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Highlander Research And Education Center Brings Old-School Expertise To Present-Day Issues

Friday, 4 October 2024, 1:14 pm | Independent Media Institute

Formed in the early 1930s, this Tennessee institution is still fighting for social and racial justice. More >>

What We Can Learn From Gen Z Workers

Friday, 4 October 2024, 3:53 am | Independent Media Institute

Rather than blame young workers for bad attitudes, we need to understand why Gen Z prioritizes its well-being over company health—and learn from them. More >>

How Extensive Is The Privatization Of Security?

Thursday, 3 October 2024, 4:10 am | Independent Media Institute

While attention has been brought to the privatization of warfare, the growing privatization of policing continues to progress globally. More >>

The Decline Of The U.S. Empire: Where Is It Taking Us All?

Monday, 30 September 2024, 10:55 pm | Independent Media Institute

An attitude of denial at the time that decline was all but certain morphed only too readily into the attitude of denial now that the decline is well underway. More >>

Software Developers In Oakland Are Putting People Over Profit

Saturday, 28 September 2024, 3:53 pm | Independent Media Institute

How coders are working on creating community participation and democratic design. More >>

How Corporate News Has Tried To Numb Americans To The Horrors In Gaza

Monday, 16 September 2024, 2:30 am | Independent Media Institute

As the Gaza conflict prolongs, U.S. media's biased coverage obscures the humanitarian crisis, failing to convey the true extent of suffering amid rising death tolls and starvation. More >>

Growing Challenges For Dems In Arab And Muslim Voting Hotspots Across The U.S.

Friday, 13 September 2024, 10:46 pm | Independent Media Institute

While the Gaza War has brought attention to the political influence of Arab and Muslim Americans amid the election season, their growing impact will affect policies beyond the conflict in the Middle East. More >>

Harris’s Failed Opportunity?

Friday, 13 September 2024, 10:02 pm | Independent Media Institute

During her nearly 40-minute-long speech on the final day of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Vice President Kamala Harris laid out her economic plan for the nation as “an... More >>

Harris’s Failed Opportunity?

Tuesday, 10 September 2024, 3:19 am | Independent Media Institute

Vice President Kamala Harris's DNC speech promotes an "opportunity economy," but critics argue it lacks true progressive substance, focusing instead on a centrist agenda. More >>

Why Poverty Reduction Under Capitalism Is A Myth

Tuesday, 27 August 2024, 9:49 am | Independent Media Institute

From its beginnings, the capitalist economic system produced both critics & celebrants, those who felt victimized & those who felt blessed. Where victims & critics developed analyses, demands, & proposals for change, beneficiaries, & celebrants developed ... More >>

Harris’s Failed Opportunity?

Saturday, 24 August 2024, 7:59 pm | Independent Media Institute

Kamala Harris chose to embrace Republican language on the economy even if she backs progressive politics. More >>

Ten Grim Climate Scenarios When Global Temperatures Rise Above 1.5 Degrees Celsius

Friday, 23 August 2024, 8:43 am | Independent Media Institute

Here’s a frightening peek into our climate-addled future More >>

The Status Of Europe’s Autonomous Movements

Tuesday, 20 August 2024, 7:49 am | Independent Media Institute

While the EU plays a dominant role in managing autonomous and separatist movements in member states, non-EU countries have their own rules, and can be more vulnerable to outside interference. More >>

How To Decolonise Our Battle Against Climate Change

Friday, 16 August 2024, 9:47 am | Independent Media Institute

Rich countries have exported climate breakdown through extractive industries, creating a “carbon colonialism.” More >>

Capitalism, Mass Anger, And 2024 Elections

Tuesday, 13 August 2024, 10:52 am | Independent Media Institute

n the wake of his huge defeat on June 30, 2024, when 80 percent of voters rejected French “centrist” President Emmanuel Macron, he said he understood the French people’s anger. In the UK, Conservative loser Rishi Sunak said the same about the ... More >>

Capitalism’s Unequal Distribution Deprives You Of True Freedom

Thursday, 8 August 2024, 8:10 am | Independent Media Institute

As the French economist Thomas Piketty most recently exposed, capitalism, across time and space, has always tended to produce ever-greater economic inequality. More >>

Trump’s Battle For U.S. Sports

Sunday, 4 August 2024, 5:07 pm | Independent Media Institute

Donald Trump’s targeting of established sports leagues & promotion of alternatives have partly reshaped the American sports landscape. Increasing politicization is continuing to challenge its role as a key form of entertainment and culture, with ... More >>

What Does Arming Israel Cost Us?

Sunday, 4 August 2024, 5:02 pm | Independent Media Institute

To end U.S. support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza, cold, hard calculations about war spending versus domestic programs could have greater resonance in an election year. More >>

The Science Of Twins And The Human Fascination With Them

Monday, 29 July 2024, 12:22 pm | Independent Media Institute

Fascination with twins and what twin studies tell us about human nature is universal. There is no question that behavioral and medical science advances have happened largely because twins yield a wealth of information just by being themselves. More >>

Victims Win Historic Victory Against Chiquita In Colombia Paramilitary Case

Tuesday, 23 July 2024, 10:53 am | Independent Media Institute

The ruling against the banana giant formerly known as United Fruit makes history in holding a U.S. company liable for abuses committed abroad. Lawyers say the case is just the beginning. More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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