Port of Last Call

Christine Gross-Loh / Los Angeles Review of Books Mar 15, 2020 In this slim volume, Wasserstrom brings us into the world of Hong Kong’s activists while explaining the current and historical context underlying their cause. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Corporate Media Is Practically Baying for a Police State

Alan MacLeod / FAIR Feb 21, 2020 While it celebrates Hong Kong's protesters as champions of democracy, our political press paints our own as vandals, thugs and criminals. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Hong Kong Reports Virus Death as Workers Strike at Hospitals

KEN MORITSUGU / The Associated Press Feb 4, 2020 Medical staff members demand the border with mainland China be shut completely. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Health Experts: Human-to-Human Spread of New Virus Worrying

KEN MORITSUGU / The Associated Press Jan 29, 2020 For a second day, the number of infections of the coronavirus grow dramatically. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Xi Calls Situation Grave as China Scrambles to Contain Virus

KEN MORITSUGU / The Associated Press Jan 25, 2020 The president's remarks underline the urgent, expanding efforts to control the outbreak as Lunar New Year travelers hasten its spread. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

We Must Come Together to Beat Back Neoliberal Fascism

Henry Giroux / Truthdig Dec 18, 2019 Divide-and-conquer political strategies used within and beyond the U.S. have led to atomization, which must be overcome. Dig deeper ( 16 Min. Read )

The Media Are Blatantly Ignoring Uprisings Across the Globe

Alan MacLeod / FAIR Dec 9, 2019 This year has seen mass demonstrations from Chile to Lebanon, yet our political press only sees fit to cover the protests in Hong Kong. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Capitalism’s Failures Have Ignited Protests Worldwide

Marc Steiner / The Real News Network Nov 29, 2019 From Chile to Lebanon to Hong Kong, people are rising up against an oppressive neoliberal order, explains journalist Ben Ehrenreich. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Massive Turnout in Hong Kong Vote Seen as Pro-Democracy Test

KEN MORITSUGU and EILEEN NG / The Associated Press Nov 24, 2019 After months of protests, 71% of the city's 4.1 million registered voters cast ballots on Sunday. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump’s Removal Can’t Wait for Impeachment

Paul Street / Truthdig Nov 20, 2019 Legal procedures designed by 18th-century slaveholders won't save us. Only mass civil disobedience can sweep our fascist regime from power. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Police Surround Last Holdouts at Hong Kong Campus Protest

KEN MORITSUGU and ANDI JATMIKO / The Associated Press Nov 19, 2019 Even as the latest violence winds down, a fundamental divide suggests the protests in the former British colony are far from over. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Campus Under Siege as Hong Kong Police Battle Protesters

KEN MORITSUGU / The Associated Press Nov 18, 2019 Police corner trapped demonstrators that had fortified university but now seek escape. Supporters try to disrupt law enforcement outside. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )