Z Friends & Staff Posts
Clad in his usual attire of a colorful, striped robe, Afghan President Hamid Karazai appeared more like an emperor as he began…
The “corruption-causes-poverty” narrative has become a standard tool in the hegemonic discourse kit for leaders in some developing countries – where in…
Islamabad–On May 12th, the day after a U.S. drone strike killed 24 people in Pakistan’s North Waziristan, two men from the area…
AMY GOODMAN: Noam Chomsky has been denied entry into the West Bank by Israel. The world-renowned linguist and political thinker was scheduled…
In May of 2009, under tremendous pressure from the United States, the Pakistani military began a large-scale military operation in the Swat…
When the Soviets concluded their pull out from Afghanistan in February 1989, the United States government abruptly lost interest in the country.…
On Feb. 18, Joe Stack, a 53-year-old computer engineer, crashed his small plane into a building in Austin, Texas, hitting an IRS…
The fact that the Israel-Palestine conflict grinds on without resolution might appear to be rather strange. For many of the world’s conflicts,…
In his report on Gaza issued late last year, prominent South African jurist Richard Goldstone accused Israel and Hamas of committing war…
In a video message to members of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) earlier this month, their longtime president, Andy Stern, tried…
I am not good at flying kites. But during a recent visit to the Olympic Village of Beijing, I felt compelled to…
The fact that the Israel-Palestine conflict grinds on without resolution might appear to be rather strange. For many of the world’s conflicts,…
Senior analyst at Philippine think-tank Focus on the Global South, TNI fellow and Akbayan representative in the Filipino Congress. Author of…
The new trade pact between China and ASEAN is touted as bringing benefits to both sides, but it is China that stands…
One month ago, Joseph Andrew Stack crashed his small plane into an office building in Austin Texas, hitting an IRS office, committing…
Li Changchun is often referred to as one of the most powerful men in China, in Asia and, increasingly, in the world.…
Noam Chomsky speaks to Sasha Lilley about Anarchism and the State.
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) President Andy Stern was always a fan of the blogosphere. So it was quite fitting that news…
NOAM CHOMSKY is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, political activist, author, and lecturer. He is an Institute Professor and professor emeritus…
A widely popular Islamic website has been, until very recently, an undisputed success story. IslamOnline arrived at a time that millions of…
Stephen R. Shalom is a professor of political science at William Paterson University in New Jersey. His books include Which Side Are…
It was strangely uplifting to spend two nights and three days in the Galilee, North Palestine. We visited good friends, made new…
Introductory Note: The Sociology and Equity Studies in Education (SESE) at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) Graduate Student Conference…
As I listened to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu address an animated crowed of supporters on March 22, I felt physically sick.…
Corruption is blamed by most Filipinos for its economic quagmire, but it has been neoliberal policies and clean-cut technocrats who have been…
International Erich Fromm Society in cooperation with the Educational Center Hospital of Stuttgart, Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010, 6 p.m., ”White Hall“ at…
I basked in the warm Borneo sun, following a long run somewhere at the edge of a rainforest. The beach was only…
Q: Do you currently see an elephant room of cognitive science, just like you named one 50 years ago — I guess…
An activist is a person who feels strongly about a cause and who is also willing to dedicate time and energy towards…
The China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (CAFTA), went into effect on 1st of January this year. For China, the benefits are clear, but…
AMY GOODMAN: Defense Secretary Robert Gates met with leaders of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia last week to increase support…
Bill Fletcher Jr. is a longtime labor and international activist and the former President and chief executive officer of TransAfrica Forum. He…
The killing of Palestinian activist Mahmoud al-Mabhouh on January 19, 2010 was clearly a well-planned, violent and sadistic act, committed by Israeli…
[The English language version appears here at the top. A Spanish translation follows at the bottom.] For decades, Noam Chomsky has…
Washington and its willing mouthpieces in the media have for years been trying to sell us the preposterous war in Afghanistan. While…
When rank-and-file members run for office in the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), it’s not easy to win—or even run. And that’s…
When American historian Howard Zinn passed away recently, he left behind a legacy that redefined our relationship to history altogether. Professor…
NLP talks to Michael Albert, co-founder of Z Magazine, ZNet and South End Press, about complementary holism, Participatory Economics and an alternative…
With the dreadful threat of yet another Israeli war in the Middle East looming, Israeli propaganda machine is likely to go into…
The media’s habit of revisiting certain issues at set intervals can be strange and even illogical at times. For example, many news…
Howard Zinn was supposed to have spoken in Olympia, Washington on February 6th. So we chose that day to do a celebration…
The Israeli military may be much less effective in winning wars than it was in the past, thanks to the stiffness of…
Jan. 21, 2010, will go down as a dark day in the history of U.S. democracy, and its decline. On that…
On January 12, Haiti was hit with an earthquake 7.0 on the Richter scale, leaving possibly 200,000 dead and 3 million affected.…
Scott Brown’s January 19 defeat of Martha Coakley in the race to fill Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat has been greeted as a…
Guests: Noam Chomsky, author and Institute Professor Emeritus at MIT, where he taught for over half a century. He is author of…
Uri Avnery’s assessment of the recent Israeli-Turkish diplomatic and political row – that “the relationship between Turkey and Israel will probably return…
Everyone agrees that the Haiti earthquake is a serious situation. Serious enough for the US to send thousands of Marines, to take…
Should the United States be concerned about Iran’s determined efforts to reach out to Latin America? Or, as was suggestively described in…
To be a contender, “21st Century Socialist” vision needs elaboration, advocacy, and program. To improve focus and increase power, worldwide anti-capitalist organizations,…
