Will disabled vets become the new welfare queens?

The bottom line is this. Participatory institutions propel us to freely be whoever we wish to be consistent with everyone else being equally free

People and the planet need action now, and working class people of all colors and cultures need to be given reasons to come out and vote

It is true that Israel operates outside the minimum standards of international and humanitarian laws, but it is the responsibility of the international community to protect Palestinians

What I do know is that Don’t Look Up raises a question too many activists and organizers ignore. How come our brilliant, courageous words, images, and actions delivered non-stop for decades haven’t generated wider and more sustained passenger participation to avoid cliffs and to redefine our super large vehicle?

Environmental and labor movements need to join forces by embracing the global Green New Deal

Interview on a variety of topics

The time has come for drastic measures to protect the environment and save the world from a climate catastrophe

What Drives the Rising Wave of World Protests?

New Lawsuit Challenges South Carolina’s Racial Redistricting

It was, indeed, a disastrous year, but we do have some reasons to cheer

Michael Albert and Yanis Varoufakis take part in an ongoing debate

The more we think about such revolutionary possibilities, the more plausible it is that at least some of our transformative visions will someday come to pass

Debate on a postcapitalism world

“We cannot be clearer: You must act now to protect every American’s freedom to vote without interference and with confidence that their ballot will be counted and honored.”

The Russia-Ukraine conflict is a solvable problem, but one wonders if the U.S. will remain dedicated to a “zombie policy” that could produce potentially awful consequences in the event of a diplomatic failure

The main lesson from the Cold War era is that it’s a virtual miracle that we have survived

“Michigan persists as one of 43 states with a legacy of slavery—a subminimum wage—and a very low overall wage of just under $10 an hour. Neither is enough for people to live on.”

Review of The Privatization of Everything: How The Plunder of Public Goods Transformed America and How We Can Fight Back

“We have defeated Big Business and the right wing in their attempt to use… trumped-up charges against me personally in order to push back against the success of working-class movements in Seattle.”

“We fear, as aid groups do, that maintaining this policy could cause more civilian deaths in the coming year than were lost in 20 years of war”

Human solidarity may have to challenge the very legitimacy of the nation-state system

“While disappointing, Manchin laying his cards on the table is also a liberating force. Biden must go all-in with executive authority to address the climate emergency and do what he promised.”

The killings have resulted from policies that gave very low priority to prevention of civilian deaths

Let’s turn our sadness, anger and frustration into the organized power of the people which, alone, can win victories and bring into being a new world

“OSHA must act swiftly to extend lifesaving protections for health care workers and to create new Covid-19 safety rules for all workers.”brett wil

Owners gone. So, who decides what to do and how to do it?

Nuclear weapons are at the pinnacle of what Martin Luther King Jr. called “the madness of militarism.”

You’d think that Israel might feel obligated not to drag the United States into another disastrous military conflict in the Middle East

Helping Africa in its critical fight against the pandemic should have been done in a more systematic fashion as part of an inclusive global strategy

Interview on COP26 climate summit in Glasgow

“This is essentially a government handout of up to tens of billions of dollars to the fossil fuel industry.”

“Terrible news all around for the capitalist bums.”

Who among us is prepared to stand up rather than remain mere bystanders to an epic travesty such as the judicial kidnapping of Julian Assange?

The Biden presidency is still in its early days, but it’s not too early to point to areas in the foreign policy realm where we, as progressives, have been disappointed–or even infuriated.

“She’s inheriting a broken country, legal system and Supreme Court and is coming into an empty house that has been robbed.”

Whether right-wing, left-wing or center, Israel is committed to its military superiority, its racism and to the military occupation more than ever before

The third entry in an extended conversation/debate including Michael Albert and Yanis Varoufakis

“We must do everything we can to undo the destructive colonial legacy of extractivism, until we live in a world where people and the planet come before the profits of toxic fossil fuel companies.”

Interview on the framework for the economy that comes after a communist or socialist revolution

Why is Congress giving $778 Billion of our Money to the Pentagon?

People everywhere are waking up to the realization that they must fight to organize the world in such a way that there is a sustainable future for humanity and the planet

A study of 20 years of wage data for the retail industry found a clear and growing advantage for unionized workers compared to non-union workers

Note: This is the second entry in an ongoing debate between Michael Albert and Yanis Varoufakis titled: Envisioning a postcapitalism worth striving…

Note: This is the opening entry in an ongoing debate between Michael Albert and Yanis Varoufakis titled: Envisioning a postcapitalism worth striving…

The Reissuing of ‘Reluctant Reformers’ and Its Contemporary Implications

Decision making is multifaceted. The thing decided is not alone important. How we decide also matters

A Majority Report interview on participatory economics

Placone interviews Albert on No Bosses

Albert’s post-capitalist vision includes self-management, diversity, equity, solidarity, and sustainability