Before the election, on Tuesday, World Can’t Wait Steering Committee member Dennis Loo wrote: The U.S. president will carry forward a covert and quite probably overt war upon Iran and the other…
Obama’s Re-Election: What His Campaign Slogan ‘Forward’ Really Meant & What It Means Now
by Kevin Gosztola The slogan of President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign was “Forward.” As progressives and others celebrate his victory, they need to take a moment to soberly reflect on the reality…
Four More Years? Tell It to The Victims of These Crimes
Did the election season leave you cold? Are you yearning to find people you can talk seriously with about the big problems that the major political parties all seem to avoid? If…
What the Hell Just Happened? What are We Going to do About it?
From Cindy Sheehan On Thursday, November 8th, 8pm to 9pm Eastern, Cindy Sheehan’s Soapbox is sponsoring a National Community Conference Call with Glen Ford, the Executive Editor of the Black Agenda Report,…
I Thought I Was in Haiti, But Was in My Hometown of Staten Island
by Elaine Brower Five days after Hurricane Sandy, and little relief from government agencies, the people in Staten Island came out with a thunderous rage and unmatched relief effort. The “zombies” I…
Rage, Rage Against the Dying of the Light
by Nancy My work in black and Latino neighborhoods of this city lately has brought forcibly to my attention the conditions of life for many of my sisters and brothers in this…
Statement on Superstorm Sandy
From the Steering Committee of World Can’t Wait World Can’t Wait’s hearts and thoughts go out to those who have suffered great loss and hardship in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. Some…
Who is the Worst Civil Liberties President in US History?
by Glenn Greenwald The following interesting question arose yesterday from what at first appeared to be some petty Twitter bickering: who was the worst president for civil liberties in US history? That…
Show Us the Benghazi Drone Videotape
by Nick Mottern “An unarmed U.S. Predator drone already was performing surveillance missions over Libya when the attack on the consulate in Benghazi began about 9:40 p.m. local time [September 11, 2012],”…
Stormy Times Require a Lot from Us
by Debra Sweet Thanks to all who have messaged those of us in the northeast to check how we’re doing. We know many of you have been affected, and are not even…