News centered on the United States
photos by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage CLEVELAND, OH – As the Republican National Convention kicked off at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland this past week, Love and Rage traveled to the city to document some of the demonstrations being held. It was a relatively quiet event as police […]
by Jeff Sparrow/Overland Over the last few days, the streets have filled with Situationists*, as Pokemon Go sends its legions of players out on prolonged dérives. OK, the comparison’s slightly ridiculous. Yet consider Situationist pioneer Guy Debord’s description of the dérive, the psychogeographic technique his coterie was trialling […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage Heading into its fourth week, the Verizon Wireless worker strike has become a pivotal point in the legacy of labor movements in the United States. On Friday, Verizon offered its “best and last offer” to union negotiators with the Communications Workers of America […]
by Aaron Williams/AlterNet Noam Chomsky, 87, is without a doubt the most significant academic figure to cast a highly critical eye on U.S. foreign policies. The 2016 U.S. presidential primaries are in motion and with democratic socialist Bernie Sanders challenging Hillary Clinton for the Democratic presidential nomination, it […]
by Alexander Reid Ross/It’s Going Down The Malheur Rebellion took overnight control of all screen time throughout social media and conversations about it quickly became pervasive. I felt compelled to go to the site and try to gain some perspective. I contacted Ben Jones, and we decided to go down together […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage In the wake of 30 states refusing or opposing to take in Syrian refugees, Congressman Richard Hanna (R) of New York’s 22nd Congressional District issued a statement urging the Obama administration to immediately cease plans to accept refugees in the aftermath of the terrorist […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage The hacktivist collective Anonymous had recently made promises to release personal information on 1000 members of the Ku Klux Klan currently serving in elected positions throughout the United States, so when the internet was treated to a storm of activity revolving around the […]
by Marilee Jolin/South Seattle Emerald 34th and Union. I’ve been to this corner 100 times. A quaint little spot with clean streets, big hanging flower baskets, wine bars and pricey brunch locales. I’ve been here as an employee, a diner, a cyclist, a coffee-shop writer and a shopper. Today […]
by Jack Suria Linares/YDS USA When potential presidential candidate Bernie Sanders opposed the idea of open borders, many (the media, the liberal establishment, and even activists) took his position as an attack on immigration reform. A similar attack happened after the events at Netroots Nation where Black Lives […]
by Derek Scarlino/Love and Rage CINCINNATI, OH – The University of Cincinnati Police Officer who shot and killed 43-year-old Samuel Dubose has been indicted for murder. In a press release, Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters spoke of Officer Ray Tensing’s conduct, “I’ve been doing this for over 30 […]
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