Gaza has been under an Israeli economic blockade for many years, and food that Israel allows to the Strip is rationed and manipulated by Israel as an act of collective punishment

The following is an excerpt from a campaign speech given at the Neely Schuster Cultural Center in January 2022

Review of Don’t Think Of A Republican: How I Won A Republican Primary As A Lefty Progressive And You Can Too, by Lonnie Ray Atkinson

The phrase “all options are on the table” is normal in what passes for statecraft in the U.S. and U.K. — all in direct violation of the UN Charter

Source: New Politics [Note: This article was originally submitted to Jacobin in the hope of initiating a debate among the radical left.…

The Russian invasion of Ukraine raises the question, again, why the world fails repeatedly to sets its priorities in the right order

On the Transnational Politics of Peace

The U.S. is sliding toward a grim future where abortion is criminalized with little support for families. This “new normal” is disproportionately impacting low-income people of color

Interview on the worsening threat of nuclear warfare and how to end the war in Ukraine

A Different Kind of “Service Candidate” Runs for Senate

A wide-ranging discussion on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Floods again ravaged South Africa’s third-largest city, Durban, killing at least 300 residents

“This bill will address the inequities in our tax code that keep the ultrawealthy from paying their fair share and will invest the revenue raised in those who deserve it most: our children and hardworking families.”

It’s time for the US to lead for a ceasefire and serious diplomacy

Americans have been shocked by the death and destruction of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, filling our screens with bombed buildings and dead…

Don’t grow up. Stay forever young

Ukraine needs peace and security, not perpetual war that is designed to serve the strategic interests of certain countries or military alliances

Interview on the stakes of the war in Ukraine and how the left must respond

Westerners consumed with moral outrage over the crimes of enemies are still able to maintain their usual silence while their own leaders carry out terrible crimes right now

Interview on the release of funding for Afghan civilians

“There are plenty of young people who are appalled by the behaviour of the older generation, rightly, and are dedicated to trying to stop this madness before it consumes us all. Well, that’s the hope for the future.”

“We think there ought to be an alternative to the corporate and for-profit system of housing.”

Democracy starts with any engagement I have with another human being; that’s where real democratic practice starts

Amazon Union Victory Inspires Progressives

Unless the international community sits up, takes notice and actually does something about water supplies in the Gaza Strip, the next crisis might be worse than anything we have ever seen

What will happen now is uncertain. The one certainty is that it is up to us

“Now more than ever, it is critical that Russian news outlets be allowed to provide unbiased coverage.”

With a reckless genie out of the bottle, no amount of damage control from the president’s top underlings could stuff it back in

Even one month into the war, there is the possibility of a negotiated settlement that is somewhat fair and just. I know many of us feel powerless but let us do what we can

About one-third of American workers are shockingly underpaid as a result of the federal government’s continued refusal to raise the minimum wage

How many times have an attempt by the American government to effect regime change anywhere in the world worked out well?

Interview on an end to the war in Ukraine

There is good reason to focus on the oligarchs supporting the Kremlin. But do American multi-billionaires and Saudi princes enjoy less political clout, stash less money abroad, and use their influence any better?

This is precisely why the Palestinian boycott movement is absolutely critical as it targets these international companies

The ghastly blockade and bombardment of Yemen, led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, is now entering its eighth year

Participatory Economics Is How

Progressives, take note: a newly passed bipartisan reform bill strengthens the U.S. Postal Service—a federal agency that serves as a hopeful model for government-run services in other arenas

Biden is perpetuating disastrous Trump policies, rather than undoing the damage they caused

What is the meaning of solidarity in times of war?

The candy giant is just the latest big name to throw the corporate union-busting playbook at its fed up workers

The far right is not one entity with one goal; it encompasses a range of political groups with different visions for society. But these varied forces are coalescing into a dangerous coalition

Anti-War Protester Interrupts Russian State TV Broadcast

The means are understood. If the will is there, it is possible to avert catastrophe and to move on to a much better world

Each of us as individuals should have a fact-based and justice-seeking worldview which guides us as we go through life, day by day

Bizarrely, politicians and the fossil fuel industry, who are using the war on Ukraine to justify high gas prices, are now calling for more oil to be produced

The reality behind the propaganda is that the West and its Ukrainian allies have opportunistically exploited and empowered the extreme right in Ukraine

Superpower contempt for the international legal framework is so common as to pass almost unnoticed

A few weeks ago I published a Reply to Reviewers (of the book No Bosses), Part One. Here is Part Two which addresses six more reviews

Militarism still haunts all international relations, distracts from, and indeed propels, our existential climate catastrophe

While some powers will benefit and others will lose, the West African populations are unlikely to reap many benefits from the ‘scramble’ over the region’s resources