Oklahoma Court Gives Largest Opioid Dealer a Pass

Oklahoma Court Gives Largest Opioid Dealer a Pass

In the past few years several states, including Oklahoma, California and New York, have successfully sued Johnson and Johnson for the social costs incurred by those states in the opioid epidemic.  On Tuesday, November 9, Oklahoma’s Supreme Court overturned its 2019...
Shameful Barbed Wire and Walls Made of Money

Shameful Barbed Wire and Walls Made of Money

The following is an editorial translated from Convergences Révolutionnaires, the website of the French revolutionary socialist group, l’Étincelle (The Spark). There are nearly 3,000 men, women and children trapped along the border of Poland and Belarus – victims of...
Oakland: Report from the Classroom

Oakland: Report from the Classroom

I am an elementary school teacher in Oakland Unified School District (OUSD). We have been in school for 12 weeks and since there has not yet been a serious outbreak, people within our community have become somewhat complacent to the situation at hand. It’s...
Facebook Files: Corporate Wealth at the Expense of Mental Health

Facebook Files: Corporate Wealth at the Expense of Mental Health

It may not come as a surprise to find out that social media has a negative impact on self-esteem and mental health. If you’ve ever spent some time scrolling on the apps, then you know it can leave you feeling low. Well, it’s not just in your head. Research has shown...