Sports, Arts and Culture

Class struggle and country music: Which side are you on?

Over the last several weeks, two country music videos containing completely different political messages have been a big topic of…

August 7, 2023

Transgender fear and the belittlement of women’s sports

In the latest efforts to eliminate the LGBTQ2S+ community, trans people have become the shiny new scapegoat, now that lesbian,…

July 31, 2023

The anti-racist legacy of Tony Bennett

Tony Bennett, who died peacefully at the age of 96 on July 21, was not only one of the most…

July 29, 2023

Unions to bosses: We won’t take it anymore
Actors, writers, shut down Hollywood

Members of the Writers Guild (WGA) have been on strike since May 2 against television and film studio giants like…

July 18, 2023

Taking on the national anthem, Jill Scott sings truth about U.S. racism

“Oh, say, can you see, by the blood in the streets, that this place doesn’t smile on you, colored child.…

July 11, 2023

Global solidarity with Writers Guild strike

The International Affiliation of Writers Guilds (IAWG), Federation of Screenwriters in Europe (FSE) and UNI Global Union (UNI-MEI) organized global…

June 23, 2023

“No 76ers arena in Chinatown!”

Over 3,000 protesters from Chinatown and supporting communities marched through downtown Philadelphia on June 10 with a loud and clear…

June 13, 2023

Growing condemnation of Israel

There used to be a time when to publicly raise the name Palestine and the Palestinians’ right to their homeland…

June 12, 2023

Writers strike expands beyond LA, NYC

Santa Fe, New Mexico Writers Guild-West held an action in Santa Fe on May 26 that disrupted production of two…

June 2, 2023

Solidarity with writers strike growing

As the 11,500 members of the Writers Guild (WGA) begin their third week on the picket line, the strike shows…

May 19, 2023