting the Brakes on the Deportation Machine
A determined detainee stands up for her rights, with a little help from her friends. Read more
Jul 8, 2019
The Trump of July
“It’s on this day that America First celebrates its independence from Crooked Hillary!” Read more
Jul 5, 2019
Japanese Internment Camp Survivor: ‘Never Again Is NOW!’
A filmmaker and therapist tells of her family’s internment in a maximum security camp during World War II, and her views on the current imprisonment of people from south of the border. Read more
Jul 3, 2019
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Waiting to Be An American
In terms of how I feel, as a lesbian of African descent, I am not an American, not completely. Read more
Jul 3, 2019
From North Carolina, a Cautionary Election Tale
With accusations of political machinations, exorbitant spending by outside political groups, and a demographically shifting state, is North Carolina’s Congressional District 9 election a sign of things to come? Read more
Jul 3, 2019
