Author: Gary Wilson

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a new congressional map into law on May 7 that breaks up Memphis, eliminates the state’s only majority-Black congressional district and threatens to erase Black voters’ only real voice in […]

Wall Street is still treating the oil shock from Washington’s war on Iran as temporary. Oil prices are up. Analysts are warning about inflation. Investors are betting the disruption will pass. That misses the real […]

Washington’s war on Iran is burning through more than missiles. It is draining fuel supplies, disrupting airline schedules, raising food prices, cutting jobs and state budgets. At home, the same ruling class is attacking the […]

The U.S. Supreme Court did not stop with gutting the Voting Rights Act. On May 4, it moved from ruling to enforcement. Five days after its April 29 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, the court […]

On April 29, the U.S. Supreme Court gave state legislatures a green light to break up Black and Native voting districts — an attack on Black self-determination, Native sovereignty and basic democratic rights. Download flyer […]

China has directly challenged the U.S. sanctions campaign against Iran, ordering all Chinese firms and individuals to ignore U.S. penalties targeting five oil refineries accused of buying Iranian crude. China’s Ministry of Commerce invoked its […]

May 1, 2026, was International Workers’ Day. Workers, students, immigrants and community organizations rallied across the United States: no school, no work, no shopping — with signs and placards demanding “No ICE, no war.” That […]