As our nation debates the merits of President Trump’s call for withdrawing US troops from Syria and Afghanistan, absent from the debate…

The horror of the Yemen War is changing minds at last

This is not the happy, triumphant ending that generations of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon have hoped and fought for over the years

Progressives are apt to be enthusiastic about O’Rourke — if they don’t know much about his record

Now that a $170 billion foreign debt cliff looms

We need to critically analyze some of the shortfalls of the capitalist logic embedded in this plan. We have to push back and improve upon the Green New Deal

Where is the call for the New Peace Deal that would free up hundreds of billions from the overblown military budget to invest in green infrastructure?

This program meets the needs of—and has the potential to unite—the labor movement, environmentalists, and all those who have been the victims of inequality, discrimination, racism and, now, climate change

Canada has not changed at all. It is our understanding of Canadian foreign policy that has almost always been marred with a true lack of understanding

A really nice thing happened in my local town. A random act of kindness. Some homeless people who were sleeping rough were…

Skyrocketing prices for all three forms of housing have created a generational divide, with major political implications for progressive city governments and advocates of affordable housing

Interview on U.S.’ aggression in the Asia-Pacific region and the decline of its global dominance and says that a “new Cold War beckons isolation for the U.S. and danger for the rest of us”

For the first time in my memory, a critical mass of groups joined together, about ten national and many local, state and regional ones, to fight a FERC nomination

Watching the ongoing debate between US liberal and right-wing pundits on US mainstream media, one rarely gets the impression that Washington is responsible for the unfolding crisis in Central America

As wars rage on, every voice crying out in affliction should be heard

The only way to overcome such corporatism is for social movements to fight more resolutely and effectively for progressive change, including in the Democratic Party

Building Block for the Green New Deal

The movements that pressured the U.S. Senate to reject current U.S. foreign policy regarding Saudi Arabia and its war on Yemen will continue raising voices

Interview on the socio-economic transformations taking place within the core of the European Union and how much time is left until it disintegrates

The Era of Easy Wars is over

No matter how intense the top-down pressure gets from Speaker Pelosi, we should insist from the bottom up that members of Congress stand their ground for progressive principles

Bolsonaro’s impending presidency marks the most radical political shift Brazil since military rule ended more than 30 years ago

Rodrigo Duterte and Xi Jinping are loving their bromance. But the relationship doesn’t have a lot of popular support

We should never forget that electoral politics, while not to be dismissed, should not be the prime focus of serious radical political action

Needless to say, $72 million will not turn the tide in favor of Apartheid Israel, nor will it change the course of history that can only belong to the people who are unrelenting on achieving their long-coveted freedom

This year, many progressive individuals and organizations have moved beyond the false choice of either building movements or seriously trying to win elections. We can and must do both—simultaneously, not sequentially—to the benefit of both parallel tasks

Netanyahu Supports the Death Penalty against Palestinians

With Hollywood on my mind, I continue to seek a good outcome. I figure it won’t be Marvel, but maybe a new franchise can emerge focused on films seeking fundamental societal change

Michael Albert talking about The Next American Revolution from Stuart Platt on Vimeo. On a speaking engagement in Scotland, just before the…

Screenplay for Next American Revolution

There has been a massive flood of election assessments. What was gained? What worked? What didn’t? What are people proposing in response?…

Interview on a campaign to end U.S. military and economic warfare

These sorts of Western+BRICS modes of super-exploitation exemplify the mineral, oil and gas looting underway across Africa

Khalida Jarrar fights for Palestinian women, their freedom and their rights to receive proper education, to seek work opportunity and to better their lives, while facing tremendous obstacles of military occupation, prison and social pressure

Starting on November 7th, a group of us in New Jersey are going to be fasting for between one and 14 days as part of #ClimateFastNJ

We have to make decisions now which will literally determine whether organized human life can survive in any decent form”

Lesser Evil voting, a crime a against the future, or a step in the left direction?

I am not “endorsing” Menendez, I am not “supporting” Menendez. I will be voting for him, while working as hard as possible to oppose his rotten policies

The great linguist and political critic remains hopeful that we can overcome global warming and other threats

Interview about the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh and other recent white supremacist and right-wing attacks

South Africa has just witnessed two major economic events which spoke volumes about the prospects for global and local capitalism

Brazil is on the verge of electing a Duterte-style fascist. What can the left do?

Why Israel Targets Palestinian Schools

This talk took place on 10th October 2018 at The Pearce Institute, Govan, Glasgow

Interview on the sequel to a report on how the Democratic party can revitalize and compete in 2018 and beyond

Nikki Haley Elevated Israel, Damaged US Standing

By maintaining close ties with Saudi Arabia, the U.S. is sending a message to citizens around the world that it values money and power over human rights

The far right is on the rise from North America to Europe to Asia. Each case is different, but they share key similarities — and require similar responses

In that single line of blood that links Nassir al-Mosabeh and Mohammed al-Durrah, there is a narrative so compelling, yet often neglected

“My California assembly member should be accountable to voters like me and my neighbors, not to the agenda of billionaires, here and in other states.”