Beyond the Headlines: Issue #1
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Beyond the Headlines:
Tired of the constant empty news cycle that doesn't discuss the core of the problems we're facing? We want to go BEYOND THE HEADLINES Unfortunately, media is nothing more than privatized corporations whose main goal is to earn an income rather than inform our communities. Beyond The Headlines is a project by One Struggle that [...]
We Scream for Change and They Respond by Supporting the Status Quo
From national, state, to even local politics, we are told one thing over and over again; if you want change, vote in the right people and change will be delivered to you. To be frank, our needs and the interests all of our elected politicians end up representing are diametrically opposed. We cannot just vote [...]
It’s Time to Expose the Fuckery
In the past months, Senator Sinema and Senator Manchin have been flooded by everyone from climate activists to dreamers asking, begging, for reforms and resolutions they promised during their campaigns. Both politicians have refused to acknowledge them, even when activists face them in a bathroom, airplane or yacht. Both democratic Senators raised hope among their [...]
Brazilian Horror Story: Starring Real Estate Interests and Police Repression
Children at CCBB. Front sign says “CCBB Occupation – Protected Under Law 6657/2020”. Sign in the background says “When housing is a privilege, occupying is a need!” Credit: @imatheusalves Wednesday, April 7 saw a true war scene take over Brasília, the not-so-famous capital of Brazil. On one side, military police teams heavily equipped with rubber [...]
A Pandemic Can’t Survive Capitalism
Hospitality and tourism are some of the largest employers in Miami, and it is the first industry to be severely crippled by the coronavirus outbreak. Since the beginning of March, this workforce has been experiencing layoffs and cut hours so drastic that it has changed the outlook of an entire industry in a matter of [...]
Sprouting Theory: “What Fascism ISN’T”
There’s a lot out there that tries to explain what fascism is. Historians, academics, philosophers, and journalists are struggling to define the term now, as they did almost eighty years ago while actual fascist regimes were in power. Today, hate groups are seeping into popular culture with organizations like the Proud Boys, Identity Evropa [...]