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Thousands rally in Japan to block right-wing attack on democracy
Braving scorching summer heat, 25,000 people rallied outside Japan’s National Diet building on July 20-21, part of a wave of protests at more than 270 locations across the country. The target of their anger: Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s push to gut proportional representation in the lower house of parliament, a move critics say is designed […]
- By : C.J. Atkins
- July 29, 2026
Nationwide protests demand action to save U.S. Postal Service
WASHINGTON—From Portland, Ore., to Miami and from Chicago to D.C., tens of thousands of people rallied July 28 in a union-organized campaign to save the U.S. Postal Service by pressuring Congress to give it a temporary financial lifeline while keeping it out of the clutches of Wall Street and the billionaire class. Organized by the […]
- By : Mark Gruenberg
- July 29, 2026
‘Applause’ musical review: An impressive revival
In his satirical 1961 novel Catch-22, Joseph Heller wrote: “Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.” This could be the tagline for The Group Rep’s revival of Applause, which is set in the social milieu of the Broadway theater. In it, Margo Channing (Leslie Stevens) is a star of stage and screen […]
- By : Ed Rampell
- July 29, 2026
In defense of Cuba against Marco Rubio’s lies and damnation
Last week, the State Department released a 100-page document titled “Cuba: The Capital of 21st Century Communism.” Those 100 pages contained a multitude of outright lies, excoriating damnations, and the creation of a mythical nation of epic proportions, hellbent on destroying the U.S. I can only hope that whoever wrote the report stretched before that […]
- By : Rob Warzyniak
- July 28, 2026
The spark in Tell: How a village resistance disrupted Israel’s West Bank strategy
During a military raid on the small town of Tell, southwest of Nablus, a moment of direct defiance shattered the illusion of total Palestinian submission. Faced with relentless military incursions, land confiscation, and settler harassment and violence, local villagers and farmers refused to retreat. In the confrontation that followed, a single Palestinian disarmed an Israeli […]
- By : Ramzy Baroud
- July 28, 2026
Federal court hands Trump a loss on mail-in ballots
BOSTON—On the eve of a mass union-led nationwide campaign on July 28 to “Protect Our Public Post Office” financially, the U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston gave postal workers and the nation’s voters a win by forcing a delay—probably until after this fall’s election—on implementing a Donald Trump demand to almost completely curb […]
- By : Mark Gruenberg
- July 28, 2026
Bea Lumpkin, ¡Presente! — A friend remembers
My newest best friend was a sparkplug, firing for worker justice. Among her first memories was on the playground at age six, arguing with another girl about the moral excellence of communism. A teacher, an author, a professor, yet Bea didn’t rely on her powerful analytical skills alone to win socialism; she organized. One week […]
- By : Chris Baehrend
- July 28, 2026
Rural hospitals disappearing, nurses say Medicare for All is only hope
STURGIS, Mich.—For 101 years, Sturgis Hospital stood as a cornerstone of healthcare in southwest Michigan. But on June 19, the doors closed for good. It is but the latest casualty in a decades-long assault on public health infrastructure and an economic system that prioritizes profits over people. The closure came with staff being given a […]
- By : Luis Martinez
- July 28, 2026
American Nero: Why Trump is trying to burn down the National Academy of Sciences
In a post on Truth Social earlier this month, Trump claimed that the National Academy of Sciences published “fraudulent, biased, and misleading Manuals on climate change.” He has now ordered “Federal Suspension and Debarment Officials” to review the organization’s conduct. Although he referred to multiple “Manuals,” the president’s Truth Social screed is really about a single […]
- By : Benjamin Santer
- July 28, 2026
California faith leaders to immigrants: You are not alone
TRUCKEE, Calif.—In the small town of Truckee in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, some 50 people—including leaders of a variety of faith traditions—gathered on July 25 to pledge their solidarity with immigrants who are under attack by the Trump regime. Speakers at the rally agreed that the struggle for immigrant rights had reached a […]
- By : Henry Millstein
- July 27, 2026