Only through hard work, discipline and commitment can we move from hoping to win, to preparing to win

Extreme violence ravages the US. In this context, activists and organizers face a series of challenges that many of our international counterparts do not

The more I can help younger activists avoid the pitfalls that I’ve experienced in the past, the better off and more effective they will be in the future

On the one hand, oppressors use violence because it intimidates people, keeps them subservient. On the other hand, those resisting oppression often use violence as a means of self defense

It’s important for people to think for themselves, and to use their inherent creative abilities to approach topics in new, hopefully interesting and effective ways

Interview on the state, nature, climate change, Marxism, capitalism, regulation, activism and the future

Interview on ideology, climate change, Marxism, activism, the state, militarism, violence and the future

How can we better understand, and accept, that in a world of what will soon be 8 billion people, it’s increasingly difficult to simply discard an institution as large, complex and essential as the state?

Therein lies the hope: people connecting struggles and working effectively to resist domination and oppression

People aren’t inherently victims. People can fight back. People can learn. And they do.