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In the spring semester of 1969, my ninth-grade social studies teacher, Mrs. Schwartz, tasked me with leading the āArabā side of a…
The words ‘killed’, ‘injured’, ‘maimed’, and the like often lose a great part of their meaning when they are repeated so relentlessly.…
Most immigration debates focus on the border. But the real story starts much earlier ā with trade deals, war, inequality, climate breakdown,…
The US is the richest country in the world, yet an international outlier on many measures. Among industrialized nations, the US spends…
āThe biggest shift in consciousness? Iād say it began in 2026. Really took off by 2028. Thatās when the working-class vote for…
Having recently presented Classical Marxist theory, then Leninist strategy, and last time Bolshevik practice, this essay moves on to critically assess Leninist…
When House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries sent out a recent ādear colleagueā letter, its second sentence cited āthe position articulated byā¦ pro-peace organizations like…
Two major stories regarding the United States and Israel in recent days represent profound watershed moments in the history of the relationship…
āWe who think about politics all the time rarely have a good handle on whatās going on in the lives and minds…
Outside theology, the term āAntichristā has a broader, more secular, and highly descriptive sense. It names a powerful, grossly malevolent person who…
Despite the raving reviews for the new, and apparently monumental, film The Odyssey, there is something that much of the mainstream media…
When I think about the left-wing reformers who are winning office as Democrats, I recognize that they need to govern alongside people…
[This essay is part of a series of essays by Michael Albert which critiques Classical Left Ideologies and their value, meaning, and…
In Trumpās America the Greentech Revolution is being waged from below. Although Trumpās attacks have slowed the advance of fossil-free technologies in…
Here is the bottom line: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no intention of leaving Gaza, either before Israelās general electionsālikely to…
While Trump conducts his war against Greentech, many US states are forging ahead with energy expansion based on sun, wind, and water.…
Creation of a Palestinian state next to Israel seemed feasible when President Bill Clinton hosted the signing of the Oslo accords at…
[This essay is part of a series of essays by Michael Albert which critiques Classical Left Ideologies and their value, meaning, and…
A major showdown on the House floor seemed imminent. An amendment, advanced by the Rules Committee, was poised to force a rare…
“I just want to say there was tremendous love in that room,” President Trump declared as he wrapped up the 2026 NATO…
Nuclear nonproliferation requires national sovereignty; states must believe that they can preserve their security without nuclear weapons. Where international law is respected,…
In this episode of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau analyse the structural decay of American hegemony at its 250-year milestone,…
[This essay is part of a series of essays by Michael Albert which critiques Classical Left Ideologies and their value, meaning, and…
The following has been edited for clarity and length. Norman Solomon: Youāve downplayed the importance of the individual in history. But the…
There has been something almost surreal in President Donald Trumpās efforts to both whitewash US history as well as make 4 July…
I recently had the chance to send a message to the President of Ireland, Her Excellency Catherine Connolly. President Connolly is a…
[The following was originally published in 1995 by Covert Action Quarterly.] ā¦ Independence Day was designed by the first state propaganda agency,…
Susan George passed away in February of this year. It is good to have waited this long for the movement to give…
In this episode of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau dissect the fallout of Keir Starmerās resignation to expose a broader…
In this interview, you’ll learn -Why Mazin moved back to Palestine when he had a comfortable life in the United States -How…
In this episode of The Econoclasts, Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau debunk the popular orthodoxy surrounding Brexit, exposing the phoney statistics used…
Whether Israelis will ever comprehend the irreparable damage inflicted upon their countryās reputation by their UN Ambassador, Danny Danon, is a moot…
As the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency rapidly expands its carceral powers, immigrant detention centers around the United States have been…
[This essay is part of a series of essays by Michael Albert which critiques Classical Left Ideologies and their value, meaning, and…
This video is a recording of a live discussion between Richard Wolff and Yanis Varoufakis about the crisis of the petrodollar. The…
On July 4, 2026, the United States of America turns 250 years old. Should the Left celebrate the 250thĀ anniversary of the founding…
Michael Albert is interviewed here about his latest book, The Wind Cries Freedom, a fictional oral history set in the future. Bridget:…
āThere is nothing more common than to confound the terms of the American Revolution with those of the late American war. The…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has every right to condition European relations with any other country or bloc on respect…
Yanis Varoufakis and Wolfgang Munchau dissect the fallout of Keir StarmerāsĀ resignation to expose the terminal stagnation gripping Western leadership, and reveal…
The saying āthatās historyā is usually meant to be dismissive, but in politics the past casts a long shadow over the future.…
Trump is reeling because resistance is growing and his support is diminishing. The November elections look likely to both reflect and enlarge…
The 60-day extension of the ceasefire between the United States and Iran may lead to lasting peace or it may be over…
Memoir by AFL-CIO Official Traces Unusual Career Path Any book bearing blurbs by Billy Bragg, Steve Earle, and Tom Morello, with a…
āWhat, to the American slave, is your 4th of July? I answer: a day that reveals to him, more than all other…
The announcement of the US/Iran Memorandum of Understanding allegedly ending the war between Iran and the USA/Israeli axis has brought forth more…
More than 15 years ago, the Supreme Court removed limits on corporate political spending in its notorious Citizens United decision, ushering in an…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing perhaps the most precarious moment of his political career. He knows it. His allies know…
[This essay is part of a series of essays by Michael Albert which critiques Classical Left Ideologies and their value, meaning, and…
All objective analyses and data point to the Democrats numerically defeating the Republicans on November 3 in at least the House of…
